DERMATOLOGY
The Dermatology Service at Michigan Veterinary Specialists offers a wide range of specialized diagnostic techniques to improve the quality of your pet's life. Animals can develop uncomfortable and potential serious disorders of the skin, mouth, hair, ears and nails that require medical intervention. Chronic infections and inflammatory conditions of the ears are generally a symptom of underlying skin disorders.
Routine services provided include complete dermatologic examination, skin and ear cytologic evaluations, skin scrapings, hair examinations, and fungal or bacterial cultures. The Dermatology Service at Michigan Veterinary Specialists offers video otoscopic examinations of ear canals, intradermal allergy testing for inhalant diseases, laser surgical removal of skin growths and interpretations of skin biopsy.
Beyond testing, Michigan Veterinary Specialists is also a center for healing. Our team are experts in the diagnosis and treatment infectious and noninfectious skin diseases, parasitic skin diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergy and allergy-induced skin diseases, recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic disease (including endocrine disorders), cysts and other tumors of the skin.
WARNING SIGNS
Contact your veterinarian if you notice some of these warning signs of dermatological disease:
- Hair loss
- Itching
- Dandruff
- Pigment changes
- Scabs, blisters or sores
- Palpable lumps
DERMATOLOGY SERVICES
- Laser surgery for chronic ear disease and removal of skin and eyelid tumors
- Treatment of chronic otitis
- Video-otoscopy and ear flushes
- Skin and ear cytology
- Skin and ear cultures
- Dermatopathology
- Intradermal allergy testing
- Endocrine assays
- Immunotherapy for the treatment of inhalant allergy
- Hormone replacement therapy for endocrine related skin disease
- Food trials for adverse reactions to foods
CLIENT EDUCATION ARTICLES
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DERMATOLOGISTS
Dr. Robert Schick |
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- Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology
(Board Certified in Dermatology)
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree (DVM): University
of Florida
- Internship: Oradell Animal Hospital, NJ
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania
- Areas of Interest: Laser surgery, allergies, ear diseases
and video otoscopy
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| Dr. Schick's wings span from
Detroit to Atlanta. Every month, Dr. Schick jumps aboard
his personal aircraft and flies himself from Georgia to Michigan
to see patients at MVS. As a child, Dr. Schick often accompanied
his father, head of radiology at Morton Plant hospital in
Clearwater, Florida, to work. It was during these visits
that Dr. Schick developed a desire to become a veterinarian
and specialize in one medical area. Today, Dr. Schick's
family includes his wife and four kids; Timmy, a rescued dog; and Gadget, a rescued cat.
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Dr. Alondra Martin
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- University of San Diego, B.A.
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree: Mississippi
State University
- Residency: Purdue University
- Special interests: chronic skin conditions including
allergies and auto-immune diseases
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Born in Northern California and raised
in Southern California, Dr. Martin knew her calling
from the tender age of three years old. Because of
her strong love of animals, fascination with chronic
skin conditions and the fulfillment that she gets from
being able to build relationships with clients, she
chose to specialize in veterinary dermatology. She’s
not the only one in the family to feel so passionately
about the health of animals – including herself
and her husband there are four veterinarians in the
family. Dr. Martin is a proud mama of a little girl
and a baby boy, a Giant Schnauzer named Brinks, and
Emily – a horse she rescued from being euthanized
due to a rare skin disease called Ehler Danlos (Emily
is extremely thin skinned and can’t be ridden
as a result).
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Dr. Candice Benuck
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- Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology
(Board Certified in Dermatology)
- University of Florida, BS
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Degree (DVM): University of Florida
- Internship: Florida
Veterinary Specialists
- Residency: Michigan State University
- Special Interests:
Treating autoimmune
diseases
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Dr. Benuck grew up in a household full of human doctors, but she decided to become the only animal doctor. She chose to specialize in dermatology because she finds it intellectually stimulating and appreciates the ability to build long-term relationships with clients and patients. She is an avid sports fan and enjoys watching football, especially cheering on the Florida Gators. She currently lives in Royal Oak with her husband and her sable Burmese cat Tembi.
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