Dermatological Surgery

The Mount Sinai Hospital has served as a center of excellence in patient care, teaching, and research since its founding in 1852. Today, The Mount Sinai Medical Center boasts a 1,171-bed tertiary-care teaching hospital with a medical staff of nearly 1,868 physicians and an acclaimed School of Medicine. The Division of Dermatologic Surgery is dedicated to these same high standards in providing complete cosmetic and surgical treatment for the skin and related structures. As part of an academic medical center we are dedicated to offering the latest technologic innovations and the highest standards of care and truly work in a team approach with a variety of physicians from other disciplines when needed.

Physicians

Ellen S. Marmur, M.D., Division Chief

Heidi Waldorf, M.D.

Dr. Waldorf graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. She received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she was awarded the Adolf Creskoff Prize for research. Dr. Waldorf completed her internship training in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and her residency training in the department of Dermatology at the Harvard Medical School, where she served as the Senior Resident Director of Dermatology Education. Following her residency, Dr. Waldorf completed a fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery, laser surgery, and dermatologic surgery.

Services Offered

The highest cure rate possible for the treatment of skin cancer with our fellowship-trained Mohs surgeons.

Skin checks

Lesion Removal

Moles, cysts, and other growths can be quickly and safely removed.

Laser Resurfacing

For the improvement and elimination of wrinkles, lines, and discolorations of the face. Laser resurfacing is also highly effective for the treatment of acne scars, surgical scars, and traumatic scars. Utilizing both the ultrapulsed carbon dioxide and the erbium YAG lasers, we can tailor a laser resurfacing for your needs.

Vascular Laser

The pulsed dye laser will improve or eliminate lesions containing red blood vessels, such as broken blood vessels of the face, rosacea, and birth marks such as port wine stains and hemangiomas. This laser will also improve and flatten red elevated scars. This laser will also improve stretch marks.

Pigmented Lesion Laser

The Q switched ruby laser will safely and effectively remove unwanted brown spots from the face, hands, or other areas. This same laser will also remove tattoos.

Hair Removal Laser

Unwanted hair can now be removed utilizing the diode laser.

Leg Vein Treatment:

Spider veins and larger varicose veins of the legs can be treated with sclerotherapy.

Botox

A medication that safely improves worry lines between the eyebrows and the crows feet at the sides of the eyes. These frown lines are created by overactive muscles between the eyebrows. Botox will temporarily shut down these muscles, thus permitting the crease to go away.

Collagen

Collagen is the material that constitutes the majority of our skin and gives it its structure. Collagen can be injected into deep creases and other depressions to fill in these defects temporarily.

Chemical Peels

Acids can be applied to the skin to remove the damaged outer layers, revealing a smoother, younger new skin.

Micropeel

A new procedure in which the sun-damaged, aged, discolored outer layers of the skin are gently removed in a series of micropeels performed in the office. Since each micropeel is gentle, there is no visible wound afterwards. This procedure can be done on one's lunch hour, and the patient can return to the office the same day.

Skin Care

A complete approach to sensible skin care is provided.

For more information about:

• Clinical trials
• The Residency program and Fellowship opportunities
  For more information, please call (212) 659-9532.