Dr. Maya Thosani conducted her undergraduate training at Columbia University, and received her Medical Degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), known since 2013 as Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health Sciences.
After completing a rigorous internship at New York University’s Downtown Hospital in Manhattan, she remained in NYC completing 3 years of dermatology residency and served as a Chief Resident at Stony Brook University Hospital, where she divided her time between University Hospital, the Veterans Affairs Hospital, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Skin Cancer Center.
In pursuit of advanced surgical training, Dr. Thosani completed a demanding 1-year accredited fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Cincinnati under the mentorship of Dr. Brett Coldiron, while at the same time training with plastic surgeons, head and neck surgeons, and oculoplastic surgeons.
Dr. Thosani’s clinical interests involve cutaneous oncology and the use of dermoscopy as a non-invasive tool for early detection of skin cancer.
She is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Phoenix Dermatologic Society, and a fellow of the Mohs College.
She has performed over 15,000 Mohs micrographic surgeries, as well as countless other surgical procedures. She is double-board-certified in both Dermatology and Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery.
Her personal interests include spending time with her husband and three children. She is passionate about health and wellness, believing that there are many factors that influence our bodies and minds, especially nutrition and movement. She enjoys practicing yoga daily, and traveling with her family and friends. Golf, skiing, biking and hiking are some of the new passions she has been fortunate enough to pursue since moving to the Valley in 2014.