General Practitioners

• Warts
• Primary Care
  After graduation, Barbra worked as a primary care P.A. in Florida for a few years, and then she decided to return to Mississippi to be closer to her family. Barbra is very family oriented- she loves spending time with her husband and children. In her spare time, she enjoys playing soccer, reading, and shopping.
• Emergency Care
  Amanda is a native of Zachary, Louisiana. She graduated from Louisiana State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a Minor in Sociology in 2011. She went on to attend Louisiana State University’s Physician Assistant Program in New Orleans, where she earned a Master of Physician Assistant Studies in 2017. Amanda was awarded board certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She is a member of the Society for Dermatology Physician Assistants, American Academy of Physician Assistants and Mississippi Academy of Physician Assistants. Prior to attending PA school, Amanda gained 8 years of dermatology experience as a medical assistant. Amanda worked in Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care as a physician assistant, prior to joining the Dermatology Clinic.
• Immunizations
  A. How This Medical Practice May Use or Disclose Your Health Information This medical practice collects health information about you and stores it in a chart in an electronic health record. This is your medical record. The medical record is the property of this medical practice, but the information in the medical record belongs to you. The law permits us to use or disclose your health information for the following purposes: Treatment We use medical information about you to provide your medical care. We disclose medical information to our employees and others who are involved in providing the care you need. For example, we may share your medical information with other physicians or other health care providers who will provide services that we do not provide. Or we may share this information with a pharmacist who needs it to dispense a prescription to you, or a laboratory that performs a test. We may also disclose medical information to members of your family or others who can help you when you are sick or injured, or after you die. Payment We use and disclose medical information about you to obtain payment for the services we provide. For example, we give your health plan the information it requires before it will pay us. We may also disclose information to other health care providers to assist them in obtaining payment for services they have provided to you. Health Care Operations We may use and disclose medical information about you to operate this medical practice. For example, we may use and disclose this information to review and improve the quality of care we provide, or the competence and qualifications of our professional staff. Or we may use and disclose this information to get your health plan to authorize services or referrals. We may also use and disclose this information as necessary for medical reviews, legal services and audits, including fraud and abuse detection and compliance programs and business planning and management. We may also share your medical information with our “business associates,” such as our billing service, that perform administrative services for us. We have a written contract with each of these business associates that contains terms requiring them and their subcontractors to protect the confidentiality and security of your protected health information. We may also share your information with other health care providers, health care clearinghouses or health plans that have a relationship with you, when they request this information to help them with their quality assessment and improvement activities, their patient-safety activities, their population-based efforts to improve health or reduce health care costs, their protocol development, case management or care-coordination activities, their review of competence, qualifications and performance of health care professionals, their training programs, their accreditation, certification or licensing activities, or their health care fraud and abuse detection and

Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma

Psychiatrists

• Mental Health
  C. Your Health Information Rights Right to Request Special Privacy Protections You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information by a written request specifying what information you want to limit, and what limitations on our use or disclosure of that information you wish to have imposed. If you tell us not to disclose information to your commercial health plan concerning health care items or services for which you paid for in full out-of-pocket, we will abide by your request, unless we must disclose the information for treatment or legal reasons. We reserve the right to accept or reject any other request, and will notify you of our decision. Right to Request Confidential Communications You have the right to request that you receive your health information in a specific way or at a specific location. For example, you may ask that we send information to a particular e-mail account or to your work address. We will comply with all reasonable requests submitted in writing which specify how or where you wish to receive these communications. Right to Inspect and Copy You have the right to inspect and copy your health information, with limited exceptions. To access your medical information, you must submit a written request detailing what information you want access to, whether you want to inspect it or get a copy of it, and if you want a copy, your preferred form and format. We will provide copies in your requested form and format if it is readily producible, or we will provide you with an alternative format you find acceptable, or if we can’t agree and we maintain the record in an electronic format, your choice of a readable electronic or hardcopy format. We will also send a copy to any other person you designate in writing. We will charge a reasonable fee which covers our costs for labor, supplies, postage, and if requested and agreed to in advance, the cost of preparing an explanation or summary. We may deny your request under limited circumstances. If we deny your request to access your child’s records or the records of an incapacitated adult you are representing because we believe allowing access would be reasonably likely to cause substantial harm to the patient, you will have a right to appeal our decision. If we deny your request to access your psychotherapy notes, you will have the right to have them transferred to another mental health professional. Right to Amend or Supplement. You have a right to request that we amend your health information that you believe is incorrect or incomplete. You must make a request to amend in writing, and include the reasons you believe the information is inaccurate or incomplete. We are not required to change your health information, and will provide you with information about this medical practice’s denial and how you can disagree with the denial. We may deny your request if we do not have the information, if we did not create the information (unless the

Radiologist

• Ultrasound

Surgeons

• Neurosurgery
  Mary is licensed to practice medicine in Mississippi and Alabama. She is certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants and is a member of the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Assistants. In the past, Mary worked in neurosurgery, mental health, and as a PA student educator before joining the dermatology clinic. She plans to finish her Dermatology Diplomate Fellowship by December 2022. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing yoga, hiking, meditating, and playing tennis.
• Mohs Surgery

Plastic Surgeons

• Dermabrasion

Dermatologists

• Cosmetic Dermatology
  Dr. Ortego has a special interest in surgical and cosmetic dermatology. He finds fulfillment in helping patients achieve and maintain a natural and youthful appearance. He approaches patient care with a professional, patient-centered attitude that emphasizes humanism and excellence to help patients reach their goals. He is known for his down-to-earth bedside manner and is committed to providing comprehensive, compassionate care to all of his patients.
• Skin Cancer
  Throughout his residency, Dr. Ortego wrote book chapters and presented at national meetings on the topic of increasing access to dermatologic care in underserved communities. He completed a special rural dermatology residency track that emphasized treatment of complex dermatologic diseases and surgical competence in skin cancer management.
• Dermatology
  Alexis Crouse is a Mississippi Gulf Coast native currently residing in Gulfport. She received her esthetics license in 2019, and in 2020 she started her own business with a commitment to helping others feel more confident in their skin. In December of 2021 she joined The Dermatology Clinic to further her knowledge and follow her passion for the highest quality skincare. Alexis provides aesthetic treatments as well as Evolve treatments to help patients tighten and tone their bodies and improve their confidence!
• Acne Treatment
• Eczema
  Designed by dermatologists to meet the therapeutic cleansing needs of those prone to eczema, acne, infection, folliculitis, and other compromised skin conditions. Sodium hypochlorite is the active ingredient (bleach’s gentle cousin)
• Chemical Peels
  Dermaplaning, Diamond Glow skin resurfacing and rejuvenation, medical depth chemical peels for the face and body, natural healing with PRP (platelet Rich Plasma).
• Skin Care
  Our aesthetic services can benefit just about anyone as it offers a safe, scientific, and evidence-based product line of skin care products for men and women alike. Living on the beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast in particular, skin care is extremely important. Schedule a consultation with one of our board-certified dermatologists today to discuss your skin care concerns and goals and learn more about the various options available to you.
• Psoriasis
  We provide the full range of medical and cosmetic dermatology services including patch testing for skin allergies, narrow-band UVB phototherapy for cutaneous T cell lymphoma, Psoriasis, Eczema, Vitiligo and other skin conditions.

Allergists

• Allergies