University of Virginia Health System

UVA physicians were among the first in the world to develop a successful vaccine trial to fight melanoma and is ranked as one of the top cancer centers in the country by U.S. News & World Report. UVA is also a National Cancer Institute Clinical Cancer Center.

The UVA Health System offers a full range of services, and has special expertise in the following areas:

• Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) uses microscopically controlled surgery to treat skin cancers. Advantages include a low recurrence rate and maximal preservation of normal skin.
• Immunotherapy trials for melanoma
• Advanced techniques for facial reconstructive surgery following skin cancer surgery.
• Innovative Treatment of: 
  • Melanoma
  • Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
  • Interocular cancer
  • Kaposi's sarcoma
  • Merkel cell carcinoma

To learn more about Skin Cancer, see the related links on the left. For a referral to a physician at UVA, call 434-924-DOCS (3627) or toll-free 800-251-3627.