dermatologist

[ dur-muh-tol-uh-jist ]

/ ˌdɜr məˈtɒl ə dʒɪst /

a specialist in dermatology, especially a doctor who specializes in the treatment of diseases of the skin.

Origin of dermatologist

First recorded in 1860–65; dermatolog(y) + -ist

An ER doctor can chat with a dermatologist via Glass, and the dermatologist can hear and see everything the ER physician does.

Google Glass Is Helping Doctors Save Lives. Maybe It’s Time to Reconsider the Poorly Received Technology. |Valerie Vande Panne |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It's like going to a dermatologist for a second opinion when you are told you have a brain tumor.

Trayvon Was Black. It Matters. |Mark Geragos |July 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He consulted a dermatologist, who promptly misdiagnosed him with a standard skin condition.

Vigilante Bedbug Exterminators |Brian Ries |August 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The spray-tan disasters that Miami dermatologist Loretta Ciraldo encounters aren't funny.

Spray-Tan Horror Stories |Anneli Rufus |July 7, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

I think I even let a dermatologist once talk me into using sterilized cadaver cells to plump up my lips.

My Illegal, Flammable, Fabulous Hair Treatment |Laura Bennett |July 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The skin specialist termed "dermatologist" is another production which flourishes—more or less—upon the ignorance of the public.

Valere Aude |Louis Dechmann
At present the therapeutic use of the X-ray is rightly falling into the hands of the dermatologist and the medical clinician.

Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern
Willan, with all his erudition, was a dermatologist, and acted on the maxim that there is nothing like leather.

A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) |Charles Creighton

dermatologist

[ dûr′mə-tŏl′ə-jĭst ]

A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.