Skin Cancer Care

Our skin cancer experts offer cutting-edge care for melanoma, T-cell lymphoma, basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma and more.

Skin Cancer Care

Our skin cancer experts offer cutting-edge care for melanoma, T-cell lymphoma, basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma and more.

Clinical Trials

Participate in one of our skin cancer clinical trials to get access to new therapies.

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State-of-the-Art Care for Skin Cancer

Our skin cancer doctors are leaders in groundbreaking skin cancer research and clinical trials. This means you get access to exclusive, patented skin cancer screening tools and state-of-the-art skin cancer therapies and surgical techniques.

Our USC Skin Cancer Program brings together dermatologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, surgeons, dermatopathologists, radiologists, geneticists and nurse navigators to give you a comprehensive and integrated approach to your treatment plan at every stage of skin cancer.

Our multidisciplinary team are experts in the care and treatment of a wide range of skin cancers, including melanoma, Merkel cell cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and T-cell lymphoma.

Our Location

Types of Skin Cancers We Treat

Our experts treat a wide range of skin cancers, including:

  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
  • Kaposi sarcoma
  • Melanoma
  • Merkel cell carcinoma
  • T-cell lymphoma

Skin Cancer Treatments and Services We Offer

  • Adoptive cellular therapy (tumor infiltrating lymphocytes)
  • Basal cell molecular therapy
  • Comprehensive molecular tumor profiling
  • Dermoscopy
  • Genetic testing for cancer
  • Immune checkpoint–based immunotherapy
  • Intratumoral therapy, including oncolytic virotherapy
  • Melanoma surgery
  • Mohs surgical technique
  • Mole mapping
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Radiation therapy, including stereotactic body radiation therapy
  • Surgery, such as sentinel lymph node biopsy and metastasectomy
  • Targeted molecular therapy
  • UV dosimeter (gauges sun exposure)

Clinical Trials

Participate in one of our skin cancer clinical trials to get access to new therapies.

Find an open trial

We Are Leaders in Skin Cancer Prevention and Treatment

We are ranked among the top programs in the nation for high-quality cancer care by U.S. News & World Report.

We are among the 8 original NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers, giving you access to more clinical trials and innovative therapies.

Our doctors are leaders in groundbreaking research, offering you access to advanced treatment therapies and surgical options, and exclusive screening and prevention tools.

We are experts in surgical options, such as the Mohs technique, that allow our surgeons to save as much surrounding skin as possible when removing cancer.

Your care team includes medical, surgical and radiation cancer specialists who collaborate closely to deliver a treatment plan that’s right for you.

Our surgeons are specially trained in melanoma treatments and surgeries, including local excision (or tissue removal), lymph node biopsy and dissection.

Brandon L. Adler, MD

Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology

Iris Z. Ahronowitz, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology, Gender-Affirming Care

Melvin Weiwen Chiu, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Dermatology

Goli Compoginis, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Dermatology

Ashley B. Crew, MD

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Associate Professor
Specialties
Dermatology

Brittney K. Declerck, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatopathology, Dermatology

Nada M Elbuluk, MD

Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology (Clinician Educa ...
Specialties
Dermatology, Skin of Color and Pigmentary Disorders
Specialties
Dermatology

Jennifer Lin Hsiao, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology

Jenny Chong Hu, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Dermatology (Clinician Educator)
Specialties
Dermatology
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology (Practitioner)
Specialties
Dermatology

Gene H. Kim, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology, Dermatopathology
Specialties
Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology

Maria Ochoa, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology, Gender-Affirming Care

David Peng, MD

Accepting new patients
President, USC Care Medical Group
Specialties
Dermatology

David Eric Sawcer, MD

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology

Stefani R. Takahashi, MD

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Associate Chair Residency Program Director
Specialties
Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology

David T. Woodley, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology

Scott D. Worswick, MD

Accepting new patients
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology
Specialties
Dermatology, Gender-Affirming Care

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