Dermatology
Telephone: 203-432-0092
Fax: 203-432-0707
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30-12:00 pm, 1:30-5:00 pm.
Location: 55 Lock Street, 3rd Floor
Our services | Appointments | Our staff | FAQs
Our services
The Dermatology Department provides a full range of skin care to our members throughout their life cycles.
- Adult and pediatric dermatology
- treatment of diseases affecting the skin, hair and nails
- dermatologic surgery
- phototherapy
- limited patch testing and skin cancer surveillance skin cancer screening clinics are available.
- printed materials are also available
Lab test and lab results
Yale Health uses Quest Diagnostics for laboratory services. You may have your testing done at any of their locations in New England or at Yale Health on-site lab located within our 55 Lock Street facility. Occasionally, a clinician may ask you to have lab work done prior to your appointment. Please schedule your lab appointment at least 1-2 days before your appointment. Availability of test results varies. Blood work is usually available within 1 to 3 working days. Results for skin biopsies usually take one week. Test results will be communicated to you via telephone, mailings, Yale Health Online and through our clinical staff.
In an emergency or urgent situation
In an emergency or urgent situation please contact your primary care clinician or Acute Care at (203) 432-0123.
Appointments
A referral from your primary care clinician is required prior to scheduling a Dermatology appointment.
- Routine appointments are 15 minutes long;
- Procedure appointments are usually 60 minutes long;
- There are a limited number of short 5 minute "one problem" appointments available.
Skin cancer screening appointments are available monthly and without a referral. They are 5 minute appointments where moles are assessed.
The next skin cancer screening is on March 2nd, 2012; you can start to call for this screening at 8:30 am on February 8th.
Our staff:
| Department Chief: | Suguru Imaeda, MD |
| Clinical Manager: | Karen Williams, RN, BSA |
| Clinical Staff: | Jaehyuk Choi MD |
| Marian Caciopoli, LPN | |
| Mary M. Tomayko, MD, PhD | |
| Samantha Wennerberg, PA-C |
FAQs
- I am a Medicare patient. Can I be seen in the department?
No. Medicare patients are not eligible for treatment in our Dermatology department. - I am a student and have waived Yale Health coverage, can I be seen in the Dermatology Department?
No. Waived students are not seen in this department. Students who waived Yale Health coverage need to seek services from providers who accept their insurance. - Can I walk in for treatment or services?
No. Patients must be assessed and received a referral from their PCC. - What is a skin cancer screening and how do I get one?
Mole screenings are done to check a spot (or spots) on the body. Other dermatological issues will not be discussed at that time, as it is only a 5 minute appointment. Mole screenings are held periodically throughout the year, and you do not need a referral to attend. Patients with a history of melanoma and/ or basal cell cancer should NOT come to the screenings. - I was referred to an outside provider. Can I just keep seeing this clinician?
No. When referred to another provider, you must come back to Yale Health for follow up care.
