Acknowledgements

I sincerely thank all the authors of this textbook. These individuals are world-renowned in their respective specialties and without their time and energy, writing this book would have not been possible. These individuals have made this a comprehensive, up-to-date, and reliable source on Mohs micrographic surgery. I truly appreciate their hard work and thank them for their contributions.

Throughout my career, my family has always supported my many endeavors. I cannot thank them enough for their kind encouragement and love.

I would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Lawrence A. Schachner, Chairman of the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He has been my mentor throughout my professional career. His guidance and role as an advisor over the years have influenced my efforts.

I am grateful to Dr. William H. Eaglestein, former Chairman of Dermatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine for helping and guiding me since my start in dermatology. I appreciate all of his guidance and support.

Thank you to Dr. Perry Robins, Dr. Robin Ashinoff, Dr. Vicki Levine, Dr. Seth Orlow, the late Dr. Irvin Freedberg, Dr. Hideko Kamino, and the entire faculty and staff at New York University School of Medicine Department of Dermatology. You have all created a wonderful learning and friendship experience during my surgery fellowship.

I would like to thank the faculty, dermatology residents, and staff of the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller school of Medicine for their teaching, expertise, and friendship. I give special acknowledgements to the Mohs and Laser Center staff at the Sylvester Cancer Center for their hard work and support on a daily basis. I would also like to thank Maria D. Garcia, my administrative assistant, for her diligence and hard work and the rest of the Mohs staff, including Cathy Mamas, Juana Alonso, Tania Garcia, Veronica Sanchez, Liseth Velasquez, Tatania Carmouze and Lisbeth Napoles. Thank you for making my job a pleasure.

Thank you to Dr. Sonal Choudhary and Michael Patrick McLeod, my research fellows, as well as Dr. Yasser Al-qubaisy, my clinical fellow, for all their hard work and dedication to composing the book. Also, I would like to thank the medical student, Marilyn Zabielinski, and international fellow Dr. Katlein Franca, for their contributions.

I would also like to acknowledge the publishing staff Mr. Grant Weston, Ms. Linda Jacobs, Ms. Cate Rogers, and the entire Springer Publishing team for having done a superb job with the publication. It has been a pleasure working with them and this excellent project to compile the textbook.

Keyvan Nouri, M.D.

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