Andrew Ross, MDRuth Gilboa, MDKristen Aguirre, MDArun Venkat, MDYardy Tse, MDDarryl Wong, MDMelissa Sirichotiratana, MDJens J. Thiele, MDJoseph Samady, MD

Andrew Ross, MD

Dr. Ross completed his dermatology residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, one of the leading dermatology training programs in the nation. He served as chief resident during his final year of training. While there, Dr. Ross was involved with studying melanoma biology and published extensively on the subject. He has a special interest…
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Ruth Gilboa, MD

A native of Sweden, Dr. Gilboa completed her extensive training at the internationally renowned Karolinska Hospital (home of the Nobel Prize in Medicine) in Stockholm, Sweden, as well as Mercy Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Gilboa has specific training in general, medical and surgical, pediatric and cosmetic dermatology, including the treatment of facial veins, chemical peels, and…
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Kristen Aguirre, MD

Dr. Aguirre is a Board-Certified Dermatologist and Dermatologic surgeon, as well as an Orange County local, born and raised in San Clemente. After graduating with High Honors from The University of California, Davis with a Bachelor’s degree in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, she returned to Orange County, where she performed extensive research on the spread…
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Arun Venkat, MD

Dr. Venkat is a dermatologist and dermatopathologist with specialized training in Dermatopathology (the subspecialty of microscopically examining skin biopsies and rendering diagnoses). Originally from Texas, he did his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated summa cum laude. He received his M.D. degree from Duke University as well as his MBA, and…
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Yardy Tse, MD

Yardy Tse, MD is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in Mohs surgery, reconstructive, laser, and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Tse received her medical degree from The University of Michigan. She completed the prestigious Inteflex program, an accelerated undergraduate-medical program by which she was accepted into medical school directly after high school. She graduated in 1990 with Honors…
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Darryl Wong, MD

Dr. Wong specializes in the Mohs Micrographic Surgery approach to the removal of facial cancers. He has expertise in all areas of dermatologic surgery including the treatment of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. He also has expertise in cosmetic dermatological procedures. Dr. Wong has been on the staff at Dermatology Specialists,…
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Melissa Sirichotiratana, MD

Dr. Sirichotiratana completed her Internship in Internal Medicine and Residency in Dermatology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She served as Chief Resident during her final year of residency. She specializes on all aspects of medical and surgical dermatology.
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Jens J. Thiele, MD

Originally from Frankfurt, Germany, Dr. Thiele graduated summa cum laude from JW Goethe University. He completed his internship at the University of Chicago Hospital and received his Dermatology residency training at Boston University and Tufts University, where he also served as Chief Resident. He then completed an additional one-year fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery (American College…
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Joseph Samady, MD

A graduate of Cornell University, in New York, Dr. Samady obtained an electrical engineering degree while completing his pre-med classes. After graduating, he attended New Jersey Medical School where he received his MD degree. He completed his Internship at Loma Linda University and received his dermatology training at New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Samady specializes in…
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