Scripps Cancer Center Provides Free Skin Screenings for South County Ocean Lifeguards

Doctors from Scripps Cancer Center visited the Dempsey Center in Imperial Beach Aug. 19 to provide free skin cancer screenings to ocean lifeguards from South County. Scripps has provided free skin screenings to lifeguards and other first responders across San Diego County for more than 25 years, as part of its community benefit program to support the region’s overall health and well-being. Lifeguards spend a great deal of their time outdoors, putting them at higher risk for skin cancer. Summer is a good time to check for skin abnormalities that may be cancerous, or may lead to skin cancers.

Pictured (left to right): Tracey Collins (lead medical assistant at Scripps); Art Ayala (Marine Safety Lieutenant Leader with the city of Imperial Beach); Meera Shah (physician assistant at Scripps); Dr. Jalal Maghfour, M.D. (Mohs fellow at Scripps); Alexander Rose, M.D. (Mohs fellow at Scripps); Kaitlyn Blanchard, M.D. (Mohs fellow at Scripps); Trevor Spence, Marine Safety Lieutenant with the city of Imperial Beach Fire-Rescue; and Hugh Greenway, M.D. (Mohs surgeon and head of the Mohs fellowship at Scripps).