Scott W Fosko, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Adjunct Professor
Accomplishments
Top Doctor in Scottsdale Arizona
2018-2020
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International Association of Healthcare Professionals
Inducted Member
2017-2020
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American Dermatological Association
Best Doctors in America
2017-2019
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Best Doctors in America
Newsweek Health Top Cancer Doctors
2015
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Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
America's Top Doctor Guide
2014-2016
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Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Best Doctors in St. Louis
2005-2016
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Best Doctors in St. Louis
National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
2004
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National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
Best Doctors in America
2003-2018
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Best Doctors in America
Saint Luke's Award
2001
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St. Louis University Hospital
Chief Resident, Department of Dermatology
1991-1992
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Yale University School of Medicine
Board Certifications
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DermatologyAmerican Board of Dermatology
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Dermatology
Areas of Interest
- Mohs micrographic surgery
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0002-8289-7020
Publications
2024
Identifying critical quality metrics in Mohs Surgery: A national expert consensus process.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
90(4):798-805
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.10.069.
[PMID] 38081390.
2021
Commentary on Reconstruction of Distal Nasal Defects Using Free Cartilage Batten Grafting With Secondary Intention Healing: A Retrospective Case Series of 129 Patients.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
47(2):266-267
[DOI] 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002779.
[PMID] 33565779.
2021
Skin cancer in nonâwhite liver transplant recipients: Mayo Clinic experience
International Journal of Dermatology.
60(8):986-990
[DOI] 10.1111/ijd.15519.
[PMID] 33742703.
2020
An expert panel consensus on opioid-prescribing guidelines for dermatologic procedures.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
82(3):700-708
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.09.080.
[PMID] 31756403.
2020
Delayed Presentation of Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report.
Cureus.
12(9)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.10695.
[PMID] 33133860.
2020
Efficacy, rate of tumor response, and safety of a short course (12-24Â weeks) of oral vismodegib in various histologic subtypes (infiltrative, nodular, and superficial) of high-risk or locally advanced basal cell carcinoma, in an open-label, prospective case series clinical trial.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
82(4):946-954
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.12.002.
[PMID] 31836564.
2020
Quality-of-life analysis with intermittent vismodegib regimens in patients with multiple basal cell carcinomas: patient-reported outcomes from the MIKIE study.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV.
34(9):e526-e529
[DOI] 10.1111/jdv.16446.
[PMID] 32277508.
2020
Resolution of Keratoacanthoma Type Squamous Cell Carcinoma Following Intralesional Therapy With Methotrexate.
Cureus.
12(5)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.8092.
[PMID] 32542147.
2019
Head and Neck Melanoma Incidence Trends in the Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Population of the United States and Canada, 1995-2014.
JAMA otolaryngology– head & neck surgery.
145(11):1064-1072
[DOI] 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.2769.
[PMID] 31580395.
2019
Initial skin cancer screening for solid organ transplant recipients in the United States: Delphi method development of expert consensus guidelines.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation.
32(12):1268-1276
[DOI] 10.1111/tri.13520.
[PMID] 31502728.
2018
Lentigo Maligna-Challenges, Observations, Imiquimod, Confocal Microscopy, and Personalized Treatment.
JAMA dermatology.
154(8):879-881
[DOI] 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0531.
[PMID] 29847677.
2017
Modified Slow Mohs Technique for Treatment of Cellular Neurothekeoma of the Lip in a Pediatric Patient.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
43(3):446-449
[DOI] 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000920.
[PMID] 28092644.
2017
Primary cutaneous perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa): Five new cases and review of the literature.
Journal of cutaneous pathology.
44(8):713-721
[DOI] 10.1111/cup.12972.
[PMID] 28556973.
2017
Two intermittent vismodegib dosing regimens in patients with multiple basal-cell carcinomas (MIKIE): a randomised, regimen-controlled, double-blind, phase 2 trial.
The Lancet. Oncology.
18(3):404-412
[DOI] 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30072-4.
[PMID] 28188086.
