Dermatology and Skin Care Associates, PC

I can only say amazing things about Dermatology and Skin Care Associates. The doctors are wonderful, the staff is amazing and the attention they give each patient is outstanding. I have been going there for over a year for treatment of vitiligo and I have seen great results. The phototherapy and extract is clean and the staff does an awesome job making sure every detail is perfect. The doctors and staff truly care about ME as a patient and always go above and beyond. I HIGHLY recommend this dermatology office if you are looking for the best!

I have been a patient of Dr. Goodkin’s for several years and am very happy with the care that I have received there. The first time that I had an appointment was for a rash/​allergic reaction that I had and was able to get a quick appointment and be in and out quickly. She prescribed me the appropriate medication and I saw the rash clear up within one day. The office staff are very friendly as well and the waiting area is very nice and not stuffy like some other doctors’ offices.

I have only the best things to say about this practice. I have never waited more then 10 minutes. I recently had an emergency and was fit in the same time within an hour of when I called. Dr Weinfled and Dr. Laureai took great care of me and even followed up more then once to see how I was feeling. I would 100 percent recommend!

I had been a patient of Dr Weinfeld’s for many years. Extremely unhappy with quality of care, so I finally found another dermatologist. Every time I had an appointment with Dr Weinfeld, her office called a few days before to reschedule it. Every time, without exception. I’m at high risk for skin cancer and need to be checked regularly, yet I haven’t seen Dr Weinfeld in over a year. The few times she did keep the appointment, I’d be there at 8:30 (for an 8:30 visit): dr Weinfeld would stroll through the lobby at 8:55, 25 minutes late, and no apology for keeping patients waiting. During an exam, her associates are constantly coming in and out of my exam room. People can see in as they walk by each time the door opens. What happened to respecting patient privacy? On 2 occasions, dr Weinfeld was so abrupt, yelling at the assistant in the room, that they were almost in tears. She also argued with me when I told her I wasn’t comfortable with her sharing pictures of my moles at her upcoming conference. I saw another doctor in the practice (instead of rescheduling my appointment when they called to say that Dr Weinfeld wouldn’t be available… again), but the other MD said they «didn’t know my moles well enough,» and that I was better off seeing dr Weinfeld. On my very first visit with my new dermatologist, she biopsied several moles. Your health is too important. There are better options out there, so do your research. I hope this review saves someone from going through what I did. I only wish I had made the switch sooner.

2 hour wait time and no apology. Appointment was incredibly rushed and a huge waste of time. Pretty sure they’re just trying to make money off of you.

I would have to say I am completely thrown off at how Dr. Pamela Weinfeild rushed me for three or four appointments. She is overly confident with her experience which is great if you know what you are doing but not so great if you are being treated with a laser and had gotten burned. I continue calling the office with my concern of how I feel as though this may scar and the area looks much worse then it originally was. Dr. Weinfeild and both the front desk advised me on two separate phone calls and during a visit to see another dermatologist. I feel as though she should stand behind what she did and she will not admit to her faults. She has refunded me a portion of my money but will not own up to treating me with too high of a setting which burned me. I have another appointment somewhere else and am hoping they can reverse her damage.

Several family members have been patients of Dr. Rashel Goodkin for a number of years, and though the care has been competent, her on-​time performance is uniformly terrible. Every appointment promises at least a 30-​minute wait before the patient is even taken into an exam room. Can’t tell if she’s just wildly over scheduled, disorganized, or simply prioritizes the more lucrative cosmetic patients over the run-​of-​the-​mill insurance patients. But whatever the reason, it always results in a frustrating wait.

