The Dermatology Program is comprised of five Centres:
- The Ricky Kanee Schachter Dermatology Centre
- Mohs Centre
- Wound Care Centre
- Phototherapy Education and Research Centre (PERC)
- Laser Centre
Please click on each Centre for its full description of its services, including referral and contact information.
The Ricky Kanee Schachter Dermatology Centre offers a General Dermatology Clinic and seven specialty clinics including the Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion Clinic, Transplant Clinic, Immunobullous Clinic, the Vulvar Clinic, Transitional Clinic and Hair Loss Clinic.
Find out more about the Ricky Kanee Schachter Dermatology Centre.
Mohs micrographic surgery is a detailed surgical procedure to treat aggressive non-melanoma skin cancers, mainly on the face and neck. Patients are referred to the centre after the diagnosis has been confirmed with
a biopsy, and the cancer is considered complex.
Patients must be referred to the centre by a dermatologist or surgeon.
Find out more about the Mohs Centre.
Offers an interdisciplinary approach, involving health professionals from a variety
of fields, including dermatologists, family physicians, geriatricians, infectious disease specialists, advanced practice nurses, nurses, chiropodists and administrators.
We treat all types of wounds, including leg ulcers. A referral from a physician or the Community Care Access Centre is required.
Find out more about the Wound Care Centre.
PERC is a treatment centre for diseases of the skin that improve with light and systemic therapies. Psoriasis comprises 85 per cent of all of PERC’s cases; the remaining 15 per cent of patients are treated for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL). Other photo-response diseases are also treated on a smaller scale. A referral from a dermatologist is required for treatment. Patient education is a major focus.
Find out more about the Phototherapy Education and Research Centre.
A team of dermatologists and laser technicians provide the latest cosmetic laser procedures in a medically supervised setting. They offer laser treatments for removal of hair and tattoos, microdermabrasion, photorejuvenation, treatment of facial blood vessels, acne scarring, rosacea, and port wine stains. Self-referral for all non-OHIP procedures.
Find out more about the Laser Centre.
