
Dr. David H. McDaniel M.D., FAAD
Dermatologist
933 1st Colonial Road Suite 114 Virginia Beach Virginia, 23454About
Dr. David McDaniel is a dermatologist practicing in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. McDaniel specializes in skin care. Dermatologists evaluate and manage both common and uncommon skin conditions. These conditions include acne, psoriasis, warts, skin infections, atopic dermatitis, herpes simplex and more. Dermatologists are also experts in more complex skin diseases like impetigo, hidradenitis and milaria. Dr. McDaniel diagnoses skin problems and develops unique treatments plans for each individual patient.
Education and Training
West Virginia University Medical School
West Virginia University School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Dermatology
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
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Dr. David H. McDaniel M.D., FAAD's Expert Contributions
Anti-Aging: Inside & Outside
The quest for maintaining or restoring health and beauty impacts each of us in different ways. If you are sitting in a doctor’s office as you read this article, then you are likely involved in some aspect of this quest. Much of American (and western) medicine is focused on treating disease and...
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hair removal using a long-pulsed alexandrite laser.
- Combined CO2/erbium:YAG laser resurfacing of peri-oral rhytides and side-by-side comparison with carbon dioxide laser alone.
- Laser hair removal: a review and report on the use of the long-pulsed alexandrite laser for hair reduction of the upper lip, leg, back, and bikini region.
- Variable pulse erbium:YAG laser skin resurfacing of perioral rhytides and side-by-side comparison with carbon dioxide laser.
- Laser therapy of stretch marks.
- Polarity effect for exploding wires in a vacuum.
- A novel non-thermal non-ablative full panel LED photomodulation device for reversal of photoaging: digital microscopic and clinical results in various skin types.
- Corona-free electrical explosion of polyimide-coated tungsten wire in vacuum.
- Nanosecond electrical explosion of thin aluminum wires in a vacuum: experimental and computational investigations.
- Effect of Hyperconjugation on Strength of Lewis Bases.
- Hydrogen Bonding as a Factor in the Ionization of Dicarboxylic Acids.
- The erbium: YAG laser: a review and preliminary report on resurfacing of the face, neck, and hands.
- Body contouring: a preliminary report on the use of the silhouette device for treating cellulite.
- Use of oral therapy for the prevention of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation.
- Letter: Light-emitting diode photomodulation and radiation dermatitis.
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Eastern Virginia Medical School -
Professional Society Memberships
- Virginia Dermatology Society
Awards
- The Best Doctors in America
Philanthropic Initiatives
Dr. McDaniel serves as president of The Center for Disfigurement, a non-profit, tax-exempt charity that uses laser surgery to treat children with congenital or war injury related disfigurements.
Dr. David H. McDaniel M.D., FAAD's Practice location
Laser Skin and Vein Center of Virginia
933 1st Colonial Road Suite 114 -Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454Get Direction
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. George Charles Harr M.D.1200 First Colonial Rd Virginia Beach VA 23454
- Dr. Michele Jane Gonzalez M.D.ATLANTIC DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454
- Mrs. Tracy Ann Novosel MD1101 First Colonial Road Virginia Beach Virginia 23454
- Dr. Lynn Marie Utecht MD1101 First Colonial Rd Virginia Beach VA 23454
- Dr. Kristen Overstreet Martin MD1101 First Colonial Rd Virginia Beach VA 23454
- Dr. Jonathan Lee Hindman D.O.1101 FIRST COLONIAL RD VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454
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830 KEMPSVILLE ROAD NORFOLK VA 23502SENTARA VIRGINIA BEACH GENERAL HOSPITALl
1060 FIRST COLONIAL ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454SENTARA PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITALl
2025 GLENN MITCHELL DRIVE VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23456