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Rami Geffner, MD
Dr Geffner is vice chairman, a board member and founder of Accredited Dermatology (now DermOne), which he established in 1986 and has grown to over 30 locations. He specializes in Mohs surgery, in addition to practicing clinical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology. Dr. Geffner also teaches and trains other physicians and providers to... read more
Patty Tager, MD
Dr. Tager is senior dermatologist, a co-founder, board member and chair of the Quality and Compliance Committee at DermOne. Dr. Tager joined Dr. Geffner at Accredited Dermatology in 1998. She is an expert in medical and surgical dermatology for adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Tager earned her bachelor’s... read more
Isaac Mordecai, MD
Dr. Isaac S. Mordecai has had his own private dermatology practice based in Northfield, NJ, since 1973. He not only practices medical dermatology but also cosmetic dermatology. Dr. Mordecai grew up in Poona, India and continued his college education in London, England. He completed medical school in Tuebingen, Germany before coming to the US... read more
Gregory Pistone, MD
Dr. Pistone joined DermOne in 2012 as a Board Certified Dermatologist specializing in not only medical dermatology but aesthetics and hair restoration. He brings his expertise to DermOne after many years of experience in his own private practice outside of Philadelphia and more recently working for Advanced Dermatology in the Greater... read more
Joyce Rowena Bernabe, MD
Dr. Maria Joyce Rowena Bernabe graduated from Ateneo University, Davao Medical School Foundation with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor Of Medicine. She trained and practiced medicine in the Philippines before moving to the United States. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School - Ghent Family Medicine Program - in... read more
Melissa K. Dixon, MD
Dr. Melissa Dixon is a native Hawaiian who grew up on the island of Oahu. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology. She subsequently graduated from Harvard Medical School with a degree in medicine. While at Harvard she conducted research at Boston... read more
Faustino F. Estella, MD
Dr. Faustino F. Estella brings over 25 years of private practice experience in New Jersey to DermOne. He is also board certified in general surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Estella received his medical degree from the University of the Philippines, College of Medicine. Following... read more
Joseph Kamelgard, MD
Dr. Joseph Kamelgard’s scientific education and medical training spans nearly 25 years, making him one of the most experienced dermatology surgeons in New Jersey. He holds two bachelor of science degrees, one in biomedical engineering from Boston University College of Engineering and the second in interdisciplinary biological and... read more
Peter Lapis, MD
Dr. Lapis is a dermatopathologist. Prior to joining DermOne in 2011, Dr. Lapis worked in various private hospitals, private pathology groups and commercial laboratories on the East Coast and in Arizona. He is board-certified in anatomic, clinical and dermatopathology. Dr. Lapis graduated from Semmelweis Medical... read more
Manhong Ma, MD
Dr. Manhong Ma was born in China and received her medical degree from Nanjing Medical University in Nanjing, China in 1992. After moving to the United States, she attended the College of Medicine at Ohio State University, graduating in 2002 with a Ph.D. in physiology. She completed residency training in internal medicine at Mount... read more
Amin Maghari, MD
Dr. Maghari joined DermOne in 2012 as a dermatopathologist. He was born in Michigan and received his medical education (including internship) and medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, graduating in 2000. Dr. Maghari completed a fellowship in dermatopathology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New... read more
Shazia Saif, MD
Dr.Shazia Saif graduated from Gandhi Medical School in India in 2000. She completed her Internal Medicine training at JHMC New York and received ABIM certification in Aug, 2005. She had extensive training in various dermatological procedures and diagnosis and management of skin conditions.She has been working at Accredited... read more
Robin Smith, MD
Dr. Smith is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist with a special interest in dermatology and an emphasis on care of the patient with skin cancer. He attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas and obtained his medical degree from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine. While in medical school, he was inducted into the... read more
Prabhas Trivedi, MD
Dr. Trivedi joined Accredited Dermatology (now DermOne) in 2003. He previously practiced medicine in India for several years as a general surgeon and worked as a clinical researcher in dermatology in California. There, he participated in developing a curriculum - Synopsis in Dermatology and automating the documentation in dermatology... read more
Simone Cuevas, PA
Simone Cuevas is an NCCPA board-certified and state-licensed Physician Assistant specially trained in general dermatology for all ages and skin types as well as cosmetic dermatology. Simone received a Bachelors degree in Science from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, graduating with honors in her class. Following... read more
Bhakti N. Kanani, MSPA, PA-C
Bhakti Kanani is a certified dermatology physician assistant. She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master of Science degrees in physician assistant studies at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ in 2007. She is licensed in the state of New Jersey and New York and is nationally certified as a physician assistant (PA-C). Prior to starting... read more
Vincent Polizio, PA-C
Vincent Polizio is a nationally board-certified physician assistant and treats pediatric, adult and geriatric patients. Although he has worked in many of DermOne’s offices, he currently works exclusively in the Freehold location. Vincent joined Accredited Dermatology (now DermOne) in 2000, and is one of our longest tenured... read more
Hasnain I. Rangwala, PA-C
