Teaching & Training Center

Teaching & Training Center

Each year, SkinCare Physicians trains board eligible dermatologists in its Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Fellowship program which is accredited by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS). One of these fellows is also trained more extensively in Mohs surgery under a fellowship program approved by the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) and also certified by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The programs are under the direction of doctors Kenneth A. Arndt, Jeffrey S. Dover, Michael S. Kaminer, and Thomas E. Rohrer. All are internationally recognized experts in their field.

Fellows receive a broad exposure during the twelve month fellowship to all aspects of cosmetic and dermatologic surgery, as well as laser medicine. This includes hands-on experience in procedures including injection of soft tissue fillers such as Restylane^®, fat transplantation, use of botulinum toxins, sclerotherapy and endovenous vein ablation, liposuction, Contour Threadlifts, and laser resurfacing.

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The fellows also spend a good deal of time during the year working with our two Mohs surgeons, Doctors Kaminer and Rohrer, perfecting technique and skills in dermatologic surgery. In addition, the fellows receive in depth hands-on experience with the over twenty lasers and related devices present at SkinCare Physicians. The devices include Intense Pulsed Lights, Q-switched and long pulsed Alexandrite lasers, Q-switched and long pulsed Ruby lasers, Q-switched and long pulsed Nd:YAG lasers, Pulsed Dye lasers, KTP (532nm), mid infrared lasers, and CO2, Erbium and fractional lasers for resurfacing and rejuvenation. Some of the other technologies include radiofrequency, LEDs, and plasma devices. The fellow has the opportunity to use the latest technology available anywhere in the world.

By the end of the fellowship year, fellows have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to perform all of the above procedures, and have a tremendous amount of hands-on experience with all of them. One recent fellow wrote: “What an incredible year![…] I am so excited by how much I learned from the nuances of surgical and cosmetic dermatology, to the art of dealing with patient, to the business of practice management. […] This year has completely transformed my practice of dermatology, and I am forever grateful.”

This year’s fellows are:

• Nicole Salame, MD – Dr. Salame is our Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Fellow. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a major in International Development Studies and a minor in Public Health. She graduated Cum Laude with honorary induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She went on to receive her MD from the UC Irvine, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society and Association of Pathological Chairs National Pathology Honors Society and awarded the Christopher and Mehranzig Award for achieving the highest number of honors in her clinical rotations. Following her internship in internal medicine at the Harbor-UCLA, she completed her dermatology residency at Emory University, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Salame’s scholarly work has culminated in the authorship of several book chapters, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and presentations at national conferences. She is an active sub-investigator in clinical trials and enjoys collaborating with industry. Her research and clinical interests include lasers and energy-based devices, biostimulation and rejuvenation, body contouring, and regenerative medicine.
• John Peters, MD – Dr. Peters is our Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery/Laser Fellow. He attended Union College in Schenectady, NY where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He earned his Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.) from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. His journey continued with service in the U.S. Navy, completing an internal medicine internship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He then earned the coveted “wings of gold” as a Naval Flight Surgeon at Naval Air Station Pensacola and joined the esteemed VMM-262 “The World-Famous Flying Tigers” in Okinawa. Japan. Operational roles included exercises in the Philippines and South Korea, and deployments with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, overseeing 3000 personnel aboard USS Bonhomme Richard. Resuming postgraduate training, he completed a dermatology residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego where he served as Chief Resident. Upon graduation, Dr. Peters joined Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA where he served as Chairman of Dermatology and Assistant Professor of Dermatology through the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.

SkinCare Physicians also has a very active research facility, and usually has between three and five ongoing clinical studies. The fellows are actively involved in these clinical studies, and often gain significant and important experience with many new laser and therapeutic devices through hands-on experience in the clinical studies center.