Buddy Relationships in Dermatologic Excisions for Skin Cancer: A feasibility study of one-to-one peer mentorship in patients with facial skin cancers treated with Mohs micrographic surgery

Shannon W. Zullo; Shannon T. Nugent; Maija Bruzas; Tess M. Lukowiak; William C. Fix; Christopher J. Miller; Jeremy R. Etzkorn; Thuzar M. Shin; Joseph F. Sobanko

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2026.03.077

Buddy Relationships in Dermatologic Excisions for Skin Cancer: A feasibility study of one-to-one peer mentorship in patients with facial skin cancers treated with Mohs micrographic surgery

Shannon W. Zullo
, Shannon T. Nugent
, Maija Bruzas
, Tess M. Lukowiak
, William C. Fix
, Christopher J. Miller
, Jeremy R. Etzkorn
, Thuzar M. Shin
, Joseph F. Sobanko

Dermatology

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	281-283
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume	95
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2026.03.077
State	Published - Jul 2026

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Mohs micrographic surgery
Mohs surgery
facial scars
peer mentorship
skin cancer

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Zullo, S. W., Nugent, S. T., Bruzas, M., Lukowiak, T. M., Fix, W. C., Miller, C. J., Etzkorn, J. R., Shin, T. M., & Sobanko, J. F. (2026). Buddy Relationships in Dermatologic Excisions for Skin Cancer: A feasibility study of one-to-one peer mentorship in patients with facial skin cancers treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 95(1), 281-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2026.03.077

Buddy Relationships in Dermatologic Excisions for Skin Cancer: A feasibility study of one-to-one peer mentorship in patients with facial skin cancers treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. / Zullo, Shannon W.; Nugent, Shannon T.; Bruzas, Maija et al.
In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol. 95, No. 1, 07.2026, p. 281-283.

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Zullo, SW, Nugent, ST, Bruzas, M, Lukowiak, TM, Fix, WC, Miller, CJ, Etzkorn, JR, Shin, TM & Sobanko, JF 2026, 'Buddy Relationships in Dermatologic Excisions for Skin Cancer: A feasibility study of one-to-one peer mentorship in patients with facial skin cancers treated with Mohs micrographic surgery', Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 281-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2026.03.077

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