I am happy to report that the service and practices at Derm & Skin Care Associates have changed a LOT since 2011. I saw Dr Goodkin on the recommendation of my best friend. This was my first time seeing a specialist for my annual mole inspection, reason being that I had a birthmark that got darker and raised up into a tiny bump, near my left eye. It scared me. I called the office, asked some questions about referrals, got an appointment and was pretty pleased with the quality of service.
Day of, I got there a few minutes early, filled out some forms and waited less than five minutes to be seen. Dr Goodkin’s assistant (I think his name was Jesse?) was really sweet, and I felt very comfortable. Dr Goodkin gave me a whole body check, she was quick but thorough. She measured and described the bigger moles and birthmarks on my body. The whole time, Dr Goodkin had excellent bedside manner. Her male assistant kept his back to us the whole time and just typed what Dr Goodkin called out to him. The whole time I was in a dressing gown, he kept his back to me. This is a protocol that I really appreciate and I was glad to see they implemented this.
The birthmark I was concerned about was biopsied. This was the first time I had had stitches. I was pretty nervous, but Dr. Goodkin explained each step to me before and as she did it. Honestly, I didn’t feel a thing. I got two stitches, which have healed really nicely now that they are out. I have a tiny dot that is barely visible, just three weeks after getting the biopsy done. This was a huge concern for me, since it’s right in the middle of my face, but it’s really barely there. After my biopsy, I got a nice little cheat sheet on after-​care and another on how to monitor my other moles, what to be concerned about, etc. I made my appt to come back in two weeks to have the stitches removed and go over the test results of the biopsy.
A week ago, I went back to get my stitches removed. It was a very easy process and the tech was so nice, warm and friendly. I felt like I was in really good hands. I was switched to Dr Gray, because Dr Goodkin had to go on medical LOA (she had to get some surgery done). Dr Gray gave me my test results, which unfortunately showed I had a very early form of skin cancer. Thankfully, I had caught it really early, and was proactive about getting it checked. Dr Gray answered a lot of questions for me, and really put my mind at ease, since I was so shocked by the results (I do not «go tanning», and since this was a form of skin cancer caused mostly by sun exposure, it was really surprising to me). Dr Gray went over my options, and gave me her recommendation as to how I should proceed. Because I had a small spot and it was caught very early, and it was on my face, Dr Gray agreed it was best to go with a cream that I’d use twice a day for 6 weeks rather than get more of the spot removed and have a larger scar right under my eye.
Dr Gray was really helpful, and very informative. I will be seeing her in 4 weeks for an update, but she was very reassuring that if I had any questions about what was happening (the cream will cause the area to break out into rash for a while) that I should call her and she’ll talk it over with me over the phone, or I could stop by and she’ll take a look and tell me if what’s happening is normal, no need to make an appt.
The people at the desk were very pleasant. I didn’t feel rushed or pushed aside. I did call at one point to check on my test results. Someone called me back that night to let me know they hadn’t come in yet. I was surprised someone would even do that after hours.
I have recommended Dermatology and Skin Care Associates to my friends, and I’m glad I didn’t check Unilocal before acting on my friend’s recommendation. It seems that the complaints Dermatology and Skin Care Associates has received in the past have been listened to and acted on, because the experience that I had was really excellent.

Front desk is lacking. I’ve instructed them to change billing to my new insurance before my appointment, and given them my new insurance info, but they did not make the change. Instead, they submit a faulty claim to my OLD insurance plan, and now I am left dealing with all the headaches of correcting a collosal failure on their part. F-​. I agree with all other reviews that the front desk is rude, but also will add that they are incompetent.
I had an abnormal nevis (mole), type 1 that Dr. Godkin removed. 9 stitches for something smaller than an eraser seemed a little excessive. She initially didn’t say anything was evident with my «full body scan», but then handed me a cue card with descriptions of different moles that should be of concern. I noticed one of them looked exactly like a mole in my pelvic region and asked Dr. Godkin’s advice on the matter. She said we could biopsie it if I wanted to. I was a little put off, being put in the position of having to decide the matter with no real knowledge of the risks of not removing it. I think the closest she got to look at it was 3 feet away, because it was in my pelvic region. The whole body scan/​exam only took 2 minutes, and she was NOT THOROUGH… A thorough exam would have involved looking between my butt cheeks. Gross, perhaps, but important too. Anyway, I asked her what she thought I should do and she said it was up to me. I asked her what the possibility was it could be an issue and she said it depends… Basically, she was not helpful for me, and she did not tell me it was a minor issue of no real concern, and in hindsight it was extremeley premature to remove it, which she did with the 2″ of skin surrounding the eraser-​head sized mole.
9 stitches people… how much do doctors charge insurance per stitch? I think this is a greedy practice. They won’t see you until you pay which is always a tell-​tale sign.
I also wasn’t happy to have them operate on me with the door open so everyone walking by could watch me with my pants down. Is that malpractice or something? Litlte respect for privacy, and little courtesy overall.
Never again… find someone else that your friends, coworkers, and family likes. PS _​My wife saw the other doctor, Wienfeld, and she also did NOT like being treated like a cow in a slaughter yard. 2 mins for her full body exam/​scan…

Getting an appointment as a new patient was quick, easy, and prompt. The forms on the website are very convenient because on the day of your first appointment you don’t have to sit there for 10 minutes filling them all out, you just go right in to your appointment.
The office is easy to find, has tons of parking, is very clean, and has a nice waiting area.
My only gripe was that the staff was a bit standoffish and, dare I say, rude. They just acted as if being at work was the last thing on earth they wanted to be doing. The doctor I saw (Dr. Rashel) and the medical assistants were excellent, it’s just the front desk staff that was less than stellar.

I’ve now been going to Dermatology and Skin Care Associates for about 6 months – with a total of about 5 different appointments. The truth is, Dr. Goodkin is fantastic, but the front desk personnel are often downright rude. I’ve had people tell me they had phoned in prescriptions only to find that the pharmacy had no record of them, I’ve been accused of lying about my last appointment and I rarely had phone calls returned.
Don’t get me wrong however, if you’re in-​and-​out for a quick appointment, I’m sure they’re great, but anything that seemed to require follow up was very sub-​par.