About Dr. Maya Thosani

Education

Dr. Maya Thosani graduated high school in central New Jersey, and then pursued degrees in Psychology and Spanish during her pre-medical training at Columbia University.  During her junior year, she studied abroad in Madrid, Spain for a semester, enjoying the opportunities of traveling Europe while becoming fluent in a second language.

Following Columbia University, Dr. Thosani attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey, which is now called Rutgers Medical School. While there, she was honored to be one of a handful of students elected by her peers and professors to serve in the Gold Humanism Honor Society– which recognizes those who practice patient-centered care by modeling the qualities of integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, and empathy. Training in one of the most underserved areas of the country created the desire to provide care to those without access.  Dr. Thosani has made it her goal to take care of all those in need and accept all insurances and plans to provide care indiscriminately.

After completing a rigorous internship at New York University’s Downtown Hospital in Manhattan, she remained in NYC completing three years of dermatology residency and served as a Chief Resident at Stony Brook University Hospital.  During these 3 years she spent a third of her time divided between University Hospital, the Veterans Affairs hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering (MSK) Skin Cancer Center.  While at MSK she solidified her knowledge in dermoscopy, skin cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment modalities.  Seeing the benefits of newer photographic modalities used in combination with spectral analysis and mole mapping for the care of the high-risk patient was inspiring.  It is her goal to bring some of this more advanced technology for non-invasive diagnosis of skin cancer to the Valley.

In pursuit of advanced surgical training, Dr. Thosani then completed a demanding one year accredited fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Cincinnati under the mentorship of Dr. Brett Coldiron (who served as past president of the Mohs College, and past president of the American Academy of Dermatology). During this fellowship, she performed over 1700 surgeries and reconstructions, regularly assisting the plastic, head & neck, and oculoplastic surgeons in the operating room.  While Mohs micrographic surgeons are not considered “plastic surgeons” – their training overlaps considerably regarding facial reconstruction after surgical removal of cancers. 

Clinical Interests

Dr. Thosani’s clinical interests involve cutaneous oncology and the use of dermoscopy as a non-invasive tool for early detection of skin cancer. The skin is a window to our behaviors, and by thorough examination and artful consideration –she can often help patients alleviate their skin conditions.  So many times, patients may be given the correct treatments, but are not advised in a “real-life” way how to incorporate this into their lives.  It is this ability that Dr. Thosani has, of simplifying treatments and explaining the cause and effect of various skin conditions, that allows her patients to find themselves improved.  Her surgical expertise extends from performing artfully small biopsies, to handling invasive melanoma surgeries.  Given the high risk of skin cancer formation in the Valley – Dr Thosani also makes it a priority to counsel her patients about sun avoidance, prevention, and reversal of damage.

Recognitions

She is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, Phoenix Dermatologic Society, and a fellow of the Mohs College. She has done over 15,000 Mohs micrographic surgeries, as well as countless other surgical procedures.  She is double board certified in both Dermatology and Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery.

Dr. Thosani has been blessed to be recognized by Phoenix Magazine as a Top Doc in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Personal Interests

Her personal interests include spending time with her husband and three children.  She is passionate about health and wellness – believing that there are many factors that influence our bodies and minds – especially nutrition and movement.  She spends a great deal of time cooking and making healthy delicious recipes, going to yoga daily, and traveling with her family and friends.  Golf, skiing, biking and hiking are some of the new passions she has been lucky to pursue since moving to the Valley in 2014.

Dr. Maya Thosani truly feels that with the personalized care she provides, coupled with humor and the time she takes to get to know her patients – that she can make the greatest difference in their lives.