Mohs Surgery
Team Expands 

Matt Davis, MD, RES ’24, returned to Dartmouth Health in August as the newest Mohs micrographic surgeon—a specialty he was inspired to pursue after conducting research throughout his residency.

“I didn’t know a lot about Mohs surgery until I spent more time with Matt,” Davis says referring to Matt LeBoeuf, MD, PhD, section chief and director of Mohs micrographic surgery at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. During his residency, Davis worked with LeBoeuf and several other researchers in the Department of Dermatology to develop an artificial intelligence platform to automate recommendations for tumor mapping and orientation in an effort to increase efficiency of cancer margin assessment.

Mohs surgery is a very precise procedure used to remove skin cancer while sparing as much healthy tissue as possible. To remove a tumor, the Mohs surgeon cuts away thin layers of skin tissue—about a millimeter at a time—and then checks for signs of cancer. If cancer cells are still present, the surgeon can remove another layer of tissue and analyze it, repeating until all the cancer is gone.

“Dr. Davis was a stellar resident here for three years, and he is a very welcome addition to our fantastic Mohs surgery team,” LeBoeuf said.

Last year, Davis finished a one-year fellowship at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah and was eager to return to the Upper Valley with his family.