Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Skin of Color

May 2022 | Volume 21 | Issue 5 | Features | 536 | Copyright © May 2022


Published online May 1, 2022

Ramone F. Williams MD MPhil,a,b David Ciocon MDc,d

aMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA
bHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA
cAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Bronx, NY
dMontefiore Medical Center, Division of Dermatology, Bronx, NY

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Ramone F. Williams MD MPhil ramone.f.williams@gmail.com