2016
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Following Outpatient Dermatologic Surgery.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
42(12):1389-1391
[PMID] 27399946.
2016
Safety of Local Intracutaneous Lidocaine Anesthesia Used by Dermatologic Surgeons for Skin Cancer Excision and Postcancer Reconstruction: Quantification of Standard Injection Volumes and Adverse Event Rates.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
42(12):1320-1324
[PMID] 27893492.
2015
Bovine Collagen Xenograft Repair of Extensive Surgical Scalp Wounds With Exposed Calvarium in the Elderly: Increased Rates of Wound Healing.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
41(7):794-802
[DOI] 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000374.
[PMID] 26066617.
2015
Counterpoint: Limited life expectancy, basal cell carcinoma, health care today, and unintended consequences.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
73(1):162-4
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.04.005.
[PMID] 26089052.
2015
Dermatology at Saint Louis University: Offering the Most Advanced Skin Care in the Area.
Missouri medicine.
112(4):285-6
[PMID] 26455058.
2015
Experience vs experiments with the purse-string closure: unexpected results.
JAMA dermatology.
151(3):259-60
[DOI] 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.2312.
[PMID] 25372013.
2015
Lichenoid reaction as a potential immune response marker of intratreatment histological response during successful vismodegib treatment for a giant basal cell carcinoma.
Dermatologic therapy.
28(6):359-62
[DOI] 10.1111/dth.12260.
[PMID] 26114264.
2015
Perineural Invasion in Atypical Fibroxanthoma of the Scalp and Forehead.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
41(9):1073-6
[DOI] 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000451.
[PMID] 26262947.
2015
Reliability and validity of the Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma Index (aBCCdex).
The British journal of dermatology.
173(3):713-9
[DOI] 10.1111/bjd.13877.
[PMID] 25939524.
2014
Assessing health-related quality of life for advanced basal cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma nevus syndrome: development of the first disease-specific patient-reported outcome questionnaires.
JAMA dermatology.
150(2):169-76
[DOI] 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.5870.
[PMID] 24285085.
2014
Evaluation of the definitions of “high-risk” cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using the american joint committee on cancer staging criteria and national comprehensive cancer network guidelines.
Journal of skin cancer.
2014
[DOI] 10.1155/2014/154340.
[PMID] 25309755.
2014
Properly selected skin cancer treatments are very effective.
The Journal of investigative dermatology.
134(4):1133-1135
[DOI] 10.1038/jid.2013.449.
[PMID] 24217010.
2013
High-Dose Interleukin-2 (HD IL-2) Therapy Should Be Considered for Treatment of Patients with Melanoma Brain Metastases.
Chemotherapy research and practice.
2013
[DOI] 10.1155/2013/726925.
[PMID] 23762555.
2012
Letter: Skin cancer treatment fee comparisons inaccurate.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
38(12):2038-9; author reply 2039
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2012.02568.x.
[PMID] 23205547.
2012
Mohs frozen tissue sections in comparison to similar paraffin-embedded tissue sections in identifying perineural tumor invasion in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
67(1):113-21
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.03.015.
[PMID] 22533992.
2011
Failure of extensive extramammary Paget disease of the inguinal area to clear with imiquimod cream, 5%: possible progression to invasive disease during therapy.
Archives of dermatology.
147(6):704-8
[DOI] 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.121.
[PMID] 21690533.
2011
Quality of life and depression assessment in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
International journal of dermatology.
50(3):268-76
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04658.x.
[PMID] 21342158.
2010
Increased prevalence of left-sided skin cancers.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
63(6):1006-10
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.11.032.
[PMID] 20226568.
2010
Lentiginous melanoma in situ treatment with topical imiquimod: need for individualized regimens.
Archives of dermatology.
146(11):1309-10
[DOI] 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.338.
[PMID] 21079078.
2009
A collaborative skin cancer educational program for adolescents.
Missouri medicine.
106(3):226-8
[PMID] 22641918.
2009
The importance of reviewing pathology specimens before Mohs surgery.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
35(3):407-12
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.01056.x.
