Distinguished in Melanoma

Dr. Roberto Novoa

Dermatology
Stanford Hospital And Clinics
965 High St, 
Palo Alto, CA 
17 Years of Experience

Distinguished in Melanoma
Stanford Hospital And Clinics
965 High St, 
Palo Alto, CA 
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Overview

Roberto Novoa is a Dermatologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Novoa has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Mycosis Fungoides, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, and Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 88 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 10 articles in the study of Melanoma.

Graduate Year
2009
Specialties
Dermatology
Licenses
Dermatology in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Stanford Health Care
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Stanford Hospital and Clinics
965 High St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Call: 650-575-6431
Other Locations
General Dermatology Clinic at Hoover Pavilion
211 Quarry Rd Fl 3, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Call: 650-723-6316

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Novoa has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


88 Total Publications

New Diagnostics and Management for Trichodysplasia Spinulosa.
New Diagnostics and Management for Trichodysplasia Spinulosa.
Journal: JAMA dermatology
Published: November 19, 2025
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