Research Summary

Dr. Roy Grekin directs the Dermatologic Surgery and Laser Center. He cares for patients with a variety of skin disorders, including certain kinds of skin cancer. He is a specialist in Mohs micrographic surgery, a precise technique for removing facial tumors while preserving healthy tissue.

Grekin's extensive experience includes cosmetic dermatology. He uses lasers to treat common disorders such as port-wine stains and other pigmented lesions, facial veins and warts.

Grekin is a member of several professional societies, including the American Medical Association, American College of Mohs Surgery and American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.

Education

1977 - , University of Michigan

Selected Publications

  1. Gulati A, Grekin R, Neuhaus I, Saylor D, Yu S, Park A, Seth R, Knott PD. Long-Term Appearance-Related Outcomes of Facial Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2023 Jul-Aug; 25(4):344-350.  View on PubMed
  2. Liu Y, Wang H, Taylor M, Cook C, Martínez-Berdeja A, North JP, Harirchian P, Hailer AA, Zhao Z, Ghadially R, Ricardo-Gonzalez RR, Grekin RC, Mauro TM, Kim E, Choi J, Purdom E, Cho RJ, Cheng JB. Classification of human chronic inflammatory skin disease based on single-cell immune profiling. Sci Immunol. 2022 04 15; 7(70):eabl9165.  View on PubMed
  3. Knott PD, Alemi SA, Han M, Seth R, Park AM, Heaton CM, Grekin RC, Arron ST, Neuhaus I, Yu SS, Saylor DK, Zhu BZ. Skin Color Match in Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2022 09; 132(9):1753-1759.  View on PubMed
  4. Schmults CD, Blitzblau R, Aasi SZ, Alam M, Andersen JS, Baumann BC, Bordeaux J, Chen PL, Chin R, Contreras CM, DiMaio D, Donigan JM, Farma JM, Ghosh K, Grekin RC, Harms K, Ho AL, Holder A, Lukens JN, Medina T, Nehal KS, Nghiem P, Park S, Patel T, Puzanov I, Scott J, Sekulic A, Shaha AR, Srivastava D, Stebbins W, Thomas V, Xu YG, McCullough B, Dwyer MA, Nguyen MQ. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Squamous Cell Skin Cancer, Version 1.2022. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 12; 19(12):1382-1394.  View on PubMed
  5. Lohman ME, Steen AJ, Grekin RC, North JP. The utility of PRAME staining in identifying malignant transformation of melanocytic nevi. J Cutan Pathol. 2021 Jul; 48(7):856-862.  View on PubMed
  6. Lohman ME, Grekin RC, North JP, Neuhaus IM. Impact of second-opinion dermatopathology reviews on surgical management of malignant neoplasms. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 May; 84(5):1385-1392.  View on PubMed
  7. Yu WY, Waalboer-Spuij R, Bremer R, Lu B, Aroyan C, Crow L, Grekin R, Neuhaus I, Yu S, Arron ST, Hollestein LM. Validation of the English Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Quality of Life (BaSQoL) Questionnaire. Dermatol Surg. 2020 03; 46(3):327-334.  View on PubMed
  8. Yu WY, Lu B, Tan D, Aroyan C, Shinkai K, Leslie KS, Fox LP, Yu S, Neuhaus IM, Grekin RC, Arron ST. Effect of Topical Brimonidine on Alcohol-Induced Flushing in Asian Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2020 02 01; 156(2):182-185.  View on PubMed
  9. Herrmann JL, Hoffmann RK, Ward CE, Schulman JM, Grekin RC. Biochemistry, Physiology, and Tissue Interactions of Contemporary Biodegradable Injectable Dermal Fillers. Dermatol Surg. 2018 11; 44 Suppl 1:S19-S31.  View on PubMed
  10. Cheng JB, Sedgewick AJ, Finnegan AI, Harirchian P, Lee J, Kwon S, Fassett MS, Golovato J, Gray M, Ghadially R, Liao W, Perez White BE, Mauro TM, Mully T, Kim EA, Sbitany H, Neuhaus IM, Grekin RC, Yu SS, Gray JW, Purdom E, Paus R, Vaske CJ, Benz SC, Song JS, Cho RJ. Transcriptional Programming of Normal and Inflamed Human Epidermis at Single-Cell Resolution. Cell Rep. 2018 10 23; 25(4):871-883.  View on PubMed
