Faculty

Manisha Thakuria

2027 Sessions

Advanced Cutaneous SCC: Therapeutic Strategy and Multidisciplinary Care

Advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma requires timely recognition, risk stratification, and coordinated care across dermatology, surgery, oncology, and radiation oncology. This session reviews treatment strategy for high-risk, locally advanced, recurrent, and metastatic disease, including the evolving role of immunotherapy. Practical considerations include staging, referral timing, treatment sequencing, response assessment, and management of complex or immunosuppressed patients.

Presenter

Thursday, February 18 1:00–1:15 PM
Faculty

Manisha Thakuria

Panel Q&A

Panelist

Thursday, February 18 1:15–1:25 PM
Faculty

Jennifer Cao

MD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern

Dr. Jennifer Cao completed her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, followed by an Internal Medicine internship at Carolinas Medical Center, and ophthalmology residency at the University of Colorado. She then completed a fellowship in Uveitis and Ocular Immunology at the Massachusetts Eye and Surgery Institution (MERSI) with Dr. Stephen Foster, who is widely regarded as the “father” of modern uveitis care.
Dr. Cao is a board certified ophthalmologist and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. She is one of the rare uveitis specialists whose practice is 100% comprised of uveitis and ocular inflammatory disease patients, and who also manages the full spectrum of immunomodulatory therapies for her patients.

Faculty

Scott Elman

MD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Scott Elman, MD, FAAD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology in the Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine who also serves as the Director of Inpatient Dermatology Services at the University of Miami Hospital. Dr. Elman received his Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School in 2016, where he stayed to complete his combined residency in internal medicine and dermatology. His clinical and research interests include complex medical dermatology, rheumatologic dermatology and inpatient dermatology. He is an active member of the Medical Dermatology Society, the Rheumatologic Dermatology Society and the Society of Dermatology Hospitalists. Outside of the hospital, Dr. Elman enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with his wife and two children.

Faculty

Heather Goff

PhD
Professor of Dermatology
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Heather Goff is a Professor of Dermatololgy at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas where she directs a clinic in the treatment of cutaneous lymphomas. She is a course director for dermatology at UT Southwestern medical school and was a founding member of the Basic Dermatology Curriculum Workgroup at the American Academy of Dermatology. She utilizes her background in fine art to collaborate with local art museums in a medical school elective entitled the Art of Observation.

Faculty

Manisha Thakuria

Rare Cutaneous Tumors: High-Risk Clues and Treatment Advances

Rare cutaneous tumors can be easy to miss but may carry significant morbidity or mortality when diagnosis is delayed. This session reviews high-risk clinical clues, diagnostic pathways, staging considerations, and treatment advances for uncommon skin cancers and adnexal tumors. Emphasis will be placed on recognizing when a lesion does not fit routine patterns, when to escalate evaluation, and how multidisciplinary care shapes outcomes.

Presenter

Saturday, February 20 8:35–8:50 AM
Faculty

Manisha Thakuria

Panel Q&A

Panelist

Saturday, February 20 8:50–9:00 AM
Faculty

Heather Goff

PhD
Professor of Dermatology
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Heather Goff is a Professor of Dermatololgy at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas where she directs a clinic in the treatment of cutaneous lymphomas. She is a course director for dermatology at UT Southwestern medical school and was a founding member of the Basic Dermatology Curriculum Workgroup at the American Academy of Dermatology. She utilizes her background in fine art to collaborate with local art museums in a medical school elective entitled the Art of Observation.

Faculty

Meghan Heberton

MD
Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Meghan Heberton, MD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is boarded in both internal medicine and dermatology. In 2022 she moved to Dallas and UTSW to found and direct the Oncodermatology Program at Simmons Cancer Center. The program provides comprehensive dermatologic care to patients treated at the cancer center. She is an expert in cutaneous toxicities to cancer therapeutics, graft versus host disease, cancer associated dermatoses, and general dermatolgic care of the cancer patient. She also attends the UT Southwestern High Complexity Medical Dermatology Clinic. She is passionate about her field and the mentoring and education of trainees.

Faculty

Manisha Thakuria

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