Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD, FAAD, Dermatologist currently serving patients within her practice, Epstein & Tuffanelli MDs Inc. and affiliated with St. Francis Hospital and California Pacific Medical Center, has been named a 2017 Top Doctor in San Francisco, California. Top Doctor Awards is dedicated to selecting and honoring those healthcare practitioners who have demonstrated clinical excellence while delivering the highest standards of patient care.
Dr. Lucia R. Tuffanelli’s career in medicine began in 1982 when she graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Upon receiving her medical degree, she completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Martinez Veterans Hospital, before undertaking an additional residency in dermatology at the State University of New York, Brooklyn Health and Science Center. To stay current in her field, Dr. Tuffanelli maintains professional memberships with the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Dermatology, the California Medical Society, the Women’s Dermatological Society, the Pacific Dermatology Association, the Wilderness Medicine Society, and the San Francisco Medical Society, where she has served on the Committee for Physician Well Being since 2000.
Dr. Tuffanelli is certified by the American Board of Dermatology, and she treats a wide range of conditions relating to the skin for patients of all ages. Conditions treated by her include eczema, boils, dermatitis, hives, rosea, varicose veins, parapsoriasis, and folliculitis, as well as injuries caused by burns including sunburn. Expert procedures undertaken by Dr. Tuffanelli range from skin tag removal, to cyst incision and drainage, and acne surgery. She is dedicated to treating pediatric and adult medical dermatologic problems and wound care, as well as skin cancer exams and prevention.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Tuffanelli serves as Adjuvant Professor at Touro University in Vallejo, California, and volunteers at the University of California, San Francisco. She has also volunteered with, and dedicated her time to the Himalayan Health Exchange – medical expedition. With her wealth of experience and reputation for clinical excellence, Dr. Tuffanelli is a dermatologist in high demand, and yet she still finds time to help and advise less experienced colleagues when needed. Her dedication, expertise and commitment to her specialty and patients makes Dr. Lucia R. Tuffanelli a very worthy winner of a 2017 Top Doctor Award.
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