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To determine the role played by physician assistants (PAs) in Mohs surgery, researchers surveyed 576 surgeons who were members of the American College of Mohs Surgery.
Results from the mail-in survey revealed that 43 of 143 of respondents (30%) used PAs and typically employed one PA. The number of tumors treated did not differ between surgeons who employed a PA and those who did not. Generally, the PA role was to facilitate preoperative consultations (reported by 35% of surgeons) and postoperative care (58%). A minority of physicians (42%) reported that their PAs had some role in repairs; this usually involved helping with primary closures, not designing flaps. Only one surgeon reported that the PA was surgically removing tissue during Mohs.…