About us

Dr. Elise Ng is as assistant professor of dermatology and the Director of Dermatologic Surgery in the Department of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins.  She oversees the Johns Hopkins team of Mohs surgeons across four clinical sites, including the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Greenspring Station, the Medical Pavilion at Howard County, and Sibley Memorial Hospital.  She also serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship training program and is the clinical co-director of the Melanoma Program at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.  Her areas of clinical expertise include Mohs micrographic surgery, complex facial reconstruction following skin cancer surgery, melanoma, cosmetic scar revision, and surgical management of benign and malignant skin lesions.

Dr. Ng graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and was awarded the Harvard College Scholar Award for academic excellence. She received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and subsequently trained at New York University School of Medicine, one of the nation's top dermatology programs, where she was selected to be chief resident. Following residency, she completed a prestigious fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology with a focus on advanced reconstruction under the tutelage of one of the leaders in the field at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She serves as a reviewer for and her research has been published in premier peer-reviewed journals including Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Ng joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2017 and has been consistently recognized as a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore Magazine.