Cutaneous Oncology Program

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CUTANEOUS ONCOLOGY PROGRAM PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART CARE UNDER NEW DIRECTION AT BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER

The Cutaneous Oncology Program was established in 1988. The Cutaneous Oncology Program provides education and care for skin cancer patients, as well as teaching and training opportunities for residents and fellows, respectively. The Cutaneous Oncology Program occupies the 8th floor of the Shapiro Ambulatory Clinical Center and the Moakley Cancer Center at Boston Medical Center.

Debjani Sahni, MD, is the newly appointed director of Boston Medical Center’s Cutaneous Oncology Program and has recently joined the dermatology faculty at Boston University School of Medicine.  A British dermatologist, Dr. Sahni completed her dermatology residency training at the world class St. John’s Institute of Dermatology in London, and completed a clinical fellowship in Cutaneous Oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.  She brings with her, expertise from both sides of the Atlantic together with a dedicated and personalized approach to patient care.

RAPID ACCESS REFERRAL SERVICE

Our team of experts encompass all aspects of cutaneous oncology: Melanoma and Complex Pigmented Lesions; Cutaneous Lymphoma; High Risk Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer. The services provided are readily accessible to patients with new referrals expedited to clinic within 2 weeks.

At Boston Medical Center we pride ourselves in providing our skin cancer patients with rapid access, coordinated care in our state-of-the-art clinical facilities Shapiro Ambulatory Care Center and Moakley Cancer Care Center. Our multidisciplinary team of physicians includes cutaneous oncology specialists from dermatology, dermatopathology, surgical oncology, medical oncology and radiation oncology. This multispecialty approach ultimately leads to highly coordinated, patient centered, individualized treatment plans that ensure the highest quality clinical care.

To refer a patient to the Cutaneous Oncology Program please call BMC’s Department of Dermatology at:  617-638-7410

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Hematology and Oncology Department