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About
Gloria Xu, MD, PhD, is a UW Health dermatologist and Mohs surgeon and a professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she serves as director of the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship.
Dr. Xu’s special clinical interests include non-melanoma skin cancers, high-risk skin cancers, early-stage melanomas that grow in cosmetically sensitive locations, and the reconstruction of surgical wounds. She specializes in Mohs micrographic surgery, the gold standard for treating most skin cancers and conducts research on in many areas to improve skin cancer care. Dr. Xu’s philosophy toward patient care is to treat all patients as if they are members of her own family.
During personal time, Dr. Xu likes to play pickleball. She also enjoys watching her children compete on the tennis court and play classical music on the piano and violin.
Languages spoken
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
University affiliation
Practice locations
Education & credentials
Board certifications
- Dermatology
Medical School
- Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Fellowships
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, MA
Residencies
- University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Internships
- Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center for Health Professions, Grand Rapids, MI
Specialties
Conditions
Treatments
Additional conditions and treatments
- Biopsies of Disorders of Nails and Skin
- Botox® and Fillers
- Chemical Peels
- Cosmetic Laser Services
- Dermabrasion
- Earlobe Repair
- Excisions
- Laser Hair Removal
- Laser Vascular Lesion Removal
- Melanoma Dermatology
- Melanoma and Pigmented Lesions (Dermatology)
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mole and Skin Tag Removal
- Nail Tumors
- Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
- Photochemotherapy
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Pigmentary Alterations of the Nail
- Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
- Skin Biopsy
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Transplantation Dermatology
- Ultraviolet Light Therapy
Research & publications
Dr. Xu is actively involved in several research projects related to melanoma and other skin cancers. Along with her co-PI, Dr. Vladimir S. Spiegelman, she is working on a project on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in non-transplant and transplant patients. It is hoped that this research will lead to pre-operative treatment to reduce the size of the tumor or post-operative treatment to enhance the cure rate. She is involved in a project with Dr. Mark Albertini to study immune responses to melanoma. She is also involved in a project led by Andrew Sheinis, UW Professor of Astronomy, to determine if an imaging technology developed for Astronomy can be used to detect early melanoma as well as to detect cancer margins prior to surgical removal.