Welcome!  Dr. Gerner offers skin cancer screening and diagnosis and treatment of localized cancers.  We also offer total body mole mapping and dermoscopy, the latest technologies for detecting and diagnosing important skin changes.  Please read more about these technologies on the Mole Mapping and Dermoscopy pages.

Effective November 1, 2023 we will no longer accept and bill any insurances.

The practice is changing to a patient pay model on November 1, 2023. Payment will be collected at time of service. For more information on this change as well as a copy of our proposed fee schedule please go to the patient documents tab above.

We are located at 539 Harkle Rd., Suite B, Santa Fe, NM  87505.  Our phone number is 505-795-7735.

Our hours are 9:00 – 5:00  Monday thru Thursday,  closing for lunch from 1:00 to 2:00 daily.

Doctor Gerner is committed to detecting and treating skin cancers at the earliest possible stage while avoiding unnecessary biopsies.

To achieve these goals he uses state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to analyze moles and other skin lesions. Compared to the traditional, “naked eye” examination, these tools allow him to more accurately assess moles and other skin lesions to determine whether or not they could be cancerous.

The incidence of melanoma, i.e. the percentage of cases in the population, is increasing dramatically. In the U.S. in 1900, there was less than 1 case in 1,000 people lifetime. As of 2010, the U.S. had 1 case of melanoma per 57 people!  Mole Mapping and Dermoscopy are skin cancer screening technologies that can help detect melanoma and other skin cancers early, before the cancer has spread.

According to the Melanoma Research Foundation, every eight minutes someone in the U.S. will be diagnosed with melanoma, and it’s not exclusive to the older population. In every hour of every day, someone will die from this dangerous skin cancer. The good news is that with early detection melanoma has a cure rate of over 95%.

Who should get Mole Mapping and Dermoscopy done?

If you answer “Yes” to any of the following questions, have your moles checked by your physician:

Have you previously had a melanoma?
Is there a history of skin cancer, especially melanoma, in your family?
Do you have many moles (more than 50)?
Do you have large moles (more than 2 inches in diameter)?
Are any of your moles changing in size, color, or shape?
Do you have any new moles on your body?
Did you have severe, blistering sunburns during childhood or adolescence?
Do you have very light skin?
Have you used a tanning bed?