I was curious to whether or not a RN could perform MOHS surgery if the physician was on site?
Absolutely not. Mohs needs to and can only be performed by Mohs skin cancer surgeons. RNs are not surgeons and cannot have this licensing. If a physician's office is willing to do this, I would find another office immediately. It is against all medical ethics, not to mention insurance fraud!
I would think it would be inappropriate for any non-MD to be doing a Moh's procedure. I would expect the doctor to be doing it if it were my skin cancer being removed.
