Faculty profile
Jay Zhu
Back to facultyLimited-Term Clinical LecturerPost Grad Medical EducationUniversity of Alberta
Research
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Latest papers
Dogma Rounds: Challenging the Status Quo.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2019 · senior author
Staged margin-controlled excision (SMEX) for lentigo maligna melanoma in situ.
Journal of surgical oncology · 2018
2 publications.
01
Dogma Rounds: Challenging the Status Quo.
Morzycki A, Nickel K, Zhu J
Plastic and reconstructive surgery2019Senior author
02
Staged margin-controlled excision (SMEX) for lentigo maligna melanoma in situ.
Beveridge J, Taher M, Zhu J, Mahmood MN, Salopek TG
Journal of surgical oncology2018
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