Venetos C Tina, MD

Thank God for Unilocal. I was in college at Lake Forest when I made an appointment with Dr Venetos, in 1999. All the reviews are correct — she was rude, dismissive and unprofessional. She opened the door while I was being examined and yelled out to summons the assistant I was mortified. Her tone and references were void of guidance, support or information and very superior. I wish I had known in advance and could have avoided this unpleasant situation.

1. First, I received FIVE reminders for this appointment — 3 texts and 2 calls — WAY overkill.
2. Next I had to wait 50 minutes to be seen for my appointment. Not fun when all you are wearing for part of that time is just a paper robe and some underwear.
3. I was a new patient, and my appointment was for a mole check/​body scan which was completed within 60 seconds.
I was later told they she is known for «rushing appointments.»
4. She gave a me coupon for an expensive prescription — when the pharmacist took it to apply it to the total they told me it was expired. Oi!
In short, I am not comfortable going to a physician that can not effectively manage their schedule and offer ample time with each patient for assessment and questions.

This is one doctor that I will not be coming back to. I had to wait about 40 mins in the exam room after my scheduled appointment time. I understand things happen but the dr herself said she accidentally went into the wrong room before me. The medical assistant that was asking me preliminary and history questions but so rude, she wouldn’t look up at me and was very impersonal. Then the dr and I believe the PA eventually came, same story, the dr wouldn’t even look at me and no joke, was in and out in 4 minutes. She would only make eye contact with the PA. I’m honestly surprised with how busy she is considering her lack of bedside manner and apathy. The only office member who was very polite and sincere was the receptionist.

The epitome of rude. Seemed very rushed, did not even look at me, was short with questions, could not wait to get out of the room! I am happy to commute to my regular dermatologist at Northwestern after trying an amateur in the burbs…

Today I got my lips done with Dr Tina and her wonderful team that took care of me. I wanted natural full lips and they my wish come true. I have all my girlfriends wanting to do the same. Dr Tina and her team 5 stars because you are the best at what you do.
Thank you
Eve Todd

I moved here from Phoenix, 4 years ago, and do not understand why it’s so hard to find a good dermatologist in this town?
I made an appointment with Amy, Dr. Venetos assistant, because she was the only one available in a timely manner (took 2 weeks to get in.) The office is nice enough — I showed up only 5 mins early for my appointment but still filled out paperwork, was seen by Amy, and done in 45 minutes. That part I liked!
Amy was nice enough. I had scheduled an appointment for a spot on my face that was concerning me, but by the time I got in to her office, 2 weeks later, it had mostly cleared. She confirmed it was nothing to be worried about and then asked if I wanted to do a full head-​to-​toe exam while I was there. I agree because I know this is something I should do annually. Amy was very thorough — starting with my scalp and working all the way down to the bottom of my feet (I’ve never even looked there, myself!) and she checked all my nooks and crannies (ears, in between my fingers and toes, etc.)
My only comment (not really a complaint) was that the exam was a little awkward because I was not asked to undress in privacy and then have her examine me. Instead, she had me remove one article of clothing, piece by piece, until I was standing their in nothing but undies. No big deal — just thought it was weird how it all went down. Plus, I’m pregnant and it’s not easy to get in and out of my clothes, so that made things awkward for me, while she’s standing their watching.
All of that aside — she had a good bedside manner and I thought she was thorough. My biggest complaint comes from the fact that she thought there was a suspicious spot on my back, which has been biopsied by a previous dermatologist. She said she wanted to get a copy of those records and that we might need to some more looking into it. That was more than a month ago and I’ve heard no follow-​up. Disappointing — since she made it sound important but then didn’t even take the time to follow-​up?

I’ve seen Dr. Venetos for the last five years off and on. She is a good dermatologist… very busy office in Lake Forest. She now has an assistant named Amy that does everything Dr. Venetos does in the office. I saw her in Gurnee. She’s there on Wed. and I really liked her. Very good experience. She’s super honest and does a fantastic job.