Frederic E. Mohs, M.D. (1910-2002): physician and innovator.

How Mohs Surgery Transformed Into a First-Line Treatment of Skin Cancer.

Mohs surgery is considered ideal treatment for many types of skin cancers. Developed by Dr Frederic Edward Mohs (1910-2002), Mohs surgery allows all surgical margins to be viewed microscopically, ensuring no cancer cells go unremoved, yet it failed to achieve immediate acceptance when first introduced in the 1940s. A catalyst to the widespread acceptance of Mohs surgery occurred with the work o...

ABSTRACTS FROM THE 1984 MEETING Ocular Anatomy for the Mohs Surgeon

S FROM THE 1984 MEETING Ocular Anatomy for the Mohs Surgeon Jeffrey A. Binstock, M.D. San Francisco, Medical School University of California, The anatomy of the orbital area was reviewed with emphasis on the eyelids, lacrimal system, and orbital septum. The orbicularis oculus muscle, the insertion of its superficial and deep heads onto the anterior and posterior lacrimal crests, and its intimat...

John H. Gibbon, Jr., M.D.: surgical innovator, pioneer, and inspiration.

Commentary (Brown)—Mohs Micrographic Surgery: Established Uses and Emerging Trends

Drs. Pennington and Leffell have provided an excellent overview of the current uses of Mohs micrographic surgery. The procedure has certainly come a long way since the days of Frederic Mohs and the application of zinc chloride paste (chemosurgery). Despite the fact that it has indeed become the “gold standard” for the removal of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), ther...

The implantation of mohs micrographic surgery in Spain: a work still in progress.

Nearly 80 years have passed since Frederic Mohs began to develop the technique that now bears his name. During this period, the use of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) has spread and taken firm hold in some countries (especially the United States, where it originated), but has been more unevenly taken up in others, specifically in Europe. Few randomized clinical trials have compared treatment op...