Rebecca Jones, MD

Dr. Rebecca Jones is a dermatologist. Which is almost a shame, because I liked her better than most other doctors I’ve seen. I kinda wish she could be my primary care physician.
There are signs in Dr. Jones’s waiting room instructing patients to make another appointment if they have more than a couple matters to discuss with the doctor, so as to allow them to keep to a schedule. Once I met Dr. Jones, I decided that this was probably a passive-​aggressive attempt by the office staff to get her to hurry it up, because she actually likes to spend time talking to her patients. Which may suck for the schedulers, but is very welcome if you are the patient — not to mention being pretty unusual.
Rather than jumping straight to the reason for my visit, Dr. Jones inquired about another medical condition I have, and feelingly opined, «That sucks,» after I told her about it. She told me about an article she’d read about it, and wrote down the source for me – none of this had anything to do with dermatology!
She then dealt with the mark that was the reason for my visit. She ended up drawing dots on my arm in three colors of marker to show me what were and what weren’t worrisome moles/​freckles. She took the time to explain things to me, and left me feeling listened to, reassured, and respected.
Since I just had one consultation with her, I can’t say how she treats various ongoing conditions (like, say, eczema or acne), or how she does when there is a worrisome mole. But I can say that if you want a doctor that first and foremost acts like a real, caring human being, she is an excellent choice.