Black, William H., M.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Mohs Surgery

Education

Medical Education:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Internship Program:	University of South Florida
Residency Program:	University of South Florida
Fellowship Program:	University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Current Positions

Assistant Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology	07/2013 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

University of Texas Southwestern, Procedural Dermatology	2013
University of South Florida, Dermatology	2012
University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Medicine	2008
Georgia Institute of Technology, Graduate courses not resulting in degree, Bioinformatics	2003
Millsaps College, BS, Biology	2001

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Board Certification, American Board of Dermatology	2013 - 12/2022
Licensure, State of Mississippi, Medical Licensing Board	07/2013 - 06/2018

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Trailblazer Teaching Award, Univ of MS SOM Office of Medical Education	2019
Faculty Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Dermatology	2015
Magna cum laude graduate (#2 class rank), UMMC School of Medicine	2008
"Medical Reunion" full tuition scholarship, UMMC School of Medicine	2007
Alpha Omega Alpha junior inductee, UMMC School of Medicine	2007
Preventive Medicine Award, UMMC School of Medicine	2006
Pathology Award, UMMC School of Medicine	2006
Physiology Award, UMMC School of Medicine	2005
President's Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology	2002
Phi Beta Kappa inductee, Millsaps College	2001

Professional Membership and Service

American College of Mohs Surgery, Fellow
Mississippi Dermatologic Association, Member
American Medical Association, Member
American Academy of Dermatology, Fellow
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, Member
Alpha Omega Alpha, Member

Committee Service

Dermatology Building Planning Committee, lead dermatologist	2015 - Present
Melanoma Monday Skin Check Planning Committee
Dermatology Program Evaluation Committee, Member

Community Service

Melanoma Monday Free Skin Screening, Screener	05/2019 - 05/2019
Melanoma Monday, Skin screener	05/2018 - 05/2018
CAP See/ Test/ Treat Program, skin screener	01/2018 - 01/2018
Melanoma Monday Free Skin Screening, screener	05/2017 - 05/2017
UMMC Academic Medicine Interest Group, Volunteer mentor	04/2017 - Present
College of American Pathologists See, Test, and Treat Program, Volunteer physician	01/2017 - 01/2017
Melanoma Monday Free Skin Screening, screener	05/2016 - 05/2016
Mercy Delta Express Free Dermatology Clinic, Volunteer physician	05/2016 - 05/2016
Melanoma Monday Free Skin Screening, screener	05/2015 - 05/2015

Other Service

StatPearls online question bank (Procedural Dermatology section), Editor-in-Chief

12/2015 - Present

Publications

Journal Article
Golda N, Black W, Patel V, Neal DE, Etzkorn JR. Determining patient preferences and willingness to pay related to scar length and appearance following skin cancer treatment on the face and trunk: A multi-center discrete choice experiment Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2019 Oct; 81(4);1011-1013.	2019
Neal DE, Golda N, Patel V, Black W, Lee MP, Etzkorn JE. Local anesthesia is preferred for skin cancer surgery - Results of a choice based conjoint analysis experiment. Dermatologic Surgery. 2019 Jun 24 (epub ahead of print).	2019
Nahar VK, Wilkerson AH, Martin B, Boyas JF, Ford MA, Bentley JP, Johnson P, Beason KR, Black WH, & Brodell RT Sun Protection Behaviors of State Park Workers in the Southeastern United States. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. March 2019.	2019
Marrazzo, G, Thorpe R, Black WH Primary mucinous carcinoma of the eyelid treated with Mohs micrographic surgery Cutis. Accepted for Feb. 15, 2015. Pending publication in November 2017.	2017
Carr P, Casamiquela K, Black WH A Cross-sectional Study of Skin Cancer Patients’ Willingness and Ability to Take Biopsy “Selfies” to Aid in Later Treatment Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2016 Dec;75(6):1262-1263	2016
Cruse AR, Reddy R, Saul KD, Brodell RT, Black WH An indurated rash in a newborn Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2014 Oct. 71,(4): e115–e116.	2014
Black W, Russell N, Cohen G Depigmentation therapy for vitiligo in skin type VI patients Cutis. 2012 Feb;89(2):57-60	2012
Mouzakis J, Black W, Cherpelis BS, Messina J Vesiculobullous variant of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in a Caribbean émigré J Drugs Dermatol. 2011 Dec;10(12):1469-71	2011
Black WH, Thareja SK, Blake BP, Chen R, Cherpelis BS, Glass LF Distinction of melanoma in situ from solar lentigo on sun-damaged skin using morphometrics and MITF immunohistochemistry Am J Dermatopathol. 2011 Aug;33(6):573-8	2011
Cole AL, Kerisit KG, Black W, Ackerman LS, Shrum J Flaccid bullae in a male undergoing chemotherapy J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Nov 5; 59(5):903-905.	2008
Nahar, VK, Black WH, Ford MA, Bass MA, Bentley JP, Johnson P, & Brodell RT Factors Influencing Sun Protection Behaviors among Skin Cancer Patients: An Application of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model. The Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association. Accepted 3/3/19.	2019
Review Article
Nahar, V. K., Wilkerson, A. H., Ghafari, G., Martin, B., Black, W. H., Boyas, J. F., Savoy, M., Bawa, G., Stafford, F. C., Scott, M. W., Grigsby, T. B., Gromley, Z., Grant-Kels, J. M., & Brodell, R. T. Skin Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Prevention Practices among Medical Students: A Systematic Search and Literature Review. International Journal of Women's Dermatology. 2018. 4(3), 139-149.	2018
Martin B, Wilkerson, AH, Pham L, Nahar VK, Boyas JF, Black WH, Brodell RT. Indoor Tanning and Its Use Among Patients With Skin Cancer: Implications for Nurses. Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association: November/December 2017 - Volume 9 - Issue 6 - p 303–305.	2017
Editorial Commentary
Black WH Key Characteristics of Basal Cell Carcinoma With Large Subclinical Extension. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/key-characteristics-of-basal-cell-carcinoma-with-large-subclinical-extension/93384/65/4/1. Accessed December 18, 2019	2019
Black WH. Patient Concerns in the Immediate Postoperative Period After Mohs Micrographic Surgery. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/patient-concerns-in-the-immediate-postoperative-period-after-mohs-micrographic-surgery/91348/65/4/1. Accessed November 05, 2019	2019
Black WH Impact of Provider Attire on Patient Satisfaction in an Outpatient Dermatology Clinic. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/provider-attire-and-patient-satisfaction-in-an-outpatient-dermatology-clinic/75020/65/4/1. Accessed November 09, 2018	2018
Black W. Conservative Thickness Layers in Mohs Micrographic Surgery. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: http://www.practiceupdate.com/content/conservative-thickness-layers-in-mohs-micrographic-surgery/72093/65/4/1. Accessed August 30, 2018	2018
Black WH Efficacy of Staged Excision with Permanent Section Margin Control for Cutaneous Head and Neck Melanoma PracticeUpdate	2017
Black WH Prevalence of Skin Cancer and Related Skin Tumors in High-Risk Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients in Queensland, Australia PracticeUpdate	2016
Black WH Correlation of Inflammation in Frozen Sections With Site of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer PracticeUpdate	2015
Black WH Oral Antibiotics Versus Topical Decolonization to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Mohs Micrographic Surgery-A Randomized, Controlled Trial PracticeUpdate	2013

