Dr. Jennifer Vickers, MD, FAAD

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Get to know Dermatologist Dr. Jennifer Vickers, who serves patients in Bee Cave, Texas.

Dr. Vickers is a well-respected, board-certified dermatologist specializing in the evaluation and management of conditions of the skin, hair, and nails. She sees every patient as an opportunity to improve life, whether she is treating a baby with a rash, providing a skin screening for skin cancer, or performing a cosmetic procedure. In every aspect of her practice, she strives to ensure that her patients feel comfortable, in good care, and that they are an integral part of their own health.

At Sanova Dermatology, Dr. Vickers treats all ages from pediatric to geriatric patients. Her services include general dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, biopsies, and minor surgeries such as skin cancer and cyst removal. She also treats rashes, acne, psoriasis, eczema, and autoimmune conditions that affect the skin. She is most enthusiastic about her relationships with her patients.

Sanova Dermatology prides itself on prioritizing patient care and delivering personalized treatment options for dermatologic conditions including acne, psoriasis, and eczema. Through education and continued research, the staff is able to offer specialized treatment plans for patients. In addition, the practice offers a full spectrum of cosmetic treatments, aesthetics procedures, skin cancer screenings, skin biopsies, and Mohs surgery.

A Texas native, Dr. Vickers completed her undergraduate degree with high honors at the University of Texas at Austin. She went on to complete her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where she also completed an internship in internal medicine. She then moved to New York City where she completed her residency training at New York Medical College in Manhattan and her fellowship training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. 

She returned to Austin in 2014 and served as an Attending Physician and Assistant Professor with the Division of Dermatology at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, where she was named the Head of Cosmetics and oversaw the dermatopathology curriculum.

As a testament to her success, the doctor is dual board-certified in dermatology and dermatopathology by the American Board of Dermatology, a voluntary, non-profit, private, autonomous organization formed for the primary purpose of protecting the public interest by establishing and maintaining high standards of training, education, and qualifications of physicians rendering care in dermatology.

Among her professional affiliations, she is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society of Dermatopathology, the Texas Dermatological Society, the Austin Dermatological Society, and the Travis County Medical Society.

Throughout the years, Dr. Vickers has participated in research involving the use of technology to aid in skin cancer diagnosis and has published articles in several peer-reviewed journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body. Dermatology is a specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist doctor who manages skin diseases and deals with both internal and external causes and some cosmetic concerns involving the skin. Dermatological duties include taking consultations, providing screening tests, and undertaking non-invasive surgical procedures.

In her personal life, Dr. Vickers lives in Austin with her baby girl and her husband who has been a firefighter for nearly 20 years.

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