Dermatology Services

Staff
Sheila Torres, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVD
Sandra Koch, DVM, MS, DACVD
Andrea Peterson, DVM, Resident
Kim Home, CVT, Supervisor
Stephanie Blekre, CVT
Lisa Gerads, CVT

Contact
612-626-VETS
Use the After Hours phone line (612-625-9711) after 4:30 and on weekends and holidays.

Services
* Examine and develop treatment plans for patients with skin problems
* Conduct allergy testing (intradermal skin tests, blood/serum tests)
* Perform skin biopsies, skin scrapings, and cytology
* Perform trichograms
* Perform fungal cultures
* Treat acute and chronic ear problems
* Perform ear flushing
* Perform cryosurgery on selected skin tumors

Hours
Appointments are generally between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Dermatology technicians are available every weekday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Special equipment
* Intradermal skin test materials
* Ear flush equipment
* Cryosurgery instrument
* Video otoscope

Useful information
Allow two hours for the first-time appointment exam.

Some medications interfere with skin test results and should be withdrawn prior to testing.

Dermatology technicians can discuss special conditions with the client if requested to prior to the appointment.