About Algin B. Garrett, MD
Algin B. Garrett, MD graduated from Bucknell University and received his medical degree from The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He completed his training in dermatology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. Upon completion of his training in 1983, Dr. Garrett joined the faculty. He completed a fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery at Cleveland Clinic in 1988. Returning to VCU, Dr. Garrett served as Director of Dermatologic Surgery from 1988 until 2018 and as Director of the Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology fellowship training program from 2005 until 2018. In addition, Dr. Garrett served as Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at VCU from 1992 until 2018. Dr. Garrett is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology. He is a fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery and a member of the American Dermatological Association, America Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology and the Association of Professors of Dermatology.