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Algrin Garrett The Department of Dermatology at the VCU Medical Center provides comprehensive medical and surgical services for skin disorders. The Department is part of an outstanding health care system that offers research and clinical support that allows us to provide the most comprehensive and up to date means of diagnosing and treating skin diseases. The Department has two patient facilities. One on the main medical campus in downtown Richmond, as well as an off site patient office that is convenient to the Southside and West-end areas of Richmond.

In addition to providing comprehensive care to patients, the Department trains medical students, dermatology residents and other physicians. The residents that complete their training at the medical center receive superb training in managing a diverse group of patients and a wide variety of skin disorders from the common to the rare complex problems. The residents also receive excellent training in cutaneous surgery as well as exposure to aesthetic and laser surgery.

The departmental mission is to provide the highest quality of care to patients with skin disorders. The most recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of skin disorder are used in an atmosphere of caring and compassion.

Sincerely,

Algin B. Garrett, MD
Chairman


   
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