H. William Higgins, II, MD, MBE
Dermatology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

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

Education and training

  • Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
  • Residency: Yale University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

398 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

January 2026
thorough and professional
January 2026
i was extremely pleased that dr higgins will take charge of coordinating my care going forward. i feel much less anxious and frightened regarding the seriousness of my diagnosis and getting adequate treatment. i feel safe and reassured and his careful hands.
January 2026
second surgery with dr. higgins and successful results both times.
January 2026
he was excellent

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Miller CJ, Ricciardelli K, Sharma M, Haynes D, Cheng B, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi MD, Frankel D, Etzkorn JR, Modi M, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Nguyen HP, Lewis DJ, Higgins HW 2nd Mohs micrographic surgery of Merkel cell carcinoma lowers local recurrence risk and has similar metastasis and survival compared with conventional excision: A single-center retrospective cohort study , J Am Acad Dermatol, 94(2): 2026,675-78


Trifoi MD, Morales KV, Frankel D, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Haynes D, Lubeck M, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Lewis DJ, Higgins HW 2nd, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Rajasekaran K, Cannady SB, Brody RM, Mitchell TC, Amaravadi RK, Lukens JN, Miller CJ Compliance with guidelines and timeliness of sentinel lymph node biopsy for Merkel cell carcinoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery versus conventional excision at a tertiary academic center , J Am Acad Dermatol, 94(2): 2026,688-90


Wang SY, Hunter ER, Valdes Morales KL, Perry NJ, Feldman E, Freeman SC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Zhang J, Walker JL, Higgins HW 2nd Increased bleeding complications after nasolabial interpolation flap repair with only combined antiplatelet and anticoagulation use: A retrospective, single-center experience , J Am Acad Dermatol, 94(1): 2026,276-278


Wang SY, Turner G, Valdes-Morales KL, Hunter ER, Kim M, Tran VA, Polen K, Haynes D, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Walker JL, Zhang J, Brody RM, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Farwell DG, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Lukens JR, Amaravadi RK, Schuchter LM, Mitchell TC, Higgins HW 2nd, Carey RM Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy to Predict Nodal Metastasis in Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma , JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg: 2026,e255211


Joshi TP, Husseinali M, Higgins HW 2nd Survival trends, prognostic factors, and drivers of metastases in patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program-based analysis , J Am Acad Dermatol, S0190-9622(25): 2025,03424-3


Trifoi MD, Frankel D, Valdes-Morales K, Lubeck M, Etzkorn JR, Wu Y, Li Y, Lewis DJ, Haynes D, Higgins HW 2nd, Miller CJ National trends in site-specific utilization of Mohs micrographic surgery for melanomas from 2001 to 2022: A cross-sectional analysis from the Optum Data Mart , J Am Acad Dermatol, 93(5): 2025,1299-1301


Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Miller CJ, Ricciardelli K, Sharma M, Haynes D, Cheng B, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi MD, Frankel D, Etzkorn JR, Modi M, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Nguyen HP, Lewis DJ, Higgins HW 2nd Mohs micrographic surgery of Merkel cell carcinoma lowers local recurrence risk and has similar metastasis and survival compared with conventional excision: A single-center retrospective cohort study , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2025


Hunter ER, Wang SY, Valdes-Morales KL, Haynes D, Freeman SC, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Walker JL, Zhang J, Carr DR, Leitenberger J, Bar A, Alam M, Higgins W 2nd, Miller CJ Navigating the Mohs Fellowship Match: What Applicants Value in Programs and Their Perceptions Regarding Fellowship Directors Preferences , Dermatol Surg: 2025


Wang SY, Hunter ER, Valdes Morales KL, Perry NJ, Feldman E, Freeman SC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Zhang J, Walker JL, Higgins HW 2nd Increased bleeding complications after nasolabial interpolation flap repair with only combined antiplatelet and anticoagulation use. A retrospective, single-center experience , J Am Acad Dermatol : 2025


Veerabagu SA, Nugent ST, Geng Z, Yanes AF, Fischer JP, Kovell R, Kuntz AF, Rajasekaran K, VanderBeek BL, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW 2nd, Walker J, Zhang J, Giordano CN National opioid prescription decline across outpatient specialty surgeries: a claims database study , J Am Acad Dermatol, 93(3): 2025,733-41


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