About Suraj Venna, MD
Dr. Suraj Venna is a board-certified dermatologist and Director of the Inova Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center. He currently practices at Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, VA, and is fellowship trained in melanoma and cutaneous oncology. Dr. Venna has experience treating Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), advanced non-melanoma skin cancers (squamous and basal cell carcinomas), and cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL).
Prior to his position at Inova, Dr. Venna directed and founded a multi-disciplinary melanoma and skin cancer program in Washington, D.C. The melanoma team was the recipient of the President's Patients First Award, given for outstanding delivery and coordination of care. He was faculty at Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he taught medical students and trained residents in dermatology. Dr. Venna also directed the melanoma and cutaneous oncology fellowship program.
He is actively engaged with dermatologists both on a local and national level. Dr. Venna was on the Executive Committee of the Washington D.C. Dermatological Society and is also past president of the society. On a national level, he served the American Academy of Dermatology on the State Policy Committee and the Pigmented Lesions Subcommittee.
Awards/Associations/Appointments
- Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Melanoma and Skin Cancer Committee, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012-2015
- American Academy of Dermatology Presidential Citation Award, 2011
- Teacher of the Year, Dept. of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 2009
- Teacher of the Year, Dept. of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 2008
- National Institute of Health Ruth Kirchstein Research Service Award, 2005
- AOA Medical Honor Society, 2005
- American Skin Association, Melanoma Research Award, 2005
- Pochi Award for Excellence in Dermatology, Boston University, 2001
- Recipient of the 2019 Melanoma Research Foundation, Humanitarian Award
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Northern Virginia Magazine Top Doc 2018, 2019
Blog Posts
Inova Dermatologist Brings Melanoma Awareness to Capitol Hill. June 7, 2018.
Former President Jimmy Carter: A Health Update. December 10, 2015.
Preventing Melanoma: Should You Drink More Coffee and Hold Off on the Viagra? September 1, 2015.
Jimmy Carter's Rare Cancer Diagnosis. August 27, 2015.
News Articles
Immunotherapy for Melanoma. U.S. World News & World Report. October 17, 2019
Research & Publications
Background
Medical Education
Boston University School of Medicine 2001Internships
Training Specialty: Preliminary Internal Medicine
6/20/2001 - 6/30/2002
Residency
Training Specialty: Dermatology
7/1/2002 - 6/30/2005
Fellowships
Training Specialty: Research Fellow
7/1/2005 - 6/30/2006
Training Specialty: Dermatology
7/1/2006 - 6/30/2007
Patient Reviews
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