Dr. Dennis Nguyen
An Orange County native, proud to be serving the community as a Board-certified Dermatologist and Fellowship-trained Mohs Surgeon.
Dr. Nguyen grew up in Anaheim and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Following college, Dr. Nguyen continued his work in the UCSF Melanoma Sentinel Lymph Node Program, in addition to research of autologous melanoma vaccines. He graduated from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine as a prestigious Regents Scholar in 2004. From there, Dr. Nguyen, completed his dermatology residency at University Hospitals/Case Western in Cleveland before pursuing a Mohs Surgery and Procedural Dermatology fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Upon fellowship graduation in 2009, he joined The Permanente Medial Group and later, the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. In this setting, he was able to practice comprehensive medical dermatology, but also hone his interests in skin cancer and cutaneous oncology. Dr. Nguyen has performed over 10,000 cases of Mohs micrographic surgery and reconstruction during this time, treating all manners of common and rare, complex skin malignancies . His fellowship-training and extensive experience makes him specifically qualified for the meticulous work of skin cancer removal and the art of facial reconstruction.
Dr. Nguyen is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American College of Mohs Surgery, and member of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery. He reviews articles for publication in the journal Dermatologic Surgery.
Dr. Nguyen enjoys travel, photography, and the foods and rich cultural opportunities that Southern California provides. He enjoys these offerings alongside his wife Alyssa, son Theodore, and their dog Crick.