My parents have been visiting Dr. Pereira, who works with Dr. Rosen, for many years. He has…read moretreated my father's skin cancer and in the process, has spent many hours just chatting with him, so my father has gotten to know him well. He has excellent bedside manner, so when I needed to see a dermatologist for a case of dermatitis, despite the fact the office is so far from me (I live on the beach), I was willing to come here. You see, good, friendly doctors are hard to come by, so when you find one, especially when recommended by a family member, you have to sometimes be open-minded enough to drive a few miles to get good care.
The building is nothing fancy from the outside, it's actually rather spartan, both inside and outside, but there is always ample parking, which is huge if you're running late and don't have time to circle around for 10 minutes to find a spot. The best advice I can give you is to park near the staircase, as the office is on the 2nd floor of building 100, and there is no elevator on site. I found myself walking almost the entire perimeter of the building trying to find the staircase.
As a new patient, I had several forms to fill out and as is the case with new patients, I expected to be given low priority and end up in the waiting room for an hour, but I was not there more than 10 minutes before I was called. This worked out great for me as I had to go to work. The doctor was in shortly, and he was a young guy with a big smile. I was not expecting this, as my father can sometimes be ageist, so I expected an older, more serious man, but the smile put me at ease. He shook my hand and I discussed my issues with him, He took a quick look, and noticed I had skin tags, and offered to burn them off. That was actually one of the reasons I came, as they hurt (especially one near my collarbone that would bleed whenever the seat belt would cut into it). My mother gets skin tags often as well, and he burns them off. It's genetic unfortunately, so I probably will need to come back in the future when more start growing back. It took him about 10 minutes to remove about 20 of them (free of charge, which is awesome). When he was done, he suggested a sunscreen for skin protection (blue eyes + fair skin = higher risk of skin cancer) that repels the sand, and to keep a moisturizer for my hands by my desk, as I am constantly washing my hands, which causes a lot of skin dryness issues like eczema.
In this day and age when doctors are rushing to squeeze in several appointments in one day, sometimes the doctors rush through and don't have the time to give you the care or attention you need. I was glad that although he was fast and friendly, he was thorough and did his job well.
