Dermatology & Allergy

• Consultations with board-certified dermatologist
• Personalized care by high trained registered veterinary technician
• Intradermal skin testing for inhalant allergy and flea allergy
• Management of chronic, recurrent otitis
• Cutaneous biopsies
• Combination therapy for autoimmune skin diseases
• Non-steroidal management of allergic dermatoses
• Management of chronic, recurrent pyodermas including immunotherapy

The California Animal Referral & Emergency (C.A.R.E.) Hospital is proud to have a board-certified dermatology specialist. This means that following the four years of veterinary training and attainment of a degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; the specialist has been through an additional four years of intensive specialized training at an accredited institution. At the conclusion of this training, the demonstration of meaningful contributions to veterinary science and satisfactory completion of a comprehensive three part examination is required to be "board certified." Your pet's dermatology specialist is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology.

The dermatology department at C.A.R.E. Hospital can provide care in the following areas: Intradermal skin testing for inhalant allergy and flea allergy; combination therapy for autoimmune skin diseases; management of chronic, recurrent otitis; cutaneous biopsies; non-steroidal management of allergic dermatoses; and management of chronic, recurrent pyodermas, including immunotherapy.

Dr. Jean Swingle Greek, DVM, DACVD is C.A.R.E. Hospital's dermatology specialist. It is a rare privilege to have a Board-Certified Dermatologist on staff and, in fact, Dr. Greek is the only dermatologist on the California’s Central Coast (Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties). Complementing Dr. Greek is the Internal Medicine Department (directed by a board certified internal medicine specialist); the Emergency Medicine & Critical Care department (directed by a board certified emergency & critical care specialist); and the Surgery Department (directed by a residency trained small animal surgeon). We thank you for choosing C.A.R.E. Hospital.

For more info about our Board Certified Dermatologist, please see Dr. Jean Greek, DVM, DACVD