Khosrow Mark Mehrany, MD

Having read the other exceptional reviews, I have nothing more to add. Dr. Mehrany is one of those rare physicians who excels at every level. I’ve had to have multiple procedures done in his office, and it’s like getting time with an old friend who takes care of you with 100% perfect results. His excellence is also shown in his staff, who make the entire experience as hassle free as possible.
If you need any form of skin surgical procedure, please make sure you get a referral to Dr. Mehrany. He’s the best.

Dr. Mehrany is a miracle worker! I had ‘3 sessions’ worth of skin cancer removed from my face and after 6 months, all I can say is ‘WOW’…minimal scarring from a ¼″ round hole (3.5″ long). He told me when I left his office that the scar will still be there, but it will look much better. What an understatement. I am so happy with the outcome and he is definitely a brilliant surgeon!

Recently I was referred by my regular dermatologist to Dr. Mark Mehrany to remove a very early skin cancer. I had several appointments with him: initial consultation and bigger biopsy, the surgery itself, and a couple of follow up visits. So I had the opportunity to interact with him and his staff multiple times.
Both Dr. Mehrany and his staff are tops. The whole practice is run very professionally but also with a degree of warmth not always experienced in a doctor’s office. Additionally, I had giant insurance issues and the woman who handles billing for the practice and I chatted several times and she was also fabulous in helping me resolve my problems (and empathetic too).
Dr. Mehrany is exceptionally knowledgeable and skilled, and happily has a really amazingly excellent bedside manner. I have the sense that anyone could talk with him about anything. That is a helpful skill in putting patients at ease.
No one wants to hear that they have any kind of cancer. But if you or a loved one has skin cancer that requires surgery, you could not possibly be in better hands than those of Dr. Mark Mehrany and his amazing staff. I have been raving about them to my family and friends. So often, if you’re in Silicon Valley, getting the very best medical care means having to drive to Stanford or to San Francisco. We as a community are incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Mehrany right here in Santa Clara County. You will not find a better dermatology surgeon anywhere.

Dr. Mark Mehrany is first a nice person that realizes that we are all people and we each have areas of experise. He knows what he is doing and excels in his care for the patient as a person! If you need someone to determine if you need surgery, then run, do not walk to see Dr. Mark Mehrany! He is outstanding! After he removed cancer from my back (Twice — 2 separate areas) he would call me in the evening to make sure I was ok. I have been around Hospitals, Doctors and Nurses all my life, he is Good!

Rave reviews all round at this point.
I had a 5 year old basal cell carcinoma on my left lower eyelid thanks to the production line medicine practiced by the inexprienced doctors at Palo Alto Medical Foundation (see that review separately). Dr Mehrany took one look at me, and had a slight wince, saying «Oh, that doesn’t look good. How long have you had this?» A few more questions and he concluded it to be a Basal Cell Carcinoma, just as Dr. Sullivan had said (Dr Sullivan referred me to see Dr Mehrany as Dr, Mehrany is one of the finest and most experienced dermatological surgeons specializing in mohs procedure. He explained the process of the procedure as they iteratively
slice off layers of the cancer, dye and test each layer, to detect where there is no more cancer then decide where more layers are needed to be removed, until the tests show that no cancer is present.
There are 3 GREAT players in his office.
The front desk is OWNED by Paulette. She is the consummate professional dealing with scheduling and setting expectations. Since the surgical process has the patient going back to have a slice taken, then wait for 20 – 60 minutes for the test results of that slice to guide the next slice, there is plenty of waiting room time. During that time I overheard her listen to a confused patient that I presume was elderly. After they gave their story, she assured them that no one had changed their appointment time, that it was on such-​and-​such day just like it originally was, that they would be fine, and even though it was natural to worry, there was nothing to worry about. She used the name of his daughter, that she would pick him up on time on that day and be here with him, and everything would be find. It sounded like the initial agitation in the call had been completely dispelled and the patient was again relaxed and ready for his treatment. This kind of professional compassion continued with every call she took, and her phone was ringing all day.
Next are Dr Mehrany’s assistants. He as a couple both are great and the operate in nearly complete silence while working. The assistant has the right tools at the right time, ready to hand to him, and I don’t thing he had to ever ask or verbally prompt what was needed. Amazing telepathic choreography to behold.
And finally Dr Mehrany himself. Wonderful demeanor, unpretentious, confident but not cocky, reputed to know his stuff, and he does. After hearing my story about the corporate medical industry clowns, he shared that he started his career in one of those for less than a year and found it appalling. He heard Docs stand around the coffeepot comparing notes about how many patients they had seen in the past week (relates to how big their paychecks would then be). That this was not the kind of medicine he envisioned for himself, hence he headed out to private practice and never looked back. Just Doctor and Patient without a corporate boss in between. Even better if there is no insurer or government meddling in those decisions as well in my not so humble opinion.
So a week later I am cancer free and will see the eye reconstruction specialist, Dr. Sullivan across the street for a few more weeks until the healing is complete. If that previous sentence turns out to be incorrect (3% chance I was told) and the cancer returns, I will update this post.