Co-managing Patients with Locally Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) in an Evolving Treatment Landscape

Kent Shih, MD is a medical oncology specialist, physician partner, and director of the high-risk skin service at Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, in Nashville, TN, where he treats patients with melanoma, complex skin cancers, and all adult malignancies.

He has substantial clinical and research experience. Dr. Shih has served as principal investigator or co-investigator of several completed and ongoing clinical trials. Since 2007, Dr. Shih has participated as a sub-investigator in 260 phase 1 trials and 350 phase 2 and 3 trials. He has authored or coauthored numerous publications and delivered many presentations at major national professional meetings. He has worked as a senior investigator in the drug development unit at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, TN, conducting research on multiple tumor types and disease stages. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Christian Medical and Dental Association.

Dr. Shih received his medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN. After completing his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, he undertook a fellowship in medical oncology at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Snehal Amin, MD is a clinical assistant professor of dermatology in the Department of Dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is also surgical director, senior partner, and founder of MDCS: Medical Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery, a private practice in New York City and Long Island, NY.

After earning his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, Dr. Amin completed a residency in dermatology at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and pursued a fellowship in Mohs, laser, and cosmetic surgery with the Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey. He is board certified in dermatology and received certification from the American College of Mohs Surgery.

Dr. Amin has authored 20 publications and is a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, and the International Society for Dermatologic Surgery. In addition to English, Dr. Amin is fluent in Gujarati and conversational in Spanish and Hindi.