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Dermatology

From common skin diseases to rare, inherited dermatologic disorders, the Dermatology section at Nationwide Children’s Hospital diagnoses and treats outpatients through age 21.  

Common services include:
•    Treatment of common and rare skin conditions
•    Fungal analysis and culture
•    Skin biopsies for diagnosis
•    Surgical removal of moles
•    Cryosurgery of warts and molluscum
•    Microscopic evaluation of skin scrapings
•    Patient and caregiver education

Our Clinics

Dermatology Clinic
Outpatient Care Center, 3rd Floor
555 S. 18th Street
Columbus, OH 43205
(614) 722-5500
FAX (614) 722-5501
Tues. 8:30 am – 12 pm
Wed. 1 pm – 4 pm

Department Highlights

Laser Treatments for Children

In March 2008, the Section of Dermatology opened a brand new clinic area with seven clinic rooms and a newly equipped procedure room, which includes a pulsed dye laser, a type of laser used to treat vascular birthmarks, warts and other cutaneous blood vessel disorders. Patricia M. Witman, MD, performs laser procedures in the clinic setting for older children, but has also been taking the laser to the Outpatient Surgical Center where she offers treatments to infants and young children afflicted with vascular birthmarks. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is now one of the Centers of Excellence for the Sturge Weber Foundation, and as part of this initiative, Dr. Witman offers laser treatments to children with Sturge Weber Syndrome with port wine stains.

Successful Pilot for Wet Dressing Therapy

The Section of Dermatology also completed a successful pilot for wet dressing therapy for patients with severe atopic dermatitis in the outpatient setting this past year and plan to implement this therapeutic option into the inpatient setting for patients with severe atopic dermatitis that require hospitalization.