H. William Higgins, II, MD, MBE

Dermatology
Accepting new patients
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

My 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

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

451 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

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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

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


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


Desai D, Gai JH, Chopra S, Bush C, Raj LK, Richter CG, Shaikh UR, 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 , Poster: 2026


Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Hunter ER, Wang SY, Valdes Morales KL, Lubeck M, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko SF, Higgins HW II, Walker JL, Zhang J, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Brody RM, Kovach SJ III, Chang B, Lin IC, Fischer JP, Lukens JN, Cohen JV, Mitchell TC Amaravadi RK, Mehta S, Briceño CA, McMurray SL Mohs-facilitated excision: A case series of a multidisciplinary approach to reduce local recurrence of advanced keratinocyte carcinomas , J Am Acad Dermatol, 95(2): 2026,511-13


Shaikh UR, Richter CG, Raj LK, Kapoor D, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi M, Alomary SA, Baker N, Senthilnathan A, Haynes D, Taylor SC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko J, Zhang J, Walker J, Higgins HW 2nd Perioperative Racial Disparities in Patients with Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Undergoing Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Single-Institution Retrospective Cohort Study , J Am Acad Dermatol, 95(1): 2026,287-90


Wang SY, Hunter ER, Valdes Morales KL, Perry NJ, Feldman E, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Higgins HW 2nd, Zhang J, Walker JL, Miller CJ Cartilage grafts for alar reconstruction in nasolabial interpolation flap surgery may negatively affect breathing function and cosmesis: A retrospective study , J Am Acad Dermatol, 94(6): 2026,1747-53


Chang J, Carter DC, Dragovic D, Gullapalli T, Smith SS, Lazaro-Camp VJ, Alvi S, Worley B, Eisen DB, Xu YG, Brewer JD, Higgins HW 2nd, Sharon VR, Syed ZU, Lee EH, Hau J, Yoo S; Keratoacanthoma Work Group; Zhang E, Alam M Management of Post-Procedure Eruptive Keratoacanthomas: A Retrospective Cohort Study , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2026,S0190-9622(26)02784-2


Miller V, Shaikh U, Chu B, Raj L, Higgins HW 2nd, Grant-Kels JM Ethical Implications of Integrating Artificial Intelligence Tools into Dermatology Electronic Health Records , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2026


Joshi TP, Moon S, Lewis DJ, Higgins HW 2nd Trends in Utilization of Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Melanoma in the United States: Analysis of SEER Data From 2003 to 2022 , Dermatol Surg: 2026


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