Dr. Andrew Herbst MD
Andrew Herbst MD is a dermatologist, board certified by the American Board of Dermatology, and a fellowship trained Mohs surgeon. He received his undergraduate education at Cornell University, medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine, completed an internship at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and specialty training in dermatology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
After training he completed a one year fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery at the Dermatologic Surgicenter in Philadelphia, PA and is a fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery, the gold standard organization for training in Mohs surgery.
Since completing training in 2001, Dr Herbst has focused his practice on the treatment of skin cancer. He has treated over 20,000 skin cancers with the Mohs technique and prides himself not only on the precise removal of the cancer but also in providing the most aesthetic repair. He has been invited to share his expertise multiple times with other doctors as an instructor in seminars on post Mohs surgery reconstruction at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology and been invited to lecture on skin surgery at local dermatology meetings.
After 11 year of practice in the New York area Dr. Herbst founded in 2012 the Skin Cancer Center of Fairfield County P.C., a medical practice devoted to the treatment of skin cancer. The mission of this practice is to provide focused care for skin cancer patients involving the most precise removal of the growths with the utmost sensitivity to obtaining the best cosmetic results, in a warm, welcoming, comfortable setting. After 5 very successful years in Norwalk, Dr. Herbst opened in 2016 an additional setting in Branford, CT to accommodate patients from that region.
Academic Medical Positions
Associate Professor Dermatology
- State University of New York Health Science Center @ Brooklyn
July 2001 to 2012
Dermatologic SurgiCenter, Philadelphia PA
- Director, Anthony Benedetto
- Fellow: Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Approved by both American College of Mohs
July 2000 through June 2001
State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Department of Dermatology
- Chief Resident June, 1999 through July, 2000
- Clinical assistant instructor, July, 1997 through July 2000
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine
- Intern: July, 1996 through June, 1997.
New York University School of Medicine
- Sept. 1992- 1996.
Medical Doctorate
- May, 1996.
Undergraduate Education
Cornell University
- Bachelor of Arts May, 1991
- Honors: Deans List
- Empire State Scholarship of Excellence
Medical Certification/Affiliations
- Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology
- American Board of Dermatology – Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery
- Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery
- Fellow American Academy of Dermatology
- Member Skin Cancer Foundation
- Member Fairfield County Medical Associaiton
- Member Connecticut Society of Dermatology
- Member Connecticut State Medical Society.
Publications/Presentations
Guest Speaker, Long Island Dermatologic Society Meeting.
- “Common Questions in Dermatologic Surgery.”
Faculty, American Academy of Dermatology Annual meeting
- Reconstruction of Facial Wounds. Advanced Reconstruction
Faculty, American Academy of Dermatology Annual meeting
- Reconstruction of Facial Wounds. Rotation Flaps
Kim KH, Gross VL, Jaffe AT, Herbst AM.
- The use of the melolabial Burow’s graft in the reconstruction of combination nasal side-cheek defects. Dermatol Surg. 2004 Feb: 30:205-7
Herbst AM. Saving face.
- Cosmetic Dermatology. April 2003
Herbst AM, Benedetto AV.
- The use of the spanning suspension suture in facial reconstruction. Dermatol Surg. 2002 Apr;28(4):337-9.
Herbst AM, Bystryn JC.
- Remissions in pemphigus vulgaris. J Am Acad Dermatol. March, 2000.
Herbst AM.
- Extrusion of an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex) implant after rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. July, 1999.
Herbst AM, Laude TA.
- Juvenile xanthogranuloma; further evidence of a reactive etiology. Pediatr Dermatol. March/April, 1999.
Herbst AM.
- The use of dermabrasion in prevention and treatment of non melanoma skin cancer. (Presentation at annual meeting of American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology.
Herbst AM.
- Cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis. Verbal presentation: Sixth Annual Sarcoidosis Conference: Update on a Hidden disease.
Buscemi L, Herbst AM.
- Six cases from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Poster presentation, American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.
Herbst AM, Siegal ES, Alapati UR.
- Erythema multiforme induced by Hepatitis C infection. Poster presentation, American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.
Herbst AM, Brody N, Flaschner ZF.
- The role of topical vitamin C in protection from and resolution of UVB induced erythema. New York Dermatological Society annual resident competition.
Herbst AM, Bystryn JC.
- Remissions in pemphigus. Poster presentation, Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting.