Skin Cancer
Melanoma Program
Melanoma is a serious skin cancer that affects over 100,000 people in the United States every year. Fortunately, new treatment options offer better outcomes for patients with melanoma.
Our team of melanoma experts at the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center provides research-based, complete care for melanoma using today’s most sophisticated therapies. From prevention and early detection to advanced treatment options, UConn Health’s melanoma program offers many services you won’t find elsewhere.
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Our team of dermatologists, dermatopathologists, surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and researchers works together to provide the best in comprehensive melanoma care. We meet weekly to ensure that every patient seen at UConn Health benefits from the expertise of a multidisciplinary team.
The melanoma team includes:
- Dermatologists with expertise using dermatoscopy and total body imaging to monitor patients with a high risk of developing melanoma.
- Dedicated dermatopathologists with expertise in melanoma and access to a large, on-site pathology lab dedicated to dermatology.
- Surgical oncologists with expertise in excisions of primary melanoma, sentinel lymph node biopsies, intra-lesional therapies, and resections of more advanced disease.
- Medical oncologists with expertise in melanoma, including experience with the most recent advances in immunotherapy treatment.
- Radiation oncologists with expertise in melanoma treatment.
Cutting Edge Technology and Treatments
For prevention and early detection:
- Total body imaging with FotoFinder for melanoma surveillance and early detection.
- Reflectance confocal microscopy, which can assess certain lesions of concern without taking tissue.
- One of the CT’s largest on-site dermatopathology labs dedicated solely to skin conditions to read and interpret biopsy results.
For more advanced disease:
- Neo-adjuvant and adjuvant treatments to reduce the risk of melanoma recurrence for high-risk patients.
- Advanced surgical options to ensure the best outcomes.
- In situ/intra-lesional immunotherapy using T-VEC (Imlygic®).
- Systemic treatment for advanced disease, including immunotherapies and targeted inhibitors.
- Clinical trial options and referrals.
Request an Appointment
To schedule an appointment or for more information, call: 860-679-4600
Meet Our Team
Nurse Navigator
Wendy Thibodeau, M.S.N., R.N., O.C.N.
Lung, Skin, Sarcoma
Phone: 860-692-8455
Email: wthibodeau@uchc.edu
Fax: 860-676-3434
Medical Oncology
Margaret K. Callahan, M.D., Ph.D.
Upendra Hegde, M.D.
Elizabeth Capiella, APRN
Andrea Martelli, APRN
Surgical Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Melanoma Nurse
Laura (Nikki) Dunn, RN
Skin Cancer Prevention
Experts at the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center offer robust, multidisciplinary skin cancer screening and prevention.