More Clinicians are Needed in the Fight Against Skin Cancer
Source: Dermatology Times, May 2024
Andrew Baker, MBA, MPAS, PA-C, discusses his role in skin cancer detection and advice for PAs interested in skin surgeries and Mohs closures.
“We need your help. You need to find ways to get some experience because skin cancer is a big problem in the United States. My biggest recommendation would be to find someone close to you, whether they’re in your clinic or a neighboring clinic, that you can just be involved with in these procedures,” said Andrew Baker, MBA, MPAS, PA-C, in an interview with Dermatology Times.
Baker, a board-certified physician assistant at West Ohio Dermatology in Lima, Ohio, and a director at large of the Society of
Dermatology Physician Assistants, specializes in inflammatory skin diseases and skin cancer. As May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Baker spoke about the importance of early detection and treatment of skin cancer, the need for more advanced practice providers skilled in skin surgeries and Mohs assistance, and the responsibility of clinicians to educate patients and share up-to-date skin cancer information.