SERVICES - Dermatology

About Us

Mission:

The mission of Dermatology at Roger Williams Medical Center is to provide outstanding care to patients suffering from skin diseases and conditions. This is achieved by total involvement of the Department in the steps required to improve detection, diagnosis, care, and understanding of the causes of skin disease.

Overview:

Dermatology is the branch of medicine devoted to the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of skin diseases and skin cancer in children and adults. Dermatologists go through a very long and thorough training that requires graduation from medical school, internship and/or full residency in internal medicine, surgery, or pediatrics, and three additional years devoted to training in the medical and surgical aspects of Dermatology. In addition to life threatening skin cancer, skin lymphoma and pre-lymphoma, debilitating blistering diseases, many serious infectious conditions, Dermatologists diagnose and treat a variety of acute and chronic problems involving the skin, mouth, external genitals, hair, and nails. Because the skin often provides clues to life-threatening internal conditions, Dermatologists also play a lead role in the diagnosis of internal malignancies, rheumatic diseases, bone marrow transplantation-related complications, and internal infections. In addition, the specialty of Dermatology improves the quality of life of our patients by dedication to improving disfiguring conditions caused by aging, birthmarks, scars, as well as hair loss and excessive hair.

Dermatologists at Roger Williams Medical Center:

Dermatologists at our Center treat a wide range of skin problems in children and adults, including allergies, contact dermatitis, acne, eczema, psoriasis, infection from yeast, fungus, and parasites, skin cancer including melanoma and skin lymphoma, herpes, moles and cysts, debilitating itching and drug reactions, painful and non-healing ulcers of the skin and deeper tissues, and many other important disorders. Diagnostic procedures include microscopic examination of skin biopsy specimens, cytological smears, patch tests, photo tests, potassium hydroxide preparations, and biological tests of skin scrapings and secretions such as fungus cultures.

Range of Procedures:

Dermatological diagnostic procedures and treatment at Roger Williams Medical Center is dedicated to both the pediatric and adult population. It includes the following: many topical and internal medications including the use of biological agents; state of the art Mohs Surgery; ultraviolet light therapy; surgical treatments with excisions and complex repairs (flaps, grafts, bioengineered skin), laser surgery (for pigment, hair, birthmarks and excessive blood vessels, psoriasis); a wound care unit for specialized diagnosis treatment of skin ulcers; cosmetic treatments including chemical face peels for wrinkles, Botox, injection of collagen and other approved substances, varicose vein removal, pigmentation management, laser surgery to remove birthmarks and excessive blood vessels. Extensive Dermatology programs are present in skin surgery, skin cancer, lymphoma, psoriasis, wound healing.