Apex Dermatology & Skin Surgery Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Nely Aldrich, MD, FAAD to our growing roster of world-class dermatologists and skin care providers. Starting October 3, 2017, Dr. Aldrich will be seeing patients at the Apex Dermatology office in Hudson, Ohio on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Dr. Aldrich graduated from Kent State…
Dr. Jorge Garcia-Zuazaga has been recognized as a 2017 Top Doctor by Castle Connolly and Cleveland Magazine. In partnership with Castle Connolly, this year’s Top Doctors list includes 885 physicians in 62 specialties in the Cleveland area. Click here to see Dr. Garcia listed on the clevelandmagazine.com Top Doctor list.
Apex Dermatology & Skin Surgery Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Steven J. Taub, MD, FAAD to our growing team of world-class providers. Dr. Taub will be seeing patients from the Dermatology Associates of Cleveland office located at 6803 Mayfield Rd. Starting October 2nd, 2017, Dr. Taub will be relocating to the Apex Dermatology Mayfield Heights…
Apex Dermatology & Skin Surgery Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Shannon McKeen, DO to our growing team of world-class providers. Dr. McKeen, DO will be seeing patients from our Concord and Mayfield Heights offices starting August 14, 2017. Dr. McKeen attended medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she was one…
Apex Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center is pleased to announce the merger of Dermatology Associates of Cleveland (DAC). Founded by Dr. Donald R. Schermer, MD, FAAD and Dr. Steven J. Taub, MD, FAAD, DAC is regarded as one of the premiere dermatology groups in the East-side of Cleveland. “We welcome Dr. Schermer and Dr. Taub…
Granuloma Granuloma is a generic term that refers to a small nodule. It can be any type of nodule, from benign to malignant and can occur throughout the body. Two types of granuloma apply expressly to the skin: Pyogenic GranulomaPyogenic granuloma looks like small, reddish bumps on the skin that tend to bleed. It is…
Intertrigo Intertrigo A skin inflammation that occurs in warm, moist folds of the body where two skin surfaces chafe against each other. It most commonly appears on the inner thighs, armpits, groin, the crease on the back of the neck, the bottom of breasts in women and below the belly in obese people. It can…
Scabies Scabies is a harmless but very itchy and highly contagious skin condition caused by mites that burrow into the skin and lay eggs. Symptoms include a severe itch, often worse at nighttime, and thin burrow tracks made of tiny bumps or blisters on the skin. Humans are allergic to the mites, which is what…
Folliculitis Folliculitis is an inflammation of one or more hair follicles. It appears as a rash or white-headed pimples or pustules near a hair follicle. It can occur anywhere on the body, but typically affects hairy areas, such as the neck or groin. Follicles can be damaged from repeated friction (such as rubbing of too…
Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a bacterial illness and inflammatory disease that spreads through tick bites. Deer ticks house the spirochete bacterium (Borellia burgdorferi) in their stomachs. When one of these ticks bites the human skin, it may pass the bacteria into the body. These ticks tend to be attracted to creases in the body,…