I'm Barbara Wilson and I'm a dermatologist at the University of Virginia. People know when they come here, we're going to really focus on figuring out what's wrong and making that better. People tend to come to us when they've got a difficult problem that hasn't been solved and I think that's one of the most exciting things is to be referred patients from all over the state where they've got a rash that's baffling people and they're frustrated. If we can solve that, that's extremely gratifying. 

A lot of what we see now are patients who are very aware of how the instance of skin cancer is increasing, they're very aware of protecting their skin from the sun, so a lot of skin checks. If we can catch them early, the scars will be smaller and in the most serious type of skin cancer, melanoma, it may save someone's life. Anytime a mole is changing or anything's itching or bleeding, it's certainly something we should look at.

It's a lot like a primary care and so we do tend to follow patients for a long period of time and really get to know each other. I like them to be happy to see me and I'm happy to hear how they're doing as well, not just with their skin, but with life in general.