About Dr. Steinman
Dermatology & Mohs Surgery Expert Witness

Dr. Howard K. Steinman is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon who has been providing expert witness services in Mohs surgery, dermatologic surgery, and cosmetic dermatology since 2000. He has been involved in more than 70 legal cases for both plaintiffs and defendants and has testified in numerous depositions as well as civil and criminal trials.

Dr. Steinman graduated from Pomona College and Washington University in St. Louis. He completed dermatology residency at the University of California, San Diego, and at St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin in London, a position awarded annually to a single non-British resident. He completed fellowship training in Mohs and dermatologic surgery at the University of Illinois.

In 2024, he received a Presidential Citation from the American Academy of Dermatology for excellence in Mohs surgery education. He has over 40 years of clinical experience and has performed more than 30,000 Mohs procedures.

He has co-edited two textbooks, authored 13 chapters, and published over 60 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, BMJ, JAMA Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, and the British Journal of Dermatology.

Dr. Steinman is a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery. He co-founded and served as President of the American Society for Mohs Surgery and co-directed its annual Fundamentals of Mohs Surgery Course for 25 years. He has held academic appointments at UC San Diego and the Texas A&M School of Medicine (as Director of Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery), and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Campbell University School of Medicine. He has given numerous lectures on surgical techniques, cosmetic procedures, and complications, with an emphasis on outcomes in skin cancer and Mohs surgery.