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Caribbean Life, FEBRUARY 12-18, 2021 17
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As the pandemic
abruptly shut down the
city, Bay Ridge Skin & Cancer
Dermatology proudly
continued to serve our community
as it had for the last
50 years.
Dr. David Biro, the office’s
primary physician
said, “We were determined
to keep the office open.
We felt a responsibility to
patients who still needed
care. We saw a lot of people
who might have otherwise
ended up in the overwhelmed
emergency rooms
at the time.”
As we sheltered in place
diligently washing our
hands, Dr. Biro was there
to help with the rashes
and dryness that resulted.
Keeping the office open
also meant that skin cancers
were diagnosed and
attended to that would have
otherwise resulted in potentially
dangerous delay of
treatment. Many patients
came to their office for infections
and abscesses that
needed to be drained.
As the COVID numbers
continued to rise, the office
is started to see more
patients with aliments
connected to the virus. Patients
experienced temporary
hair loss, COVID toes
and facial irritations from
their masks. Whatever the
reason for the visit Dr. Biro
and his staff were ready to
assist. The office was continuously
disinfected, and
all personnel wore masks
and gloves. Patients had
their temperatures taken
when they entered. “Thankfully
no one from our office
caught COVID during this
period,” said Dr. Biro.
During the time when
people were hesitant to
leave their homes, Bay
Ridge Skin & Cancer Dermatology
remained in
touch with patients via
Telemedicine.
Like many New Yorkers,
Dr. Biro didn’t think
the pandemic would be so
prolonged. He remains optimistic
that better days
are ahead, and recently
received the COVID vaccine.
“As the vaccinations
increase, the hospital staff
will become less overworked,”
he says, and this
will allow, “the community,
the state, and the country
to start getting back to normal.”
Until then, there are still
hurdles to overcome, so remain
vigil.
Bay Ridge Skin & Cancer
Dermatology treats patients
from infants to adults, for
every type of skin disease,
benign and malignant. The
providers are Board-certified,
and hold academic
positions at teaching hospitals
throughout the New
York City area. All are
well versed in the latest
medical advancements and
procedures, including biologic
therapy, Mohs Micrographic
surgery, and cosmetic
dermatology.
Dr. Biro himself has
been named one of New
York’s “Top Doctors” by
New York Magazine. He
teaches at SUNY Downstate
Medical Center and
is on staff at NYU Langone
Brooklyn. He recently published
the bestselling novel
This Magnificent Dappled
Sea.
Bay Ridge Skin & Cancer
Dermatology is located
at 9921 Fourth Ave. (718)
833-7616, www.BayRidgeDerm.
com. Open Mondays
through Fridays, 9 am -
7pm; and Saturdays, 9 am
- 1 pm.
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