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Mohs Surgery Workshops
Mohs Micrographic Surgery Workshops
MOHS WORKSHOPS, VISITS & MILESTONES
Dr Johann de Wet was awarded his Master’s degree in Pathology from the University of Stellenbosch Cum Laude. His research focussed on the treatment of Lentigo Maligna of the…
A new micrographic surgery for the treatment of skin cancer is proving to have an almost 100% cure rate. Dr Johann de Wet, dermatologist and skin cancer specialist from…
Exciting news! We are proud to announce that the Skinmatters Mohs and Reconstruction Unit is now a national functioning unit with a specially fitted Mohs Unit at both Club…
At Club Surgical Centre, Hazelwood in Pretoria, the hospital was privileged to open an additional theatre and procedure room. Dr Tshepo Mokwena, as dermatologist performing Mohs Surgery and part…
Dr Johann de Wet joined the group of Dermatologists qualified to perform Mohs Micrographic Surgery, when he successfully completed his Mohs Fellowship Programme in September 2020, under the guidance…
The World Congress of Dermatology is the largest dermatology congress in the world and happens every four years. Dr Pieter du Plessis was invited by the convener of the…
Dr Tshepo Mokwena was the first African dermatologist to complete an ASDS ITMP Mohs fellowship at the SkinMatters Mohs and Reconstructive Unit and qualified in June 2019. Dr Mokwena…
The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) annual congress invited Dr Pieter du Plessis as an invited speaker to present the successful Mohs fellowship at the SkinMatters Mohs and…
On 20 September Club Surgical Centre, the new bespoke and purpose built specialist day hospital and the new home of the Skinmatters Mohs and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, officially opened…
Additional Reconstructive Surgeon joined the unit.┬á With the increase in cases and growth in our unit as well as the efficiencies achieved, more Mohs cases have been treated successfully…
During 2018 one of the dreams for the Mohs Micrographic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit would come true. Over the past 5 years the team has been planning, designing and…
Following the establishment of an ASDS ITMP International Mohs Surgery Fellowship Unit at the Mohs Micrographic Surgery Unit in Pretoria, South Africa the unit took in its first fellow…
In 2018 Dr du Plessis was rewarded a Certificate of Appreciation for the pro-bono work that is done in the Mohs unit and in particular their willingness to treat…
Dr. Chrys Schmultz visited the Skinmatters Mohs Lab to evaluate and accredit the Skinmatters Mohs Lab as an ASDS accredited laboratory.
Dr Du Plessis enrolled for the Mohs Module of the Royal Australian College of anatomical Pathology Quality Assurance Program and was tested by them. He passed with a mark…
As part of the 2017 annual combined conference of DSSA and SASDS our Mohs Micrographic Surgery unit hosted a workshop in Mohs Micrographic surgery with dr Andrea Willey at…
During the 2017 Combined Annual Conference of the DSSA and SASDS the Skinmatters Mohs Mi-crographic Surgery Unit was privileged to have drs Pieter du Plessis, Japie de Wet and…
Dr Pieter du Plessis, in his capacity as a Mohs Micrographic Surgeon was privileged to be invited to the Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Symposium at the University of…
Dr Du Plessis was accepted by the American Society of Mohs Surgery as an International Member of Distinction
Dr Chrys Schmultz visited the Skinmatters Mohs Lab to evaluate and accredit the Skinmatters Mohs Lab as an ASDS accredited laboratory
Dr Pieter du Plessis had the privilege to visit the Mohs Surgery Unit of Professor Carl Vinciullo in Perth, Australia during 2016. Professor Carl Vinciullo graciously shared knowledge and…
Dr Brett Coldiron, the Mohs Surgeon with whom dr Pieter du Plessis conductedhis ASDS ITMP Mohs Fellowship, visited the Skinmatters Mohs Unit in 2016. Dr Coldiron, a Past-President of…
The South African Mohs Group was founded at the recent 2016 Combined Congress of the South African Society of Dermatologic Surgery and the Dermatologic Society of South Africa. Dr…
Drs Pieter du Plessis and Derek Odendaal presented the University of Stellenbosch endorsed Short Course of Dermatologic Surgery Part 1: Basic Surgery at the 2016 Combined Congress of the…
In 2016 at the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Annual Congress in New Orleans in the United States, dr Pieter du Plessis was awarded the ASDS ITMP Outstanding…
The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) through their ITMP programme established an International Fellowship in Mohs Surgery in 2016. Selected units internationally could apply and were evaluated. Those…
Dr Pieter Du Plessis, in his capacity as President of the South African Society of Dermatologic Surgery (SASDS) was part of the orinizing committee of the very successful second…
Mohs Surgery for complicated skin cancers is the Gold Standard method internationally providing the highest cure rates. In 2014 a Mohs unit was established at Brooklyn Day Hospital by…
A well-known fact is that there is an epidemic of skin cancer in the world, and South Africa is no exception.