Maral Kibarian Skelsey, MD, director of Dermatologic Surgery Center, specializes in Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Mohs surgery has increased the cancer cure rate up to 99 percent for basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, the two most common forms of skin cancer.

Dr. Skelsey is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American College of Mohs Surgery. She graduated with honors from Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, where she served as Chief Resident in Dermatology. After her residency at Washington University in St. Louis, she completed an intensive year-long fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Laser Surgery. The fellowship involves advanced training in surgery, pathology and reconstruction. She then served as Chief of Dermatologic and Laser Surgery at George Washington University. She currently is Director of the Mohs Surgery unit and Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Georgetown University.