SLUCare Des Peres

Cut and heal, freeze and peel. Every year or two, John H. makes a visit to the dermatologist. Nothing horrible, just some preventive maintenance for brown spots and little bumps that, if left unaddressed, could be horrible someday. Since SLUCare is associated with St. Louis University School of Medicine, the doctor you see consults with fellow professors, and instructs and mentors students. I think there’s a lot of competency and accountability built into a connected system like this, and that makes me more confident about the quality of care I’m receiving. Of course, sometimes it means that an extra doctor or medical student is sitting in on your exam. This may not feel so wonderful if you’re shy. In my case, when a couple of young doctors peel back my privacy gown to check me out, it just means I have more material to weave into the tall tale I tell my wife. During last week’s visit, I started out with obligatory stops at stations for insurance-​billing, registration, and nurse medical history review. Then, since my last dermatologist recently moved out-​of-​area, I was introduced to Dr. Tarbox, whose manner was just about the best I’ve ever experienced in a physician. She immediately made me feel comfortable, really listened to me, did the full-​body skin check, explained thoroughly what she was seeing, went away while the nurse pricked the needles in to numb me up, then carried on a pleasant conversation while she sliced and bandaged my face and neck. After about a week, you can look at me and not cringe — I am no longer hideous!

I mistakenly wrote the review for the wrong SLUCare facility. This facility is awesome! When I first called, the operator at SLUCare got me an appointment that was close to my house. I got lost going there the first time so I called SLUCare & the operator helped me find my way. Dr. Semchyshyn and her staff were awesome! They were the ones who figured out what was causing my annoying mouth sores. They also helped me find a great skin care line for my sensitive skin. Parking was a breeze!