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UCSF Dermatology Grand Rounds 3 June2026

Wednesday, June 03 at 8:00 am - 10:00 am Add to Calendar 2026-06-03 08:00:00 2026-06-03 10:00:00 UCSF Dermatology Grand Rounds 3 June2026 Grand Rounds and Patient Cases In-person Herbst Hall, 1600 Divisadero Street, 2nd Floor  Fellow Talks   Elsy Compres, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF   In the Bag: Why the Purse-String Suture is Your Secret Weapon Emily Darwish, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF Objectives: Explain the purse-string suture technique, key variations, and suture material. Identify appropriate indications, anatomic sites, and contraindications for purse-string closure Describe how to categorize purse-string closure for appropriate coding and documentation Extramammary Paget Disease: Quarterbacking care for the rare malignancy Kira Seiger, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF Objectives: Understand the role dermatologists can play in diagnosis, internal malignancy screening, and surveillance for this rare cancer. Describe how anatomic subtype affects risk profile, practice patterns, and disparities in EMPD management.   Department Of Dermatology America/Los_Angeles public

Grand Rounds and Patient Cases

In-person

Herbst Hall, 1600 Divisadero Street, 2nd Floor 

Fellow Talks
 
Elsy Compres, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF
 

In the Bag: Why the Purse-String Suture is Your Secret Weapon

Emily Darwish, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF

Objectives:

  • Explain the purse-string suture technique, key variations, and suture material.
  • Identify appropriate indications, anatomic sites, and contraindications for purse-string closure
  • Describe how to categorize purse-string closure for appropriate coding and documentation

Extramammary Paget Disease: Quarterbacking care for the rare malignancy

Kira Seiger, MD, Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, UCSF

Objectives:

  • Understand the role dermatologists can play in diagnosis, internal malignancy screening, and surveillance for this rare cancer.
  • Describe how anatomic subtype affects risk profile, practice patterns, and disparities in EMPD management.