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Steven
A. Davis, MD
Arthur W.
Richardson, MD
Susan J. Mahler,
MD
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Gloria
Johnson, MPAS, PA-C
Joey
Dixon, MPAS, PA-C
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At the Dermatology &
Laser Center of San Antonio™
our doctors are all Board Certified Dermatologists. Our Dermatology
Physician Assistants (PAs) pare experienced in both medical dermatology and dermatological
surgery; and can also advise you about many cosmetic treatment
solutions, including the use of fillers
like Restylane®, Radiesse, or Sculptra; Botox® for wrinkles and
excessive sweating; and intense pulsed light (IPL) for skin brightening.
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 Steven
A. Davis, M.D, Medical Director
A
San Antonio
native, Dr. Davis received a
B.A. from Yale in 1969. He received his M.D. from the UT Southwestern
Medical School in 1973 and completed a dermatology residency at the
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Medical
School. He was certified by the
American Board of Dermatology in 1977 and served on the academic faculty
at UCSF until 1983, when he returned to
San Antonio
to go into private practice.
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Dr.
Davis is currently both a clinical professor in dermatology (medicine)
and a clinical assistant professor in plastic surgery at the
University
of
Texas Health
and
Science
Center
at
San Antonio.
He is a fellow of the
American
Academy
of Dermatology, the American
Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the American Society for
Dermatologic surgery. A former president of the San Antonio Dermatologic
Society, Dr. Davis also does a daily radio feature,
“Speaking of Health” ,
which has aired on the CBS Radio Network for 29 years and is one of the
co-founders of Laser Forum, a
preeminent online information source for medical laser users and related
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In
addition to practicing general dermatology, Dr. Davis is founder and
director of the Dermatology and Laser Center of San Antonio™, which
specializes in general and cosmetic dermatology, skin laser surgery, and
clinical research. Dr. Davis has been performing cutaneous laser
surgery since 1992 and teaches laser surgery courses for both HGM, Inc.,
manufacturer of the HGM Krypton Vascular and Pigmented Lesion Laser and
Renaissance erbium:yag lasers; Luxar Corporation, maker of the NovaPulse
CO2 Laser for facial skin resurfacing; and ESC Medical Systems, maker of
the PhotoDerm VL/PL/HR intense pulsed light system.
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 Arthur
W. Richardson, M.D.
is a graduate of
Colorado
State
Universityand the
University of Colorado School of Medicine in
Denver. He
served in the US Army for eight years and did his dermatology residency
at
Brooke
Army
Medical
Center
in
San Antonio. He has
been board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology since 1961 and
been in private practice in
San Antonio
since 1962, most
of his career at the Diagnostic Clinic of San Antonio™. Dr.
Richardson joined the Dermatology and Laser Center of San Antonio in
June 2000. Dr. Richardson is also very
active in the community, serves on the board of Morningside Ministries,
and plays drums for a popular San Antonio
jazz group, The Band-aids.
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 Susan J. Mahler, M.D. is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Pennsylvania’s
Lafayette College, and she graduated 1st in her class at the
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1989, where
she also completed her dermatology. She was board-certified in
dermatology and has been in private practice since 1993, joining The
Dermatology and Laser Center of San Antonio in 2003. Dr. Mahler is a
Fellow of the
American
Academy
of Dermatology and the American Society for Laser
Medicine and Surgery. She is also a member of the Texas Medical Association and the
Bexar County Medical Society. Dr. Mahler practices general adult and pediatric
dermatology and dermatology surgery and has particular interest in
seeing patients with conditions affecting the hair and nails.
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 Gloria
J. Johnson, MPAS, PA-C, served in the US Air
Force for 20 years and received a Bachelor of Science, Physician
Associate, from the
University
of
Oklahoma
in 1985. She is nationally board certified as a Physician
Assistant. She completed an Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery PA
Residency in 1993 and received a Master's in Physician Assistant Studies
from the
University
of
Nebraska
in 2000 with a focus in dermatology. She has a very diverse
clinical background which includes experience in family practice,
primary care/urgent care, otolaryngology, neurotology, and dermatology.
Gloria is a current member of the Society of Dermatology
Physician Assistants and has served as chairman of the Continuing
Medical Education Committee since 2003.
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 Joey Dixon-Julian, MPAS,
PA-C received a Bachelor of Science with a major in
biology/pre-medicine and a minor in chemistry from
Pittsburg
State
University
,
Pittsburg
,
Kansas
in 1997. She then earned a Bachelor of Science in Physician
Assistant studies from
Wichita
State
University
,
Wichita
,
Kansas
in 1999. In 2004, she was awarded a MPAS with an emphasis in
dermatology from the
University
of
Nebraska
. Prior to joining the dermatology practice in 2003, she worked for 3
years in a very active obstetrics/gynecology practice. She is
nationally board certified as a Physician Assistant. She is very
active in the community with various charitable organizations and with
various professional groups and recently volunteered her dermatology
skills on a medical mission to
Central America
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