Hasnain I. Rangwala, a board-certified physician assistant, received his Bachelor of Science from Saint John’s University, Jamaica, Queens in May 2001, graduating summa cum laude. He received his Physician Assistant Certification in June of 2001 from Bayley Seton Hospital Physician Assistant Program, Staten Island, NY (now... read more
Salvatore Sciurba, PA
Salvatore Sciurba is a physician assistant specializing in dermatology. Mr. Sciurba joined Accredited Dermatology (now DermOne) in 2005 after attending St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, Bayley Seton Campus in Staten Island, NY where he received a physician assistant certificate in 2004. He completed his undergraduate work at... read more
Charles Sidwa, MS, PA-C
Chuck Sidwa is a New Jersey native and a nationally board-certified and state-licensed physician assistant with 14 years of dermatology experience. He has been trained extensively in all clinical, surgical and aesthetic dermatological applications. With his aesthetic and clinical dermatology expertise, Mr. Sidwa serves adult,... read more
Mindy Slater-Patti, PA-C
Mindy Slater-Patti is a physician assistant who joined Accredited Dermatology (now DermOne) in 2008. From 2001 to 2007, she worked for Windsor Dermatology in New Jersey as a physician assistant. Before her work in dermatology, Ms. Slater-Patti worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Richmond University Medical Center Staten... read more
Lisa Wall, PA
Lisa Wall graduated from Philadelphia University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in science and physician assistant studies and immediately began working in cardiothoracic surgery at Crozer Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Since then, Ms. Wall has worked in liver transplant and orthopedic surgery at Albert Einstein Medical Center... read more
Leea Arsenault, FNP-BC, RPN, MSN
Leea Arsenault is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. She obtained her certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is licensed in the state of New Jersey. She is a member of the International Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, and the American Academy of Dermatology Nurse... read more
Eleanor Dominguez-Curatolo FNP-BC, MSN, RPN, BSN, CEN
Eleanor Dominguez-Curatolo brings over 15 years of Emergency Department patient care experience to DermOne. She earned a Bachelor’s in Nursing from Bloomfield College where she was awarded the Florence Nightingale award for nursing excellence. For six years, Ms. Dominguez-Curatolo served as both a Certified Emergency... read more
Vanessa Esbri, MSN, FNP-C, CRNP
Vanessa Esbri is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. She obtained her certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and is licensed in both the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Currently, she is a member of both the National Academy of Dermatology Nurse Practitioners and the American Academy... read more
Daisy Fisher, RPN, APN-C
Daisy Fisher is a nurse practitioner. Soon after receiving her undergraduate degree at Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2003, Ms. Fisher began working as a nurse at various magnet award-winning hospitals such as Hackensack University Medical Center, where she worked on the medical surgical unit and the stroke and seizure unit. She also worked... read more
Renata Flaks, NP
Renata Flaks is a nurse practitioner. She joined Accredited Dermatology (now DermOne) in 2010. Previously, she worked as a registered nurse at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, NJ. She received her graduate degree (MSN) at Monmouth University, NJ and has plans to graduate from a doctorate program in May 2013... read more
Hye-Jin Gehring, NP-C
Hye-Jin Gehring is a family nurse practitioner. She joined the practice in early 2012 shortly after earning her MSN from the College of New Jersey. While attending graduate school, she took additional courses geared toward nursing education through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's New Jersey Nursing Initiative, as she one... read more
Ritu Gupta, MSN, MS, NP-C
Ritu Gupta is a nationally certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and is licensed in the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She earned a MSN from Drexel University and a Masters degree in Polymer Chemistry from Tuskegee University. At Tuskegee, she received US Army Research Office funding to... read more
Justene Hahn, RPN, APN, FNP-BC
Justene Hahn is a certified family nurse practitioner. Prior to joining DermOne, Ms. Hahn was assistant director of the Emergency Department at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ and assistant director of nursing at Tallwoods Care Center in Bayville, NJ. She received her bachelor of science degree from Kean University and her master... read more
Kathryn Johnson, BC, FNP
Kathryn Johnson is a nurse practitioner managing a broad variety of medical dermatological conditions in patients of all ages. She began her specialization in dermatology in 2009 and previously worked in a family practice nurse-managed clinic in Philadelphia for 11 years. She has over 30 years of nursing experience in clinical,... read more
Lisa Ledden, APN-C, FNP-BC
Lisa Ledden has been a nurse practitioner specializing in dermatology since 1996. Prior to this, Ms. Ledden had a broad background in civilian and military medicine. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts in 1985, she was awarded a military commission and accepted into a competitive internship with the United... read more
Deborah McLanahan, FNP-BC, CRNP, MSN, BSN, APN, RPN
Debbie McLanahan is a certified nurse practitioner at DermOne. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Gwynedd-Mercy College. She received her Master's degree in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, graduating with high honors in 2000. After graduation, Debbie worked... read more
Elsie A. Rivera, MSN, APN, FNP-BC, NP-C
Elsie Rivera is a family nurse practitioner who joined Accredited Dermatology (now DermOne) in 2011. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Rutgers University and is a member of the International Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau. Ms. Rivera is board-certified as a Family... read more
