About this Event
Grand Rounds and Patient Cases
In-person
Herbst Hall, 1600 Divisadero Street, 2nd Floor
Fellow Talks
Elsy Compres, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF
In the Bag: Why the Purse-String Suture is Your Secret Weapon
Emily Darwish, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF
Objectives:
- Explain the purse-string suture technique, key variations, and suture material.
- Identify appropriate indications, anatomic sites, and contraindications for purse-string closure
- Describe how to categorize purse-string closure for appropriate coding and documentation
Extramammary Paget Disease: Quarterbacking care for the rare malignancy
Kira Seiger, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF
Objectives:
- Understand the role dermatologists can play in diagnosis, internal malignancy screening, and surveillance for this rare cancer.
- Describe how anatomic subtype affects risk profile, practice patterns, and disparities in EMPD management.
UCSF promotes the exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives, acknowledging that the views and opinions of our guest speakers on campus are their own and may not reflect the perspective of the University. We embrace free speech in the pursuit of greater understanding, consistent with our obligations as a public university under the First Amendment.
