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Skin Cancer Health & Prevention Talk with Dr. Larisa Geskin

May 4, 2022


Join 92Y’s newest health promotion & wellness division, Spark Your Health, and the Himan Brown Senior Program for an informative Cancer Awareness Roundtable Series running from February through May 2022.

Dr. Larisa Geskin from Columbia University’s Comprehensive Skin Cancer Center (CSCC) will provide information on current issues related to skin cancer and the most current strategies in prevention and treatment. She will also review the most cutting-edge research on skin cancer and how this information can be incorporated into our daily lives for prevention. We hope to see you for this informative session!

Dr. Larisa Geskin

Dr. Larisa Geskin is a Professor of Dermatology (in Medicine) at Columbia University Medical Center and Director of the Comprehensive Skin Cancer Center (CSCC) …

Dr. Larisa Geskin

Dr. Larisa Geskin is a Professor of Dermatology (in Medicine) at Columbia University Medical Center and Director of the Comprehensive Skin Cancer Center (CSCC) at the Division of Cutaneous Oncology in the Department of Dermatology.

She is a world-renowned specialist in the diagnosis and management of cutaneous lymphomas and other cancers of the skin. Her other areas of expertise include melanoma screening, prevention, medical and surgical therapy, and management of high risk for skin cancer populations. Dr. Geskin is using state-of-the-art methods in melanoma screening and surveillance including Mole Mapping (body mapping) and dermoscopy. She was involved in development of novel melanoma detection methods, including MelaFind among others. Dr. Geskin's team aims to provide multidisciplinary care to skin cancer patients, to conduct cutting edge clinical and basic science research, and to train medical students, residents and fellows in the area of cutaneous oncology.

She is a diplomat of the American Academy of Dermatology, member of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas, and US Cutaneous Lymphomas Consortium. She authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles in the field of cutaneous oncology.


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