The Dermatology Specialists

The Dermatology Specialists, also known as TDS, is a physician-founded and physician-led dermatology group based in New York City that provides medical, cosmetic and surgical skin care. The group has more than 150 providers and handles over 500,000 patient visits a year. Its clinical team includes board-certified dermatologists holding MD and DO degrees, who work alongside a large group of physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Pairing physicians with advanced practice providers is a common way for multi-site dermatology groups to increase capacity, since demand for skin care often exceeds the supply of dermatologists.

Its services cover medical dermatology, cosmetics, cosmetic surgery and medical facials, and it also offers teledermatology appointments and an online shop. The company focuses on making care easy to access: it is open seven days a week from 7am to 7pm, sees both adults and children, and accepts patients without an appointment. It accepts 96% of all insurance plans. Broad insurance acceptance and extended hours matter in dermatology, where patients can face long waits for appointments and some practices limit the insurance plans they take.

The practice has more than 50 locations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Long Island, along with offices in Philadelphia and in Wilmington, Delaware. Its New York offices span many neighborhoods, from Mott Haven and Jamaica to the Upper West Side and Oceanside. Beyond patient care, the company runs a practice partnership program and dermatology training, and it accepts patient referrals. Partnership models of this kind are a common route for physician-led groups to expand, bringing existing practices and clinicians into a shared network rather than relying only on opening new offices.