Basal Cell Carcinoma Doctors, Surgeons & Experts

Memorial Sloan Kettering provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for people with basal cell carcinoma and other skin cancers. Our skin cancer team includes specialists in:

  • dermatology
  • head and neck cancers
  • surgery
  • radiation oncology
  • medical oncology

Each team member has expertise in evaluating and treating skin cancer and is experienced in managing complex, multiple, and recurrent skin cancers. Your treatment team will include specialists from all disciplines involved in the treatment of skin cancer. This ensures that you can be confident that your skin cancer diagnosis is accurate and your treatment will be as effective as possible, leading to the best possible outcome for you.

In addition to our main campus in Manhattan, Memorial Sloan Kettering also provides dermatology services at our state-of-the-art facilities in Hauppauge, on Long Island, and in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Select from the list below to learn more about our team of skin cancer experts, including their education, training, board certifications, current publications, and specific areas of expertise: 

MSK dermatologic surgeon Jason Chen
Director, Dermatologic Surgery, Hauppauge
Memorial Sloan Kettering Mohs surgeon Kishwer Nehal
Director, Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering dermatologist Erica Lee
Associate Director, Mohs Micrographic and Dermatologic Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Karen L. Connolly
Director of Dermatologic Surgery, MSK Basking Ridge
MSK dermatologic surgeon Anthony Rossi
Assistant Attending Physician
Frances Walocko
Assistant Attending Dermatologist
Allan C. Halpern, MD
Chief, Dermatology Service; Associate Vice Chair, Promotions Advisory Committee, Department of Medicine
MSK dermatologic surgeon Jason Chen
Director, Dermatologic Surgery, Hauppauge
Memorial Sloan Kettering dermatologist Ashfaq Marghoob
Director, Clinical Dermatology, MSK Hauppauge
Nadiya Chuchvara
Assistant Attending Physician
MSK dermatologist Jennifer DeFazio
Associate Attending Physician
Liang Deng, MD, PhD
Associate Attending Physician
Rashek Kazi
Assistant Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering dermatologist Erica Lee
Associate Director, Mohs Micrographic and Dermatologic Surgery
Dr. William Murphy
Assistant Attending Physician
MSK dermatologic surgeon Anthony Rossi
Assistant Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering dermatologist Veronica Rotemberg
Director, Dermatology Informatics Program
Nisha Varadarajan
Assistant Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Danielle Bello
Assistant Attending Surgeon
Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS
Elliot W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology
Ian Ganly, MD, PhD
Attending Surgeon
Snehal G. Patel, MD, FRCS
Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist James Fetten
Regional Care Network (RCN) Medical Site Director at MSK Westchester; Attending Physician
Thomas J. Ow, MD, MS
Associate Attending Surgeon
Ashok R. Shaha, MD, FACS
Allan H. Selig Chair
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Richard Wong
Chief, Head and Neck Service; Jatin P. Shah Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology
Dr. Luc G.T. Morris
Attending Surgeon; Director, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery Fellowship Program; Head, Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Immunogenomics
Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS
William G. Cahan Chair in Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic & reconstructive surgeon Michelle Coriddi
Associate Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Joseph Disa
Vice Chair of Clinical Activities, Department of Surgery; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology
Babak J. Mehrara, MD
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service; Peter G. Cordeiro Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Jonas Nelson
Associate Attending Surgeon; Assistant Director, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Program; Director, Plastic Surgery Service Clinical Research Fellowship Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Farooq Shahzad
Assistant Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Carrie Stern
Assistant Attending Surgeon
David Paul Kelsen, MD
Edward S. Gordon Chair in Medical Oncology
Richard M. Gewanter, MD
Attending Radiation Oncologist
Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist Christopher Barker
Vice-Chair, Clinical Research, Department of Radiation Oncology; Director, Skin Cancer and Melanoma Radiation Oncology
Dr. Nancy Lee
Vice Chair, Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Radiation Oncology; Service Chief, Head & Neck Radiation Oncology; Service Chief, Proton Therapy
Memorial Sloan Kettering Radiation Oncologist Yao Yu
Assistant Attending Radiation Oncologist, Director of Leptomeningeal Disease
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