  11. Vatanchi M, Grekin RC. Galeatomy: A useful technique aiding high-tension scalp closures. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Aug; 81(2):e39-e40.  View on PubMed
  12. Bichakjian CK, Olencki T, Aasi SZ, Alam M, Andersen JS, Blitzblau R, Bowen GM, Contreras CM, Daniels GA, Decker R, Farma JM, Fisher K, Gastman B, Ghosh K, Grekin RC, Grossman K, Ho AL, Lewis KD, Loss M, Lydiatt DD, Messina J, Nehal KS, Nghiem P, Puzanov I, Schmults CD, Shaha AR, Thomas V, Xu YG, Zic JA, Hoffmann KG, Engh AM. Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Version 1.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 06; 16(6):742-774.  View on PubMed
  13. Nosrati A, Berliner JG, Goel S, McGuire J, Morhenn V, de Souza JR, Yeniay Y, Singh R, Lee K, Nakamura M, Wu RR, Griffin A, Grimes B, Linos E, Chren MM, Grekin R, Wei ML. Outcomes of Melanoma In Situ Treated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery Compared With Wide Local Excision. JAMA Dermatol. 2017 05 01; 153(5):436-441.  View on PubMed
  14. Jáuregui EJ, Tummala N, Seth R, Arron S, Neuhaus I, Yu S, Grekin R, Knott PD. Comparison of W-Plasty vs Traditional Straight-Line Techniques for Primary Paramedian Forehead Flap Donor Site Closure. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2016 Jul 01; 18(4):258-62.  View on PubMed
  15. Bichakjian CK, Olencki T, Aasi SZ, Alam M, Andersen JS, Berg D, Bowen GM, Cheney RT, Daniels GA, Glass LF, Grekin RC, Grossman K, Higgins SA, Ho AL, Lewis KD, Lydiatt DD, Nehal KS, Nghiem P, Olsen EA, Schmults CD, Sekulic A, Shaha AR, Thorstad WL, Tuli M, Urist MM, Wang TS, Wong SL, Zic JA, Hoffmann KG, Engh A. Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Version 1.2016, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016 05; 14(5):574-97.  View on PubMed
  16. Bichakjian CK, Olencki T, Alam M, Andersen JS, Berg D, Bowen GM, Cheney RT, Daniels GA, Glass LF, Grekin RC, Grossman K, Ho AL, Lewis KD, Lydiatt DD, Morrison WH, Nehal KS, Nelson KC, Nghiem P, Perlis CS, Shaha AR, Thorstad WL, Tuli M, Urist MM, Wang TS, Werchniak AE, Wong SL, Zic JA, McMillian N, Hoffman K, Ho M. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, version 1.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Jun; 12(6):863-8.  View on PubMed
  17. Bichakjian CK, Olencki T, Alam M, Andersen JS, Berg D, Bowen GM, Cheney RT, Daniels GA, Glass LF, Grekin RC, Grossman K, Ho AL, Lewis KD, Lydiatt DD, Morrison WH, Nehal KS, Nelson KC, Nghiem P, Perlis CS, Shaha AR, Thorstad WL, Tuli M, Urist MM, Wang TS, Werchniak AE, Wong SL, Zic JA, Hoffmann KG, McMillian NR, Ho M, National comprehensive cancer network. Merkel cell carcinoma, version 1.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Mar 01; 12(3):410-24.  View on PubMed
  18. Gogia R, Grekin RC, Shinkai K. Eruptive self-resolving keratoacanthomas developing after treatment with photodynamic therapy and microdermabrasion. Dermatol Surg. 2013 Nov; 39(11):1717-20.  View on PubMed
  19. Miller SJ, Alam M, Andersen JS, Berg D, Bichakjian CK, Bowen GM, Cheney RT, Glass LF, Grekin RC, Ho AL, Kessinger A, Liegeois N, Lydiatt DD, Michalski J, Morrison WH, Nehal KS, Nelson KC, Nghiem P, Olencki T, Perlis CS, Shaha AR, Tuli M, Urist MM, Wang LC, Zic JA, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 Mar; 10(3):312-8.  View on PubMed
  20. Durinck S, Ho C, Wang NJ, Liao W, Jakkula LR, Collisson EA, Pons J, Chan SW, Lam ET, Chu C, Park K, Hong SW, Hur JS, Huh N, Neuhaus IM, Yu SS, Grekin RC, Mauro TM, Cleaver JE, Kwok PY, LeBoit PE, Getz G, Cibulskis K, Aster JC, Huang H, Purdom E, Li J, Bolund L, Arron ST, Gray JW, Spellman PT, Cho RJ. Temporal dissection of tumorigenesis in primary cancers. Cancer Discov. 2011 Jul; 1(2):137-43.  View on PubMed

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