With more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Edington specializes in the surgical treatment of melanoma and cutaneous and soft tissue malignancies. He is director of AHN’s Cutaneous Oncology Program and of the AHN Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center. He’s a pioneer in using oncolytic virus therapy to treat non-resectable melanomas.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
English
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Expertise
atypical spitz nevus
atypical spitzoid melanocytic neoplasm
basal cell cancer of the head and neck
basal cell carcinoma
cancer surgery
head and neck sarcoma
lymph node dissection
melanoma
melanoma surgery
merkel cell carcinoma
pelvis sarcoma
sarcoma
sarcoma of the abdomen
sarcoma of the chest wall
sebaceous carcinoma
sentinel lymph node biopsy
sentinel node biopsy
sentinel node injection
skin cancer
skin cancer of the face
skin cancer of the nose
skin cancer reconstruction
skin cancer surgery
spitzoid melanoma
squamous cell carcinoma
Credentials
Education
Temple University School of Medicine
Internship
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Residency
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
UPMC Presbyterian
Fellowship
National Cancer Institute-NIH
Board Certification
American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery
Publications
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