Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Dermatologic Surgery - Dermatology Residency
Dermatologic Surgery
A broad education in dermatologic surgery focuses on proper biopsy technique, surgical excision, wound repair with linear closure, flap repair, and graft repair. Three Mohs surgeons perform over 2,000 cases of Mohs surgery annually and dedicated months of dermatologic surgery are provided in each year of residency.
The resident also receives instruction and hands on experience in the performance of vascular lesion laser, pigmented lesion laser, carbon dioxide laser, pulsed carbon dioxide laser, and hair removal laser. Residents learn to inject collagen and Botox and to perform basic sclerotherapy. Through a rotation with general surgery residents learn the basics of sentinel lymph node biopsy.
A didactic surgical training course offers the following lectures:
1. Mohs Surgery
2. Facial Anatomy
3. Lasers in Dermatology
4. Flaps
5. Grafts
6. Botox and Collagen