[PMID] 19175663.
2009
The use of imiquimod to minimize the surgical defect when excising invasive malignant melanoma surrounded by extensive melanoma in situ, lentiginous type.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
35(5):868-74
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01146.x.
[PMID] 19389091.
2008
The nose: principles of surgical treatment.
Advances in dermatology.
24:15-32
[PMID] 19256303.
2006
Nasal trumpet orthosis to maintain nares opening during a melolabial interpolation flap.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
32(1):96-9
[PMID] 16393607.
2005
Surgical Pearl: The cotton-tipped applicator as a suture scissors stabilizer in cutting suture.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
53(2):330-1
[PMID] 16021131.
2004
Aggressive basal cell carcinoma: presentation, pathogenesis, and management.
Cancer metastasis reviews.
23(3-4):389-402
[PMID] 15197337.
2003
Melanoma from the dermatologist’s perspective.
Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America.
11(2):277-86
[PMID] 15062280.
2003
Periocular reconstruction.
Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery.
22(4):263-72
[PMID] 14740959.
2003
Positron emission tomography for basal cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Archives of dermatology.
139(9):1141-6
[PMID] 12975155.
2003
Review of the 2002 AJCC cutaneous melanoma staging system.
Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America.
11(1):1-8
[PMID] 15062282.
2002
Evaluation of patients with clinically suspected melanoma recurrence: current practice patterns of plastic surgeons.
International journal of oncology.
21(3):591-6
[PMID] 12168104.
2001
Eradication of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia by copper vapor laser.
Archives of dermatology.
137(7):863-5
[PMID] 11453802.
2001
The use of lymphoscintigraphy and PET in the management of head and neck melanoma.
Otolaryngology–head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
125(3):213-20
[PMID] 11555756.
1998
Lymphangitis as a complication of intralesional bleomycin therapy.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
39(2 Pt 1):295-7
[PMID] 9704855.
1998
Repetitive pinching of the skin during lidocaine infiltration reduces patient discomfort.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
39(1):74-8
[PMID] 9674400.
1998
Surgical pearl: an economical means of skin closure with absorbable suture.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
39(2 Pt 1):248-50
[PMID] 9704837.
1998
Traumatic tattoo from battery-operated earrings.
Cutis.
61(1):34-6
[PMID] 9466080.
1998
Unusual cutaneous malignancies.
Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery.
17(2):114-32
[PMID] 9669605.
1997
Basal cell carcinoma involving the lacrimal canaliculus. A documented mechanism of tumor spread.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
23(3):203-6
[PMID] 9145964.
1997
Electrosurgery and cardiac devices.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
37(2 Pt 1):250-5
[PMID] 9270512.
1996
A tissue block organizer during Mohs surgery.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].
22(2):191-2
[PMID] 8608384.
1996
Nasal reconstruction with the cheek island pedicle flap.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
35(4):580-7
[PMID] 8859288.
1995
Surgical pearl: maintaining the alar groove.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
32(5 Pt 1):777-8
[PMID] 7722024.
1995
The role of home health nursing: a dermatologic case study.
Dermatology nursing.
7(3):185-7
[PMID] 7779521.
1993
Allograft skin as an adjunct in the repair of radiation-compromised wound.
Archives of dermatology.
129(3):293-5
[PMID] 8447665.
1992
Acral persistent papular mucinosis.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
27(6 Pt 1):1026-9
[PMID] 1479089.
1992
Ectodermal dysplasias associated with clefting: significance of scalp dermatitis.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
27(2 Pt 1):249-56
[PMID] 1341424.
Education
Mohs Fellowship and Dermatologic Surgery
1992-1993
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University of Pennsylvania
Residency Dermatology
1989-1992
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Yale University
Residency, Internal Medicine
1986-1989
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University of Virginia Charlottesville
MD
1982-1986
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University of Maryland
BS
1978-1982
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University of Notre Dame
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 594-1942
Emails:
- Business:
- sfosko@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO BOX 100279
Department of DERM
GAINESVILLE FL 32610