Eileen L. Axibal, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Board Certified, Dermatology
Board Certified, Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery
Dear Patient,
I am honored and excited to work with you to achieve your skin goals! I know firsthand that dermatologic evaluations and treatments can be a source of uncertainty and anxiety. After many years of rigorous training, I am able to provide you with advanced, personalized, and meticulous care. My goal is to use both compassion and skill to give you the best experience possible. I believe in a patient-centered approach to medicine and will treat you like a member of my own family.
I was born and raised in Troy, Michigan. After graduating from high school, I moved to Philadelphia to complete my undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in neuroscience. During my time at Penn, I competed on the Varsity Women’s Soccer team and served as a captain for two years. Although I hung up my cleats in 2009, I never relinquished the values that they represent: teamwork, discipline, passion, and rising to challenges. Medicine, a team profession, has allowed me to build upon the skills I gained through athletics and thrive on a new turf. In 2010, I returned to Michigan and attended Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. I spent four years as a medical student in Grand Rapids and earned my M.D. in 2014. During that time, I was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society. I then moved to Denver to complete my internal medicine internship at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center and my dermatology residency at the University of Colorado, where I served as chief resident in my final year. After graduating from residency in 2018, I underwent an additional year of fellowship training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery/Dermatologic Oncology at the University of Colorado. This specialized training equipped me with advanced skills in managing skin cancer and performing complex facial reconstruction. I am Board Certified in both Dermatology and Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery, and an author of numerous scientific publications and textbook chapters. I have performed more than 7,000 Mohs surgeries and reconstructions, as well as thousands of surgical excisions.
My husband and I are blessed with four wonderful children and a goofy Sheepadoodle pup. In my spare time, I love running, yoga, traveling, and trying out new food. My family and I are thrilled to be back in West Michigan. I look forward to learning about you!
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BA – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MD – Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI
Internship – Colorado Health Foundation-Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, CO
Residency, Dermatology – University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Fellowship, Mohs Micrographic Surgery & Dermatologic Oncology – University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
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Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery
Dermatology
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Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Procedural Dermatology
Cutaneous Oncology
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American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), Fellow
American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS), Fellow
Michigan Dermatological Society (MDS)
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS)
Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS)
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Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society
Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)
Chief Dermatology Resident, 2017-2018
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Visconti MJ, Axibal E. Repair of a Lateral Eyebrow Defect. Dermatol Surg. 2024 Mar 1;50(3):287-289.
Axibal E, Fisher M, Miller M, Brown M. Damage to the Temporal Branch of the Facial Nerve from Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Dermatol Surg. 2022 Nov 1;48(11):1140-1145.
Brodsky M, Axibal E, Brown M. Aggressive Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma as an Adult Manifestation of Incontinentia Pigmenti. Dermatol Surg. 2021 Jun 1;47(6):824-826
Axibal E, Brown M. Surgical Dressings and Novel Skin Substitutes. Dermatol Clin. 2019 Jul;37(3):349-366.
Wong E, Axibal E, Brown M. Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Feb;27(1):15-34.
Axibal E, Terella A, Ricci D, Brown M. Neuropraxia of the Spinal Accessory Nerve After Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Dermatol Surg. 2017 Sep;43(9):1192-1195.
Axibal EL, Kreger JD, Contreras ME, Cohen JL. Self-resolving eruptive keratoacanthomas after full-field erbium resurfacing. J Drugs Dermatol. J Drugs Dermatol. 2016 Nov 1;15(11):1453-1455.
Pimiento JM, Larkin EM, Smalley KS, Wiersma GL, Monks NR, Fedorenko IV, Peterson CA, Nickoloff BJ. Pathobiology in Focus: Melanoma genotypes and phenotypes get personal. Lab Invest. 2013 Aug; 93(8):858-67.
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Eileen L. Axibal MD, Misha D. Miller MD, Mariah R. Brown MD. Common Cutaneous Malignancies (Chapter 43, pages 395-404). In: High & Prok (Eds). Dermatology Secrets. 6th ed. Elsevier.
Eileen L. Axibal MD, Mariah R. Brown MD. Cryosurgery (Chapter 51, pages 469-472). In: High & Prok (Eds). Dermatology Secrets. 6th ed. Elsevier.
Eileen L. Axibal MD, Misha D. Miller MD, Mariah R. Brown MD. Mohs Surgery (Chapter 52, pages 473-477). In: High & Prok (Eds). Dermatology Secrets. 6th ed. Elsevier.
Aleksandra Florek MD, Eileen Axibal MD, Mariah Brown MD. Essential Instruments (Chapter 40, pages 260-264). In: Dover & Mariwalla (Eds).The Business of Dermatology. 1st ed. Thieme Medical Publishers. June 2020.
Eileen Axibal MD, Ramin Fathi MD, Mariah Ruth Brown MD. Managing surgical complications (pages 523-553). In: Kantor J (Ed).Dermatologic Surgery. 1st ed. McGraw-Hill. May 2018.
Eileen Axibal, MD and Mariah Brown, MD. Squamous Cell Carcinoma (pages 69-96). In: Hanlon A (Ed).A Practical Guide to Skin Cancer.1st ed. Springer. April 2018.
Richard G. Glogau, MD and Eileen Axibal, MD. Topical Botulinum Toxin (pages 317-328). In: Cohen JL and Ozog DM (Ed).Botulinum Toxins: Cosmetic and Clinical Applications. 1st ed. Wiley. September 2017
Jason J. Emer, MD, Eileen Axibal, MD, Ellen S. Marmur, MD, and Heidi Waldorf, MD. OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox®) in Dermatology (pages 357–368). In: Cohen JL, Ozog DM (Ed).Botulinum Toxins: Cosmetic and Clinical Applications. 1st ed. Wiley. September 2017.