{"id":3508,"date":"2017-12-20T11:44:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/?page_id=3508"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:27:40","slug":"patient-care-alt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/patient-care-alt\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Care Alt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus in tortor mauris. Integer feugiat aliquet finibus. Aliquam efficitur suscipit tellus quis porttitor. Donec arcu ligula, dictum sed sagittis vulputate, interdum sit amet augue. Curabitur et elementum mi, in pretium libero. Nam consectetur lectus pellentesque est volutpat aliquam. Integer feugiat porttitor lacus, ac ullamcorper tortor iaculis ac. Nullam consequat scelerisque lorem sed imperdiet. Mauris tristique in dui eget scelerisque. Aenean lacinia enim turpis, vel eleifend ligula iaculis pellentesque. 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Quisque vulputate massa quis risus ornare mollis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/via.placeholder.com\/850x450\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#\">Clinical Sites<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/via.placeholder.com\/850x450\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#\">Clinical Services<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/via.placeholder.com\/850x450\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#\">Appointments<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/via.placeholder.com\/850x450\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#\">Clinical Trials<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>To our patients:<\/b><\/span> At UNC Dermatology, we are proud to offer you the best dermatology care for you and your loved ones. We strive for excellence, compassion, and friendliness in our services to you. As part of the UNC System, we are committed to provide these services to the people of North Carolina. We are the institution that prepares the physicians for the future. Our department has been training outstanding dermatologists for over 50 years. We provide dermatological care for a variety of skin diseases that range from common conditions to those that may be rare and life threatening.<\/p>\n<p>You will be evaluated by a team of skillful clinicians. Some of them are listed as the <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessnc.com\/special-reports-publications\/special-report\/north-carolina-s-best-doctors\/\">Best Doctors in America<\/a>. Our faculty includes renowned experts in melanoma, other skin cancers, psoriasis, pediatric dermatology, lupus, autoimmune blistering diseases and dermatopathology.<\/p>\n<p>What makes our clinical practice different from private multispecialty groups? We are an academic referral center and we have experience with managing the most complicated cases. We are often the last resource for patients who have conditions that are challenging to diagnose and treat. Furthermore, we provide dermatological care during your visit to our offices and after office hours as well. We have physicians in our practice covering urgent questions in the evenings and on weekends. We are a dermatology service, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Although emergencies in dermatology are unusual, we are here to assist you if they occur.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>To our referring physicians:<\/b><\/span> We offer dermatopathology and immunofluorescence consultation services for skin biopsy specimens. We also offer general dermatology consultations along with consultations in our specialty clinics, including pediatric dermatology, immunodermatology, psoriasis, laser, cosmetic, and cutaneous oncology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/patient-care\/clinical-services\/\"><b>Visit our Clinical Services and meet your physicians.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/patient-care\/clinical-sites\/\"><b>Directions to our Clinical Sites.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 400px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"250\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus in tortor mauris. Integer feugiat aliquet finibus. 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