Presentations

Poster Presentation, Nahar, V. K., Black, W.H., Ford, M. A., & Brodell, R. T., “Skin Cancer: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Prevention Behaviors among Outdoor Working Patients Diagnosed with Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer” American Academy of Dermatology, Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, March, 2020. (To be Presented), American Academy of Dermatology, Denver, Colorado	03/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Derm Surgery Pearls., What's New in Medical and Surgical Dermatology?, Jackson, MS	06/2019
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Infraorbital Rotation Flap., American College of Mohs Surgery 2019 National Meeting., Baltimore, MD	05/2019
Invited Symposia, Skin Cancer Epidemic. Dermatology Symposium: Diagnostic & Treatment Pearls for Primary Care., Jackson, MS	08/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mohs for the Oromaxillofacial Surgeon. UMMC OMS Grand Rounds., UMMC Dental School	08/2018
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Infraorbital Rotation Flap, 2018 ACMS National Meeting, Chicago, IL	05/2018
Poster Presentation, Utility of the health belief model in predicting sun protection behaviors among state-park workers in the Southeastern United States., American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA	11/2017
Poster Presentation, Predicting sun protection behaviors among skin cancer patients using the information-motivation-behavioral skills model., American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA	11/2017
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Infraorbital Rotation Flap, American College of Mohs Surgery National Meeting, San Francisco, CA	04/2017
Invited Symposia, Melanoma Update for Family Practice, Dermatology Symposium: Diagnostic & Treatment Pearls for Primary Care, Jackson, MS	02/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Melanoma Update for the Internist, UMMC Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Jackson, MS	11/2016
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Skin Cancer in the Transplant Patient, UMMC Transplant Support Group, Jackson, MS	08/2016
Invited Symposia, Derm Surgery Pearls, UMMC Dermatology Symposium, Jackson, MS	04/2016
Invited Symposia, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Dermatology Symposium: Diagnostic & Treatment Pearls for Primary Care, Jackson, MS	02/2016
Invited Symposia, Basic Surgical Techniques: Pigs’ Foot Laboratory, University of Mississippi Medical Center Family Medicine Update, Jackson, MS	05/2015
Invited Symposia, Surgical Dermatology Update: From Keloids to High-Risk SCC, UMMC Dermatology Symposium, Jackson, MS	05/2015
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mohs Surgery for the Urologist, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Urology, Jackson, MS	2015
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Melanoma, Mississippi Cancer Registry 2014 Fall Workshop, Jackson, MS	09/2014
Office Surgery for the Family Practitioner with Pigs Foot Lab, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS	08/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perspectives on Melanoma, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Dermatology, Jackson, MS	06/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Intro to Mohs Surgery, Dermatology Interest Group, Jackson, MS	03/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Brown Bag Luncheon: Malignant Melanoma, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS	08/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Syringoma, Primary Mucinous Carcinoma, Treatment of Keloids, UT Southwestern Dermatology Grand Rounds, Dallas, TX	04/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perineural Invasion, Adjuvant Chemothrapy, Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, UT Southwestern Dermatology Grand Rounds, Dallas, TX	12/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Melanoma, Lentigo Maligna, Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, UT Southwestern Dermatology Grand Rounds, Dallas, TX	08/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Radiation Therapy for NMSC: What’s It All About?, Florida Society of Dermatologic Surgeons, Orlando, FL	12/2011
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome, Florida West Coast Society of Dermatology, Tampa, FL	08/2011
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Aquagenic Syringeal Acrokeratoderma, Florida West Coast Society of Dermatology, Tampa, FL	03/2010
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, HAIR-AN Syndrome, Florida West Coast Society of Dermatology, Tampa, FL	12/2009

