MAITLAND, Fla., Jan. 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ADCS Clinics ("ADCS") announced it has completed the acquisition of Albany Dermatology Clinic in Albany, Georgia. The clinic has been managing the skin care needs of the entire Southwest Georgia region for over 50 years and most recently by Dr. Melinda F. Greenfield.
Dr. Greenfield is a board certified dermatologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of the skin, hair and nails. Her additional areas of expertise include cutaneous surgery, Botox, fillers, leg vein treatment (sclerotherapy) and other cosmetic procedures.
Dr. Greenfield has been in Albany since 2000, and has quickly become a local and regional expert in the field of dermatology. She is on the speaker's board for several pharmaceutical companies, and lectures for many local and regional groups. She especially enjoys educating the community on the dangers of the sun and skin cancer.
She is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Georgia Health Sciences University (Medical College of Georgia). She is on the board of the Dougherty County Medical Society, as well as the Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association and will be president of the Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association for the 2011-2012 term. She is also an Associate Editor of The Journal of the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.
Dr. Greenfield received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland, and received her medical degree with honors from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She completed a year of internal medicine at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore prior to her three-year dermatology residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York.
Dr. Matt Leavitt, Founder and CEO of ADCS, said, "We are very pleased to have Dr. Greenfield and her team at Advanced Dermatology. She has a great following in the Albany area and is highly regarded by her patients and peers in the community.
"This is our first acquisition in Georgia and it provides many opportunities to rapidly expand an underserved area in Southwest Georgia." said Dave Morell, President of ADCS.
ADCS, founded in 1989 by Dr. Matt Leavitt, is a dermatology-focused practice with over 100 clinics in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wyoming providing clinical, cosmetic, surgical and pathology services. ADCS also provides billing and coding management services for almost 90 third-party dermatology practices across the nation under the Ameriderm™ trade name.
For more information, contact: Dave Morell, President of ADCS, 407.875.2080 ext. 1244
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