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Dermatologist

A dermatologist is a medical doctor who specializes in conditions that affect the skin, hair, and nails. Whether it’s rashes, wrinkles, psoriasis, or melanoma, no one understands your skin, hair, and nails better than a board-certified dermatologist.

The skin is an incredible organ. It is your first line of defense against disease, protects your other organs, warms you up and cools you down, and sends messages about how healthy you are inside. Dermatologists are expert medical doctors and skin surgeons with the unique skills and experience to offer the best care for the organ that cares for you.

What does a dermatologist do?

A board-certified dermatologist has extensive training, which allows them to accurately diagnose and properly treat more than 3,000 diseases of the skin, hair, and nails as well as cosmetic concerns.

If you were to watch a dermatologist at work on any given day, you might see them:

  • Treat a baby’s prominent birthmark that threatens the child’s eyesight.
  • Remove a mother’s deadly melanoma at its earliest, most treatable stage.
  • Offer relief for a student whose chronic eczema makes sleep nearly impossible.
  • Diagnose the life-threatening liver condition causing a grandfather’s unbearable itching.
  • Treat the hair loss of a young woman, helping her gain the confidence to search for a job.