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Tuanster wrote:

Does anyone know of a good skin doctor in the San Jose area? I have a peeling dry skin condition that needs to be treated and wanted to find a good doctor that would give me a good rate. Would also be helpful if he spoke English. Thanks!

Tuan

Dr. Benjamim Hidalgo Matlock, dermatologist, perfect match, at Clinic Victoria, 10 minutes from Downtown. bhidalgo@gmail.com. did a few things for me last year, all good. You can google Clinica Victoria Costa Rica, copy the map for the taxi driver, but it's very near to the U of CR. Receptionists don't speak good english but email him, his is better than mine!

Author:	Tuanster [ Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:54 pm ]
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Does anyone know of a good skin doctor in the San Jose area? I have a peeling dry skin condition that needs to be treated and wanted to find a good doctor that would give me a good rate. Would also be helpful if he spoke English. Thanks! Tuan

Author:	DGD [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:14 am ]
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Tuanster wrote: Does anyone know of a good skin doctor in the San Jose area? I have a peeling dry skin condition that needs to be treated and wanted to find a good doctor that would give me a good rate. Would also be helpful if he spoke English. Thanks! Tuan Dr. Benjamim Hidalgo Matlock, dermatologist, perfect match, at Clinic Victoria, 10 minutes from Downtown. bhidalgo@gmail.com. did a few things for me last year, all good. You can google Clinica Victoria Costa Rica, copy the map for the taxi driver, but it's very near to the U of CR. Receptionists don't speak good english but email him, his is better than mine!

Author:	Tuanster [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:36 am ]
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DGD wrote: Tuanster wrote: Does anyone know of a good skin doctor in the San Jose area? I have a peeling dry skin condition that needs to be treated and wanted to find a good doctor that would give me a good rate. Would also be helpful if he spoke English. Thanks! Tuan Dr. Benjamim Hidalgo Matlock, dermatologist, perfect match, at Clinic Victoria, 10 minutes from Downtown. bhidalgo@gmail.com. did a few things for me last year, all good. You can google Clinica Victoria Costa Rica, copy the map for the taxi driver, but it's very near to the U of CR. Receptionists don't speak good english but email him, his is better than mine! Thanks! Would I get the same rate as locals? Some of the doctors around here seem to charge me expensive costs and I'm assuming its because I'm a Gringo and they think I don't know any better.

Author:	DGD [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:53 am ]
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He was 75% cheaper than what my guy in the states wanted for what I needed done, and with great results. I've had various medical procedures done in CR over the years, this decision was one of the best, all in all. Email him--he'll get back to you for sure, he's really a cool guy, very unpretentious and at ease, thorough, not rushed, makes it pleasant, knows North American life, speaks like one, I'd say early-mid 40's years old? It would be best to do like I did to save more diagnostic expense--I sent him my med records via email/pdf in advance. After he got my records I emailed him and asked his price, and he stuck to the price when I got there. He's practiced in the states during his training, publishes alot (in medical journals--I checked--I do this kind of investigation in my profession so it was easy), in fact he runs a service that summarizes the tons of constnatly new med lit that is out there for other dermatologists, works at a major private hospital in SJ, gets to his Clinica Victoria office in the afternoon. I recommended him to a restaurant owner that I know from Quepos, a Costa Rican, for one of his K*D's problem and he was very happy too. You are not going to go wrong with Dr Matlock. Private mail me for more info if you want, I see that you are new but you can send me a message using this board by clicking on the "pm" button below and that will come to my email.

Author:	Flyboy [ Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:27 pm ]
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Specialists at CIMA and Biblica charge between 35K to 40K for an office visit. In my experience they'll spend a lot of time with you getting your medical history and advising you. You may even get samples of the medicine. Is that a good deal for you?

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Author:	DGD [ Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:32 pm ]
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Dr Matlock above is at Biblica until 2pm but he's cheaper at his office after that and a lot less bureaucratic hassle. Touch base with him, email your records to him, he'll work out the price with you and you can decide before you go.

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