Teaching Experience

Graduate, Lab, Preceptor, Flaps and Grafts II	Spring 2018 - 2018
Lecture, Lecturer, Retirement Investing for Residents.	Spring 2018 - 2018
Lecturer, Advanced Surgical Design	Spring 2017 - 2017
Lecturer, Retirement Investing for Residents	Summer 2017 - 2017
Lab, Lab Presenter, Resident Procedure Lab	Summer 2017 - 2017
Lecture, Lecturer, Dermoscopy of Pigmented Lesions	Summer 2017 - 2017
Lecture, Lecturer, Dermoscopy II	Summer 2017 - 2017
Lecture, Lecturer, Approach to Surgical Design	Summer 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Flaps and Grafts I	Fall 2017 - 2017
Lab, Lab Presenter, Resident Procedure Lab	Summer 2016
Lecturer, Approach to Surgical Design	Fall 2016
Lecturer, Surgical Anatomy	Winter 2016 - 2016
Lecturer, Dermoscopy Slide Review	Summer 2016 - 2016
Lecturer, Flaps and Grafts	Spring 2015
Lecturer, How would you close it?	Spring 2015
Lecturer, Dermoscopy slide review	Fall 2015
Lab, Lab Presenter, Resident Procedure Lab	Summer 2015
Lecturer, Surgery Board Review	Winter 2015 - 2015
Lecturer, How Would You Close It? Part 2	Spring 2015 - 2015
Lecturer, Flaps and Grafts	Winter 2014 - 2014
Lecturer, Anesthesia/Suture/Dressings	Spring 2014
Lecturer, Dermoscopy of Pigmented Lesions	Spring 2014
Lecturer, Dermoscopy of Pigmented Lesions	Spring 2014
Lecturer, Dermoscopy of Nonpigmented Lesions	Summer 2014
Lecturer, Cutaneous Oncology (Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer)	Summer 2014
Lecturer, Surgical Anatomy	Winter 2014 - 2014
Lecturer, Neural, fibrohistiocytic, muscle, adipose neoplasms	Summer 2014 - 2014
Lecturer, Melanocytic Lesions	Summer 2014 - 2014
Lecturer, Cutaneous Oncology (Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer)	Summer 2013
Lecturer, Procedures of the skin and suturing lab	Fall 2013
Lecturer, Surgical Anatomy	Fall 2013

Directed Student Learning

Preceptor, Advised: Emily Behrens	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: John Ross	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Michael Noparstak	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Amber Googe	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Jade Kindley	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Dawn Lei	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Ritika Bhanadri	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Julie Dhossche	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Hal Flowers	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Andrew Smith	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Achint Patel	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Eboni Sullivan	2014 - 2014
Preceptor, Advised: Brianna McDaniel	2013 - 2013
Preceptor, Advised: Hillary de la Rosa	2013 - 2013
Preceptor, Advised: Adams Briscoe	2013 - 2013
Preceptor, Advised: William Davis	2013 - 2013
Preceptor, Advised: Maureen Offiah	2013 - 2013
Preceptor, Advised: Anna Wile	2013 - 2013
Preceptor, Advised: Allison Cruse	2013 - 2013
Preceptor, Advised: Megan Storm	2013 - 2013

Residency Training

Dermatology (Outside Residents), Preceptor	2019 - Present
Plastic Surgery, Preceptor	2017 - 01/2017
ENT, Preceptor	2015 - 04/2015
Ophthalmology, Preceptor	2014 - Present
Dermatology (UMMC Residents), Subspecialty/Activity Director	2013 - Present

Fellows supervised

Mohs Surgery and Reconstruction, Program Director, 1 fellows supervised

08/2017 - 06/2018

Black, William H., M.D.

Education

Current Positions

Education

Specialty Certification Licensure

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Professional Membership and Service

Committee Service

Community Service

Other Service

Publications

Journal Article

Review Article

Editorial Commentary

Presentations

Teaching Experience

Directed Student Learning

Residency Training

Fellows supervised

Biography

Services & Procedures