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I need to see a dermatologist for a few issues, including adult acne, skin cancer screening and some general skincare advice for aging skin. If you love your dermatologist, please recommend him/her (preferably in DC or close-in suburb). Thanks!!!
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Anonymous
| If Silver Spring is close enough, I just went to Dr. Benjamin Lockshin for a minor problem. He also did a skin cancer check. Very nice, very professional, didn't try to sell me any anti-aging goop or procedures. And he gives McDreamy a run for his money in the looks department. |
Anonymous
| Dr. Melda Issac downtown. She's great. |
Anonymous
| Dr. Brenda Berberian in Chevy Chase. She is great! |
Anonymous
| New poster but need the exact same thing. Dr. Berberian is great, but doesn't take insurance. Does anyone have a recommendation for a doctor that takes insurance? |
Anonymous
Is he married?  I need to see a derm and would drive to SS if he's single AND a great doctor!!
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Anonymous
Nevermind. Thank goodness for Google! Dr. Lockshin's practice lost a $5.8m lawsuit for malpractice, basically for not removing a suspicious mole sooner over an 8 year period. The patient later died. Yikes! My primary concern IS a suspicious mole!! http://www.protectpatientsblog.com/2008/11/legal_case_highlights_need_for.html |
Anonymous
| Whoa. I'm so sorry I recommended Dr. Lockshin in the first place. I had no idea. |
Anonymous
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I'm an attorney, and I just want to say that the mere fact that you read somewhere that Dr. Lockshin lost a lawsuit for failure to diagnose a suspicious mole...I just can't see how you have leapt to the conclusion that makes him a "bad" doctor. You have no idea what the circumstances of this case were; you have no idea how the jury reached its verdict or what information it was based on (or whether it was even a jury trial or maybe just a settlement). You have no idea how Dr. Lockshin deals with 99.9% of his patients. For god sakes, this is how crowds with pitchforks and torches get started. It makes me sick.
May I also recommend my dermatologist, Dr. Sandra Read...I've been treated by her for adult acne for years. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
OP here -- looks like Dr. Read gets terrible reviews on YELP. I hesitate going to her after reading them. |
Anonymous
| OP here again -- looks like Dr. Melda Isaac only participates with Medicare. I'm looking for an doctor that takes insurance as well. Thanks! |
Anonymous
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Dr Isaacs reviews at
http://www.yelp.com/biz/melda-isaac-mdpc-washington |
Anonymous
| Yeah, you can kind of get that impression of her from her website -- much more focused on expensive treatments to make skin look younger rather than real medical issues. |
Anonymous
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I've never gotten an "expensive treatment" from Dr. Sandra Read.
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