Kevin S Pinski, MD

Dr. Pinski is one of the best around and his staff is super friendly! They are always in a good mood and willing to help me in any way possible. His cosmetic skills and knowledge is beyond and I would trust him with any procedure or work I wanted to done to enhance my look. You will not be disappointed if you go to him!

My first visit to Dr Penski was amazing… his office staff were very helpful and friendly. I didn’t experience any unfriendly staff. I waited only minutes and staff were very reassuring… and helpful. Dr Pinski was more informed about my chronic condition of hailey hailey than ANY doctor I have been to. He also used good hand hygiene wearing gloves and gel on his hands. The office staff was so friendly and competent, I am going back in for another appointment to consult for filler. Maybe since I am a nurse and director, I knew what to look for that shows good care… vs just judging by office staff… either way… he will continue to be one of my favorite dermatologists I have ever met.

So ladies, if you want cutting edge treatments, a supportive, cheery staff, then look no further than this amazing office. Great services, and you can’t beat the location.
Let me know if you have specific questions, I’m here to help. And, thank god for mothers, she is the one who turned me onto Dr. Pinski, and his award winning office!

Dr. Pinski appears to have gotten greedy and expensive — I guess someone has to pay for his flashy new office. While the front desk people were friendly and helpful, once you’re in the treatment rooms, the assistants are surly and condescending, as is Dr. Pinski at times. If you want to pay top dollar for the status of being treated in a luxe Michigan Ave office, go here.

I was very dissapointed with their customer service. I never even saw the doctor. I scheduled an appointment with their esthetician. Rushed from the far north suburbs for the appointment paid for parking and was told by the front desk she called in and theres no one else to help me. I received no call informing me of that. What a waste of my time! I called and spoke to the office manager. She was apologetic and seemed helpful promised a call back to rescedule but that did not happen. Very dissapointed. Will not be going back there.

I was sorry to read the bad reviews. I had an appointment at 3:45 on Tuesday. By 3:50, I was in Dr. Pinksky’s office waiting for him. By 4:00 he was there. I didn’t have anything major wrong, he prescribed some ointments, even gave me a couple of samples and sent me on my way. Fortunately, he has a lot of prescriptions in the office so I didn’t have to go to Walgreens to have anything filled. I’ve been a patient since his office was on W. Washington. The new office is very modern without feeling cold.

I can’t argue with Dr. Pinski’s work. He removed two moles with minimal scarring while previous procedures look like gangrenous gun shot wounds.
He and the medical staff are very friendly and professional. The procedures and treatments that he and his former PA have prescribed over the years have always worked for me.
Where things go bad is the office staff, and reading the other reviews, I’m not the only person who has had this problem. Every step in the appointment process from making the appointment to checking out makes me feel like I am a nuisance to them.
I am frequently made to wait up to 30 minutes in waiting room or examination room which tells me they’re over booking. On one occasion I nearly had to leave before seeing the doctor in order to catch a train. In fact I was getting dressed when Dr Pinski finally got to me.
He was sympathetic to my situation and quickly checked me out and finished up my paper work to get me on my way… but his office staff could not care less about the predicament that THEY put me in.
The check out clerk gave me attitude when I told her I needed to catch a train or I was in big trouble, and she still made me wait for «paperwork». The «paperwork» ended up being a useless receipt and some printed instructions which really didn’t justify making me run through the Loop to Union.
I’ve also talked to the surly accounts receivable clerk that another reviewer mentioned. If she’s having a bad day, she has alot of them.
So here’s the thing. I used Two paragraphs praising Dr. Pinski, and Five on the office staff. I still recommend him to my wife and friends, but I give them the full disclosure that I’m sharing with you.
As someone who has many more moles that will need to be removed and has been butchered in the past, I can’t recommend Dr. Pinski enough… the bad service matters for a few minutes, but scars on my back will follow me my entire life.

My entire family has been to Pinski Sr. & Junior dating back to 1977 when they were over on Wabash Ave. We have all had excellent results and very professional attention through phases of life from pimples to wrinkles (and a few yuckie things in between) — we’re talking over 30 years of history here. They’ve built a solid practice. These are DERMATOLOGISTS. ((Not E.R. docs that got into «Botox Bucks»)) They specialize in SKIN issues and ailments. If you want the most qualified and experienced Dermatology Specialists in Chicago this is where you will find them.

VERY unfriendly staff. Receptionist and staff laugh and joke amongst themselves but turn off the smile as soon as they interact with a patient. On top of that they make no attempt to update you on how long you’ll have to wait for the doctor and after waiting for 20 minutes without a peep from the otherwise chatty receptionist, I left. I won’t be going back. I mean this is a big city with lots of options.

