ABOUT OUR SERVICES:
Skin Cancer Screening
About one in five will get skin cancer in a lifetime. Screening increases the likelihood of earlier detection for prevention and/or treatment success.
Precancer Evaluation & Treatment
To prevent skin cancer development, precancerous growths and conditions are identified, then treated with cryosurgery, superficial curettage, topical chemotherapeutics or immunomodulators (medicines that prompt your own immune cells into action), chemical peels, photodynamic therapy, etc.
Skin Cancer Medical & Surgical Treatment
If a skin cancer has been diagnosed, your doctor will discuss treatment options to enable you to select the best treatment. When skin cancer surgery is needed, it usually can be performed in the office under local anesthesia.
We educate on evidence-based options to help you choose the best skin cancer treatment for you.
Examples of Other Skin Diseases & Conditions Evaluated &/or Treated:
Acne
Alopecia areata
Autoimmune skin diseases
Congenital skin diseases
Dermatitis
Elective mole or benign growth removal
Inflamed epidermoid cysts
Rosacea
Seborrheic keratoses ("liver spots")
Skin discoloration
Skin tags
Vitiligo
Warts
(There are over 3,000 diseases of the skin, hair & nails!)
About Us
Thank you for visiting our practice website. Skin Health Dermatology, PLLC was founded locally to serve locally by Ranhy Bang, PhD, MD, FAAD. We are privately owned, thus offer a personal patient care experience, delivered only by a genuine, board-certified dermatologist.
Board-certified dermatologists are licensed physicians that have undergone a rigorous, postgraduate, dermatology-specific training program after thousands of hours of prerequisite medical education to become masters of our specialty. How does specialty board certification impact your care? Board certification ensures a genuine, specialist physician, committed to continuous, lifelong education to offer the most current knowledge base and skill set; strong ethics; and exceptional patient care. Board-certified dermatologists are trained to provide the best skin cancer screening, management, and treatment; and best diagnosis and management of diseases of the skin, hair, and nails.
About Dr. Bang
Commited to best quality dermatology
Dedicated to improving patient lives
Genuine M.D. dermatologist
Independent physician
Dr. Bang received her BS from Yale, PhD from Cornell University, and MD from Texas A&M Health Sciences Center College of Medicine. She completed her internship in Internal Medicine and Residency in Dermatology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. After residency she cared for wonderful veterans in the Division of Dermatology at the Phoenix, AZ Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where she was the VISN 18 Lead of Teledermatology. She also was previously with Baylor Scott & White Dermatology in Waco. Other medical experience includes a fellowship at UT-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Dr. Bang is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, and a member of the Texas Dermatological Association, McLennan County Medical Society and Texas Medical Association.
She has published articles in comparative molecular genetics and dermatology in peer-reviewed journals. She also still likes the fruit flies she used to study in her previous basic science research career, when she was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship. She has a species of fruit fly named after her.
About our Clinic
Medicare enrollees receive covered services at the rates set by Medicare and are reimbursed per Medicare rules, as we do not "accept assignment.”
We do not contract with other insurances. This reduces or eliminates the middleman between you and the doctor in many cases.
Insurance is not required to be seen.
Payment (including Medicare deductible, and/or co-insurance, if applicable) is due at time of service. Options include credit card, debit, check, cash, health savings account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA).
We can provide a cost estimate and required information to submit a claim for reimbursement (Medicare claims are usually submitted by us).
A referral is not required, but some insurance may require one for insurance reimbursement.
About Private Practice Care
Nearly three out of four physicians are now employed by hospitals, health systems, and other corporate entities, such as private equity firms and health insurers, according to research by the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) and Avalere Health (source: Texas Medicine Today Daily Newsletter via the Texas Medical Association, 2022).
We are a true independent practice, not part of a hospital system, private equity company, or retail chain clinic.
Patient Lab and Pathology Services
Insurance coverage of lab work and pathology is per insurer's policy. Claims for laboratory and pathology fees are handled by the respective facilities. We use facilities that contract with almost all insurances and send our patients’ skin samples to one of the best dermatopathologists in the country.
Prepare for Your Visit
Please bring to your appointment your current insurance information, if any, in case your insurer covers lab work that may be ordered as part of your evaluation. If you would like, to save time please download and fill out the history form below to bring to your visit.
Contact Us
Address
611 W. State Hwy 6, Suite 115
Waco, Texas 76710-7545
Contact
Phone: 254-265-SKIN (7546)
Fax: 254-265-7542
Opening Hours
By appointment.
Mon - Fri
9:00 am -12:00 pm
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday
Available on limited basis.