Dr. David Ciocon received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University (cum laude with HIgh Honors in History and Literature) and his M.D. from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Prior to his residency in dermatology, he completed three years of a combined general and plastic surgery residency training at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital as well as a one-year clinical research fellowship in psoriasis at Harvard University, Brigham & Women's Hospital. He subsequently completed a dermatology residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident and recipient of the Leo M. Davidoff Award for Excellence in Teaching. He then completed a Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Procedural Dermatology fellowship at Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey under the guidance of Dr. David Goldberg in 2009. 

Since 2013, Dr. Ciocon has served as the Director of Dermatologic Surgery, Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Procedural Dermatology at the Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has also serves as the Director of Clinical Operations of the Dermatology Division of the Montefiore Medical Center. 

Dr. Ciocon is a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the American College of Mohs Surgery. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Cosmestic and Laser Therapy. He is a preceptor in the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery Preceptor program.

Dr. Ciocon's clinical interests include Mohs Micrographic surgery, facial reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, laser-assisted tumescent liposuction, autologous fat transfer, laser medicine, and minimally invasive cosmetic dermatology. He has written multiple peer-reviewed publications and textbooks with respect to surgical and non-surgical approaches to cutaneous oncology, cutaneous reconstruction, and aesthetic rejuvenation.

Soliman YS, Mieczkowska K, Zhu TR, Hossain O, Zhu TH, Ciocon DH, Williams RF. Characterizing basal cell carcinoma in Hispanic individuals undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery: a 7-year retrospective review at an academic institution in the Bronx. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Oct;187(4):597-599.

Williams RF, Ciocon DH. Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Skin of Color. J Drugs Dermatol. 2022 May 1;21(5):536-541.

Dautriche-Svidzinski CN, Manning J, Williams RF, Ciocon DH. Treatment algorithm for basal cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal. Dermatol Surg. 2022 Mar 1;48(3):372-373.

Soliman YS, Mieczkowska K, Zhu TR, Hossain O,  Zhu TH, Ciocon DH, Williams RF. Keratinocyte carcinoma resected by Mohs micrographic surgery in individuals with skin of color: An observational study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 May;88(5):1183-1185.

Hoffman L, Benesh G, Soliman Y, Ciocon D, Williams R. Diversifying the Mohs Workforce: Understanding Barriers of Applicants to Mohs Micrographic Surgery Fellowship. J Drugs Dermatol. 2023 May 1;22(5):471-474.

Nazarian R, Manning J, Ciocon DH. Repair of a nasal tip defect. Dermatol Surg. 2023 Sep 1;49(9):889-891.