The issues with Dr. Kevin Pinski’s office is his billing practices. My insurance covers chemical peels for acne treatment. I went through the process to get a pre-​determination letter from my insurance company sent to Dr. Pinski’s office to verify that I’m covered for this procedure. This took all of two months. Yet Dr. Pinski office explained to me that they still want full payment for the procedure today, of course they told me after I had the procedure done that day, and they will «ALSO» bill my insurance for the same procedure and when they are paid by BCBS they will issues a credit on my next service, but I wanted a refund because this was my last visit. Last visit because this policy. Not only is this practice of double billing unethical, but is also unlawful according to BCBS. If this ever happens to you please call your insurance company’s fraud dept. and report the incident. Most doctor offices I know will take your credit card information and have you sign a letter stating that if the bill isn’t paid within 10 – 15 days they will charge your credit card on file.

The one person I recommend here is Kathryn Payne, who does excellent work with Dermasweep and is extremely pleasant to talk to.

Probably one of the best in the business-​ask anyone who knows this profession-​world wide. As one who has played professional beach volleyball for over 30 years I naturally have sun damage. Dr. P has aways been very professional both with his patient care attitude and his professional expertise. FYI-​Dr. P is very active in the community, giving his time and expertise to those who cannot afford it.

Although some here have had bad experiences, I’ve never had any trouble with Drs. Pinski or their office (aside from the surly accounts payable clerk who could have just been having a bad day). I have been going to this office for over 5 years.
Their physicians assistants are terrific and always helpful and the office has bent over backwards to get me in if I had a problem. Additionally, I’ve never had any billing issues beyond the usual insurance-​based headaches.

After paying for having something removed from my face, I had some follow up issues and called the office. I was told to come in and not to worry, I would not be charged for follow up. I saw Dr. Pinski and he told me he was sorry, there was nothing he could do to improve my outcome without risking scarring. I was fine with this. He then asked if there was anything else. I mentioned I had an itchy area of skin. He looked at it and kindly gave me a sample of an ointment to put on it. This took about 10 seconds at most. Imagine my surprise when I was billed for the visit. I thought he asked «is there anything else I can do» to try to compensate for the poor outcome situation of the first procedure. I called repeatedly and the doctor would never take my call, I was told by office staff that he refused to rescind the charges. It was not until I wrote a letter to his father (who is, or at that time was, also a doctor in the practice) explaining I had originally been referred to Dr. Pinski Sr. but had ended up seeing Dr. Pinski Jr. because Senior did not have availability and the office staff assured me Junior was just as good. I told (wrote) Senior that I was unhappy about the balance due on my account. I never got a response but the bills stopped. The thing that irked me more than anything is that Junior would not even take my calls or call me back to explain his position on why I was billed for this appointment.

I would seriously advise against going to Dr. Pinski.
When I took the five prescriptions he wrote me (which seemed like a lot) to be filled, the pharmacist told me the prescriptions specifically indicated that they could not substitute generics. The total cost would be hundreds of dollars, versus approximately $ 70. To request generic substitutes, Dr. Pinski’s office made the pharmacy submit a request in writing, took several days to respond, and even then only approved one generic substitute.
The entire experience was inconvenient and ineffective. His office was totally chaotic and I spent at least half an hour in the waiting room. After all the hassle with the prescriptions, his proscribed regimen didn’t even work. Finally, I have very decent insurance, and rarely have to pay anything above the co-​pay. On top of everything, I received a bill from their office for an additional $ 100.
Unless you have time and money to waste, avoid Dr. Pinski.

Dr. Pinski is your average Dermatologist… nothing more, nothing less. He’ll get the job done… no small talk or anything else. I guess that makes him efficient… he usually runs on time. That’s why I give him 3 stars. He’s been treating me for my acne problem since March of this year and I’ve been to the office several times. His office seems to specialize in Cosmetic Dermatology, but they also take care of general derm problems. My only complaint is the office hours, as they are only open from 8:30−5 weekdays only, and the Dr. isn’t in the office on Thursdays.
Update 11÷8÷07: I’ve added another star. Dr. Pinski now has 2 very personable Physicians Assistants. They’ll take the time to get to know you and any problems you might be having. I’d also like to add that while the Dr. isn’t in the office on Thursdays, his Physician Assistants are. They can do pretty much anything the Dr. would do. I’ve found that wait times are very short on Thursdays.