Kelly Wilmas, MD, FAAD
Dr. Wilmas has a passion for evidence-based medicine and the improvement of patient outcomes. This has led to numerous lectures, national research presentations, publications in peer-reviewed journals including Cancers, Dermatologic Surgery, and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. She has received multiple awards for clinical care, education, and research, and was named “Top Advocate” by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association for her commitment to patient safety.
Dr. Wilmas specializes in Mohs micrographic surgery (a precise technique for removing skin cancer while sparing healthy tissue), surgical reconstruction, and skin cancer detection and management.
As a native of St. Louis, Dr. Wilmas is honored to care for the people of Missouri.
Undergraduate Degree
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Medical Degree
University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Internship
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Dermatology Residency
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- American Board of Dermatology
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American Contact Dermatitis Society
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery
- Women’s Dermatologic Society
- Wilmas K, Patel J, Silapunt S, Doan HQ, Migden MR. The use of a dehydrated complete human placental membrane allograft for Mohs surgical defects of the nose. Dermatologic Surgery, 2023 Feb 13. PMID: 36799879.
- Chen O, Kim K, Steele C, Wilmas KM, Aboul-Fettouh N, Burns C, Doan HQ, Silapunt S, Migden MR. Advances in Management and Therapeutics of Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma. Cancers. 2022 Jul 30;14(15):3720. PMID: 35954384.
- Burns C, Kubicki S, Nguyen QB, Aboul-Fettouh N, Wilmas KM, Chen O, Doan HQ, Silapunt S, Migden MR. Advances in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Management. Cancers. 2022 Jul 27;14(15):3653. PMID: 35954316
- Wilmas KM, Aria AB, Landis LN, Chaitanya SK, Prieto VG, Duvic M. CD4/CD8 double-negative mycosis fungoides with large cell transformation and involvement of the lungs and leptomeninges. Dermatology Online Journal. 2022 Mar 15;28(2):4. PMID: 35670681.
- McNally M, Patel A, Wilmas KM, Thomas V, Heberton M. Cutaneous Surgery Outcomes in Patients on Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors. Dermatologic Surgery. 2021 Nov 1; 47(11):1519-1521. PMID: 34417386.
- Wilmas KM, Nguyen QB, Patel J, Silapunt S, Migden MR. Treatment of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: Mohs surgery & cutaneous oncology perspective. Future Oncology. 2021 Dec; (35):4971-4982. PMID: 34608809.
- Wilmas KM, Garner W, Ballo M, McGovern S, MacFarlane DF. The role of radiation therapy in the management of cutaneous malignancies. Part I: Diagnostic modalities and applications. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2021 Sep; 85(3):539-548. PMID: 34116097.
- Wilmas KM, Garner W, Ballo M, McGovern S, MacFarlane DF. The role of radiation therapy in the management of cutaneous malignancies. Part II: When is radiation therapy indicated? Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2021 Sep; 85(3):551-562. PMID: 34116100.
- Kim E, Aria A, Wilmas K, Lewis D, Dabaja B, Nunez C, Torres-Cabala C, Duvic M. Small-to-medium pleomorphic CD4+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder in a pediatric patient successfully treated with low-dose radiation. Pediatric Dermatology. 2019 Jan;36(1):e23-e26. PMID: 30548331.
- Aria A, Wilmas K, Kim E, Aung P, Duvic M. The development of primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium-sized pleomorphic T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder at the site of a melanoma excision scar. Dermatology Online Journal. 2018 Sep;24(9). PMID: 30677830.
- Wilmas K, Aria A, Torres-Cabala C, Lu H, Duvic M. Schnitzler’s syndrome in a patient with a family history of monoclonal gammopathy. Dermatology Online Journal. 2018 Jan;24(1). PMID: 29469761.
- Jenkinson HA, Wilmas KM, Silapunt S. Sodium tetradecyl sulfate: A review of clinical uses. Dermatologic Surgery. 2017 Nov;43(11):1313-1320. PMID: 28430735.
Schedule an appointment with Dr. Wilmas at these locations:
130 Richardson Crossing Suite 130
Arnold, MO 63010
Medical dermatology
Skin cancer treatment
4020 New Vision Dr
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Medical dermatology
Skin cancer treatment
Cosmetic dermatology
12855 N 40 Dr Ste 180
West County, MO 63141
Medical dermatology
Skin cancer treatment
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