Dr. Michele Hughes, MD

Dr. Michele H. Hughes, Director of Premier Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center, PLLC is a Board Certified Dermatologist who specializes in Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Dr. Hughes grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and moved to Houston, Texas. As a teenager, she was an avid softball player throughout high school and continued her career in softball on scholarship at Mississippi University for Women. There she earned a Bachelor’s of Science, majoring in Microbiology. She was named Outstanding Microbiology Graduate in 2002, graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the honor college. In 2002, she was named NCAA All America Scholar Athlete and also received the Headway Award for Academic Excellence. She then earned her Medical Doctorate from the University of Texas Health and Science Center in San Antonio (UTHSCSA), where she graduated with top honors and was elected to the national Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society.

Dr. Hughes completed her internship at UTHSCSA, where she was awarded excellence in teaching.  Following her internship, she completed a three year dermatology residency in 2010 at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, where she served as Chief Resident of Dermatology. Currently, she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and Society for Pediatric Dermatology. Dr. Hughes has an interest in all aspects of Dermatology including Cosmetic and Pediatric Dermatology, with particular interest in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. She specializes in Mohs' micrographic surgery for skin cancer, and is an Associate of the American Society for Mohs' Surgery.

In her free time, Dr. Hughes enjoys spending time with her two young children and her husband.