Albany Dermatology has served the Capital District since 1976. Dr. Robert G. Shoss and his team of caring professionals are committed to providing the highest quality comprehensive medical and surgical dermatological care, skin cancer screening and treatment, as well as esthetic medicine and services. For more than 40 years, Albany Dermatology has touched the lives of nearly 50,000 people. We are proud that our patients entrust us to care for them and their family members and refer our services to others. Our staff treats each patient with courtesy, dignity and respect and are dedicated to ensuring that each visit to our office is as comfortable as possible. To improve our services, we have implemented electronic medical records, and have put in place the Albany Dermatology Patient Portal. We invite you to log in to your personal online account so that you can take advantage of the practice with the assurance that all of your information is encrypted and stored securely.

Please take a moment to explore our website, which provides helpful and practical information about Albany Dermatology. We welcome you to take a moment to learn about the expertise and philosophy of our professional staff and the many services and procedures we provide. We always appreciate your input as to how best to serve your needs.

At Albany Dermatology, it has been and will always be about you, our patient, and your health, as we continue caring for the skin you're in.

Update: 8/14/2020

Albany Dermatology continues to remain focused on the health and safety of our patients and employees to help slow down and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the Capital Region.

COSMETIC AND ESTHETIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS: Consistent with Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order we are now able to schedule services in our AD MedSpa on a limited and phase in basis.

Note: the Customized Facial and Microdermabrasion Facial will not be offered at this time. Please continue to watch for updates on our Facebook page and Instagram.

MEDICAL & SURGICAL SERVICES: In-person dermatologic medical and surgical services continue to be provided at Albany Dermatology. These services comply with Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order and Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control, NYS Department of Health and World Health Organization.

TeleHealth appointments are offered to ensure dermatologic care to established patients within the safety of their homes. If you are an established patient, call our office at 518-482-8631 to see whether our teleHealth services are available to address your problem-focused skin concern.

The AD Patient Portal, on our website, is available to facilitate patient inquiries related to prescription refills and medical/billing concerns. Please call the office at 518-482-8631 if you need assistance in accessing this service.

IN OFFICE PROTOCOL: The following are the extra precautions Albany Dermatology is taking to protect patients and colleagues in our office to safely provide needed care:

• We follow prevention guidelines established by the CDC and NYS Department of Health that include social distancing, regular hand washing, and covering your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.  Our employees wear personal protective equipment everyone entering our office is required to wear a face covering.  In addition, we are taking necessary steps to disinfect high contact areas and treatment spaces throughout our office.
  
  
• Patients are asked to check in via cell phone upon arrival in the parking lot and wait in their car. We will notify the patient at that cell number when your provider is available. If you arrive with a companion, we ask that the companion wait in the car unless they are needed to assist you.
  
  
• Patients are screened upon arrival by taking temperatures, confirming any recent travel, noting presence of flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, sore throat and/or shortness of breath) and contact with possible COVID-19 individuals. Appointments for patients deemed to be at risk are rescheduled.  We also require mandatory screenings of all personnel entering our office.
  
  
• We ask that patients who have traveled outside the country or to any state where COVID-19 circulates widely in the community wait two weeks before scheduling an in office appointment.
  
  
• Our estheticians will wear masks, face shields and gloves for protection and patients will wear a mask while on the premises, which can be removed only if necessary, to provide the esthetic/cosmetic treatment.