William H. Black, MD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Dermatology
Email:
wblack@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 853-6333
Biography
William Black, MD, is a Professor of Dermatology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Brandon, Mississippi, he was a Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude graduate of Millsaps College ('01), and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine ('08). He completed his dermatology residency at the University of South Florida and went on to complete fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Black was the first fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon at UMMC, and he has performed over 11,000 Mohs cases since joining the faculty. In 2018, Black started the first Mohs Micrographic Surgery fellowship in Mississippi and currently serves as fellowship program director. He is a frequent lecturer at local and national meetings and has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Black enjoys weight lifting and pickup basketball games. He loves to spend time with his wife Katie and two young daughters. He is an active member of the American College of Mohs Surgery and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, as well as the American Academy of Dermatology.
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, Subspecialty Board Certification, American Board of Dermatology | 10/2021 - 12/2031 |
| Certification, Board Certification, American Board of Dermatology | 2013 - 12/2022 |
| Licensure, State of Mississippi, Medical Licensing Board | 07/2013 - 06/2018 |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology | 07/2013 - Present |
| Program Director of Mohs Fellowship, School of Medicine | 07/2018 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Pearlman RL, Nahar VK, Sisson WT, Ferris TS, Black WH, Brodell RT Calculating the Downstream Service Income for Dermatology Faculty in an Academic Medical Center. | 2022 |
| Pearlman RL, Condie DL, Nahar VK, Black WH. Adoption of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Dermatologic Surgeons: A Survey Study of American College of Mohs Surgery Members Dermatologic Surgery. 2022; 48(3):373-376 | 2022 |
| Orseth, ML, Black WH, Neal D, Golda N, Patel VA, Etzkorn JR. Patients Value Low Recurrence Rates and Prevention of Re-excisions With High-Risk Tumors. Dermatol Surg. 2021 Mar 1;47(3):410-412. | 2021 |
| Nahar VK, W Black, MA Ford-Wade, RT Brodell. Skin Cancer: Knowledge, Attitudes, and prevention Behaviors among outdoor working patients diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer. J am Acad Dermatol (2020) 83 (6): supplement AB218 Dec 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.962 | 2020 |
| 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. Dermatol Surg. 2020 Aug;46(8):1106-1108 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
Abstracts | |
| Pearlman RL, Black WH, Davis RE, Ford MA, Brodell RT, Nahar VK Sunscreen Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices in Patients with History of Keratinocyte Carcinoma: A Single-Institution Survey Study American College of Mohs Surgery, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May, 2022 | 2022 |
| Medepalli VM, Black WH, Davis RE, Sharma M, Ford MA, Brodell RT, Nahar VK Associations of Perceived Skin Cancer Absolute Risk and Comparative Risk with Sunscreen Use among Patients with Keratinocyte Carcinoma American Academy of Dermatology, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March, 2022. | 2022 |
| Harrigill M, Pearlman RL, Black WH, Davis RE, Ford MA, Brodell RT, Nahar VK. Utility of Health Belief Model (HBM) to Predict Sun Protection Behaviors among Patients with Keratinocyte Carcinoma. Brigham and Women’s Hospital Dermatology Medical Student Virtual Research Symposium, May, 2021. | 2021 |
| Nahar VK, Black WH, Ford MA, Brodell RT. 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. Abstract available from: https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(20)32062-4/fulltext | 2020 |
| Nahar VK, Black WH, Ford MA, Bentley JP, Johnson P, Jacks SK, Breeden T, Grant-Kels JM, Brodell RT. Predicting sun protection behaviors among skin cancer patients using the information-motivation-behavioral skills model. American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Abstract available from: | 2017 |
| Nahar VK, Hutcheson AK, Boyas JF, Lee K, Chelf S, Lakhan R, Ford MA, Bentley JP, Johnson P, Beason KR, Black WH, Grant-Kels JM, Brodell RT. 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. | 2017 |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Black WH A commentary on: Implications of Satellitosis or In-transit Metastasis in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Prognostic Omission in Cancer Staging Systems. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/implications-of-satellitosisin-transit-metastasis-in-cutaneous-squamous-cell-carcinoma/132447/65/4/1. Accessed March 16, 2022 | 2022 |
| Pearlman R, Black WH. A commentary on: The dangers of human papillomavirus (HPV) laser plume and best safety practices. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/dangers-of-hpv-laser-plume-and-best-safety-practices/125418/65/4/1. Accessed November 08, 2021 | 2021 |
| Black WH A commentary on: 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. A commentary on: 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 A commentary on: 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. A commentary on: 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 A commentary on: Efficacy of Staged Excision with Permanent Section Margin Control for Cutaneous Head and Neck Melanoma PracticeUpdate | 2017 |
| Black WH A commentary on: Prevalence of Skin Cancer and Related Skin Tumors in High-Risk Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients in Queensland, Australia PracticeUpdate | 2016 |
| Black WH A commentary on: Correlation of Inflammation in Frozen Sections With Site of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer PracticeUpdate | 2015 |
| Black WH A commentary on: Oral Antibiotics Versus Topical Decolonization to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Mohs Micrographic Surgery-A Randomized, Controlled Trial PracticeUpdate | 2013 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Standardizing digital photography during Mohs surgery using a smartphone., American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting., Philadelphia, PA. | 05/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lessons I’ve Learned in Mohs Surgery at UMMC., What’s New in Medical and Surgical Dermatology? UMMC Dermatology Symposium., Flowood, MS. | 04/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Adoption of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Among Dermatologic Surgeons: A Survey Study, American Academy of Dermatology, Tampa, FL | 08/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Practical Mohs Issues., What’s New in Medical and Surgical Dermatology? UMMC Dermatology Symposium., Jackson, MS | 04/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Instructive Cases in Derm Surgery – Melanoma in Situ edition., What’s New in Medical and Surgical Dermatology? UMMC Dermatology Symposium., Jackson, MS | 04/2020 |
| 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 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, 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 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Infraorbital Rotation Flap, American College of Mohs Surgery National Meeting, San Francisco, CA | 04/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, 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, Malignant Melanoma, University of Mississippi Medical Center Brown Bag Luncheon, 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 |
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
| Mohs Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Dermatology Building Planning Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Melanoma Monday Skin Check Planning Committee, Member | |
| Dermatology Program Evaluation Committee, Member |
Community Service
| Melanoma Monday Free Skin Screening, Screener | 05/2022 - 05/2022 |
| 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 - 09/2021 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Resident Procedure Lab | Summer 2020 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Resident Procedure Lab | Summer 2019 |
| Medicine, 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 |
Fellows supervised
| Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery, Program Director, 4 fellows supervised | 07/2018 - Present |
Residency Training
| Dermatology (Outside Residents), Preceptor | 2019 - Present |
| Plastic Surgery, Preceptor | 2017 - Present |
| ENT, Preceptor | 2015 - Present |
| Ophthalmology, Preceptor | 2014 - Present |
| Dermatology (UMMC Residents), Subspecialty/Activity Director | 2013 - Present |