Dr. Shireen Guide is here to discuss moles in children - how normal is it? What different types are ok? When should you seek treatment?
Moles in Kids

Shireen Guide, MD
Dr. Shireen V. Guide is a triple board-certified (dermatology, pediatric dermatology and micrographic dermatologic surgery) dermatologist and a board-certified pediatric dermatology subspecialist. She completed her medical education and internship at Stanford University School of Medicine and her dermatology residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern, followed by a fellowship in pediatric and adolescent dermatology at the University of California San Diego/ Rady Children's Hospital. In addition to seeing patients at CHOC, she serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at University of California Irvine School of Medicine. She is the Director of Pediatric Dermatology Resident Education at UCI, and also teaches pediatric residents at CHOC. Dr. Guide runs numerous pediatric clinical trials for new medications to treat both common and rare skin diseases. She was instrumental in the process of the first FDA-approved
treatment for Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (May 2022).