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Dr. James Spencer is a native of St Louis, Missouri, and received his graduate degree from Stanford University followed by a medical degree from the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University. He completed a residency in dermatology at Columbia University.
Following this, Dr. Spencer was a fellow in Mohs Microscopic Surgery at the University of Tennessee with Rex Amonette.
Dr Spencer has been assistant professor and director of Mohs surgery at the University of Miami and associate professor and vice chairman of the department of Dermatology at the Mt Sinai School of Medicine in New York. His current rank is Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai. He also maintains a private practice in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Spencer is a former Co-Chairman for the National Council for Skin Cancer Prevention, is on the Board of Directors of the Florida Society of Dermatologic Surgery; is Chairman of the Guidelines Committee for the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery as well as a member of the awards and grants committees; is a member of the bylaws committee for the AAD, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Council, Skin Cancer Foundation.
Dr. Spencer is editor in chief of Cosmetic Dermatology as well as on the editorial boards of Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, Drugs in Dermatology, Aesthetic Buyers Guide, and Contemporary Dermatology. Dr. Spencer has presented at numerous national and international symposia and has authored and co-authored 14 book chapters and over 60 medical papers. | 