As the program director for the Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology fellowship program, he educates the next generation of fellowship-trained dermatologic surgeons. Dr. Golda focuses on translational research in collaboration with several basic science faculty at the University of Missouri. Current projects are focused on improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma and development of new technologies to make office procedures such as laser and outpatient surgery safer and more efficient. He received his medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.