Gregory M. Bricca, M.D., a native of Moraga, California is a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, and a fellow/active member in the American College of Mohs Surgery, the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Doctor Bricca has published multiple journal articles and textbook chapters and speaks both locally and nationally on skin cancer and melanoma treatment as well as facial plastic & reconstructive surgery.
Fellowship: Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Mentors – John A. Zitelli, M.D. & David G. Brodland, M.D., 2002-2003.
Residency: University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1999-2002.
Internship: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, 1998-1999.
Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, 1994-1998.
Undergraduate: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, B.S. in Biochemistry, 1988-1993.
Honors: Medical School Valedictory Speaker, 1998; Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1997; NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, 1993.
Personal interests: 5 Children, Coaching Soccer, Running, Cycling, Fly-fishing, Photography.
“Immunostains and Treatment of Melanoma with Mohs Surgery.” American College of Mohs Surgery, Austin, TX, May 21, 2009.
“Immunostaining Melanoma Frozen Section Surgical Margins with MART-1.” American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, Naples, FL, May 4, 2007.
“Cutaneous Head and Neck Melanoma Treated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery.” American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Annual Meeting Scottsdale, AZ, April 29, 2006.
“Immunostaining Melanoma Frozen Sections with MART-1.” American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, New Orleans, LA, October 27, 2005.
“Injectable Anesthesia and Electrosurgery.” The Skin Cancer Surgery Center, Surgical Assistant Education, Sacramento, California, August 4, 2005.
“Optimal Management of High Risk Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” Winter Ski Meeting Squaw Valley, CA, March 3, 2005.
“Immunostaining Melanoma Frozen Sections with MART-1.” American Society for Mohs Histotechnology, San Diego, California, October 12, 2004.
“Creating a Better Ellipse: Basic Excision and Suturing Techniques.” UC Davis Residents Forum, Sacramento, California, September 16, 2004.
“Skin Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention.” Mercy General Hospital Grand Rounds, Sacramento, California, July 8, 2004.
“Immunostaining Melanoma Frozen Sections: The One-Hour Protocol.” American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 14, 2003.
Bricca, G.M., Brodland D.G., Zitelli J.A. “Mohs Micrographic Surgery for the Treatment of Cutaneous Head and Neck Melanoma.” Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, January 2005, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 92-100.
Bricca, G.M., Zitelli J.A., Brodland D.G. “Immunostaining Melanoma Frozen Sections: The One Hour Protocol.” Dermatologic Surgery, March 2004, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 403-8.
Haas, A.F., Fromer, E.S., Bricca, G.M. “Spindle Cell Lipoma of the Scalp: A Case Report and Review.” Dermatologic Surgery, January 1999, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 68-71.
Bricca, G.M., Khoyi, M.A., Westfall, D.P. “Comparative Study of Na/Ca Antiporter Modulation by Norepinephrine and Second Messengers in Laboratory Animals.” Journal of Investigative Medicine, January 1996, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 172.
Brodland D.G., Bricca G.M. “Mohs Surgery: The Full Spectrum of Application.” In: Cancer of the Skin, Eds. D. Rigel, R. Friedman, R. Marks, D. Reintgen, J.C., Bystryn, L. Dzubow. Elsevier 2005.
Bricca G.M., Zitelli J.A. Mohs Surgery for Invasive Melanoma. In: Mohs Micrographic Surgery 2nd edition, Eds. G. Mikhail, S. Snow. Wisconsin 2004.
