Penn Medicine Provider
Dermatology
H. William Higgins, II, MD, MBE
5.0
(328)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Dermatology Perelman
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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-New Haven Hospital
  • Residency: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

328 reviews

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May 2025
5.0
5.0
highly skilled
April 2025
5.0
5.0
i would highly recommend
April 2025
5.0
5.0
engaging, knowledgeable etc
April 2025
5.0
5.0
great

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

Wang S, Hunter E, Valdes-Morales K, Tran V, Manaois A, Easo N, Walker JL, Zhang J, Higgins HW II, Etzkorn JR, Miller CJ, Sobanko JF Cosmetic Outcomes of Nasolabial and Forehead Interpolation Flaps Reconstructing the Nasal Ala , Australasian College of Dermatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia: 2025


Wang S, Hunter ER, Valdes Morales KL, Feldman E, T. Tran VA, Pesantes JA, Cocchella GA, Perry NJ, Walker JL, Zhang J, Higgins HW II, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Miller CJ Interpolation flaps done under local anesthesia for facial reconstruction are safe and reliable: A single-center retrospective study of 929 flaps , Australasian College of Dermatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia : 2025


Wang S, Valdes-Morales K, Hunter E, Frankel D, Lin S, Deitermann A, Haynes D, Lubeck M, Cheng B, Walker JL, Zhang J, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Miller CJ, Higgins HW II Factors Predicting Merkel Cell Carcinoma Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Positivity and Influence on Prognosis – A Single-Center Experience of 128 Patients , Australasian College of Dermatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia: 2025


Valdes Morales K, Wang S, Hunter E, Frankel D, Trifoi M, Cocchella GA, Pesantes JA, Tran VA, Freeman SC, Beiter KJ, Walker JL, Zhang J, Higgins HW II, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Miller CJ Mohs micrographic surgery for head and neck melanomas in patients aged ≥85 , Australasian College of Dermatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia: 2025


Hunter ER, Wang SY, Valdes Morales KL, Nugent ST, Raj LK, Walker JL, Zhang J, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Higgins HW II, Miller CJ Low Local Recurrence Rates After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Female Genital Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Case Series , Australasian College of Dermatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia : 2025


Valdes Morales K, Wang S, Hunter E, Frankel D, Trifoi M, Anh Tran V, Freeman SC, Walker JL, Zhang J, Higgins HW II, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Miller CJ Mohs micrographic surgery for intermediate-thickness head and neck melanomas , Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: 2025


Wang S, Valdes Morales K, Hunter E, Etzkorn JR, Miller CJ, Higgins HW II Greater Socioeconomic Disadvantage Associated with Delays in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment , Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: 2025


Wang S, Valdes-Morales K, Hunter E, Frankel D, Lin S, Deitermann A, Haynes D, Lubeck M, Cheng B, Walker JL, Zhang J, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Miller CJ, Higgins HW II Mohs surgeons can achieve clear surgical margins and low local recurrence and facilitate multidisciplinary care for Merkel cell carcinoma , Australasian College of Dermatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia: 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: 2025


Wang S, Hunter E, Perry N, Feldman E, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Higgins HW II, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Miller CJ Most complications during the operative course for nasolabial interpolation flap surgery do not alter the chance of scar interventions , American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL : 2025


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