H. William Higgins, II, MD, MBE
Dermatology
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H. William Higgins, II, MD, MBE

Dermatology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Lab Director, Pennsylvania Hospital Mohs Micrographic Surgery Unit
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology

My education and training

  • Florida State University College of MedicineMedical School
  • Yale University School of MedicineResidency
  • Brown University, Rhode Island HospitalResidency
  • Yale University School of MedicineFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

456 reviews

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Anonymous
August 2026
very grateful for dr. higgins talent.
Anonymous
August 2026
i was attended to quickly; they are very friendly, and i am very satisfied and grateful for their services.
Anonymous
July 2026
i think driver. higgins is an excellent doctor
Anonymous
July 2026
dr. higgins is an excellent doctor

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Higgins is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Desai, D, Gai, JH, Chopra, S, Bush C, Raj LK, Richter CR, Shaikh UK, Zaver S, Bordeaux JS, Higgins HW II Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Survival Outcomes vs Wide Local Excision and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy , ASDS 2026 meeting, San Diego, CA: 2026


Nugent ST, Raj L, Spoer D, Luu Y, Tarawneh H, Aframian KR, Shaikh U, Richter C, Sanaka K, Chopra S, Bush C, Gai J, Desai D, Miller CJ, Senthilnathan A, Haynes D, Aasi S, Hirotsu K, Zhang J, Walker J, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW II, Kibbi N Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Extramammary Paget's Disease: Predictors of Multidisciplinary Care to Excise and Reconstruct Anatomically Complex Tumors [video oral presentation]. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2026 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. , American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2026 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA (video oral presentation): 2026


Kibbi N, Spoer D, Raj LK, Luu Y, Nugent ST, Tarawneh H, Aframian KR, Shaikh U, Richter C, Sanaka K, Senthilnathan A, Haynes D, Aasi S, Hirotsu K, Zhang J, Walker JL, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW II, Miller CJ Delayed Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Multidisciplinary Management in Extramammary Paget's Disease and Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: A Multi-center Cohort Study [video oral presentation]. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2026 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. , American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2026 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA (video oral presentation): 2026


Zaver S, Desai D, Gai JH, Chopra S, Bush C, Raj LK, Richter CG, Shaikh UR, Bordeaux JS, Higgins HW II Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Comparative Survival Outcomes with Wide Local Excision and the Role of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy , American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2026 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA (Video oral presentation): 2026


Shaikh UR, Richter CG, Raj LK, Mirza A, Higgins HW 2nd, Grant-Kels JM Bemotrizinol and the modernization of US sunscreen regulation , JAAD Int: 2026


Kapoor D, Shaikh U, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi MD, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Banala M, Zhang E, Easo N, Lubeck M, Haynes D, Lewis D, Nugent ST, Etzkorn JR, Jariwala NN, Zhang J, Walker JL, Higgins HW 2nd, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Modi M, Lin IC, Chang B, Wink J, Karakousis G, Miura J, Miller CJ Response to Xu et al., "Letter to Editor 'Mohs micrographic surgery reduces the risk of reconstruction with positive margins, repeat surgeries, and time to definitive reconstruction compared to conventional excision of hand and foot melanomas: A retrospective cohort study'" , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2026,e349-50


Richter C, Mohammad K Shalabi M, Scandiuzzi E, Higgins HW 2nd Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Recurrent Chromoblastomycosis after Conventional Excision , Dermatol Surg, 52(10): 2026,e161-2


Tran VA, Myrdal CN, Wang S, Morales KV, Hunter E, Shaikh U, Raj L, Richter C, Lu C, Chinniah G, Cocchella GA, Manaois A, Walker JL, Zhang J, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Miller CJ, Higgins HW 2nd Complication outcomes in retroauricular interpolated flaps after Mohs surgery: A single-center retrospective study , J Am Acad Dermatol, 95(4): 2026,1061-66


Raj LK, Shaikh UR, Richter CG, Nugent ST, Baker N, Alomary SA, Zaver S, Taylor SC, Miller CJ, Higgins HW 2nd People of Color with Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Experience High Rates of Fibrosarcomatous Change but No Local Recurrences After Mohs Micrographic Surgery , Int J Dermatol: 2026


Desai D, Liang A, Mendez D, Higgins HW II, Tripathi R Systemic Corticosteroids Prior to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma Are Associated with Worse Survival , Derm Conference, OH: 2026


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