Dr. Hruza is one of the distinguished dermatologists at Schweiger Dermatology Group.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery, American Board of Laser Surgery and an Adjunct Professor of Dermatology at St. Louis University.
Dr. Hruza has been on the best doctors’ lists for more than 25 years and has contributed more than 200 publications to medical literature, including four textbooks on laser surgery. In addition, he has lectured on five continents about laser surgery, Mohs micrographic surgery, skin cancer and skin surgery.
Before his current position, he was an Associate Professor of Dermatology, Otolaryngology and Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. He has trained 21 Mohs Surgery fellows and has treated patients from as far away as Australia.
Dr. Hruza received his medical degree from New York University at the top of his class and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Societies. He completed his dermatology residency at New York University Medical Center followed by a laser surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School.
He completed a Mohs and dermatologic surgery fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Dr. Fred Mohs, developer of the Mohs surgery technique for precise skin cancer removal.
Dr. Hruza serves as Assistant Editor of Dermatologic Surgery and on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, and Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. He is the former president of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, Missouri State Medical Association and St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society.
