Our goal at Athens-Oconee Skin Cancer & Dermatology, LLC, is to provide personalized service and quality care for your medical and cosmetic surgical dermatology needs. Athens dermatologist, Stella M. Bulengo, MD, is a board certified Athens dermatologist and dermatopathologist with over 20 years experience treating skin disorders and skin cancers. She has devoted her entire career to providing patients of all ages with high quality care in a compassionate and professional environment.
Dermatopathology:
Dr. Bulengo has the unique advantage of combining her skills as a dermatologist and dermatopathologist to provide an accurate microscopic biopsy diagnosis for her patients and those referred by her colleagues. This allows her to provide her patients with timely and accurate diagnoses of melanoma, skin cancers, rashes, atypical moles, and cutaneous lymphoma. She works with a state-of-the-art processing lab together with pathologists onsite and well trained histopathologists; this allows preparation of the slides in a timely manner. Athens-Oconee Skin Cancer & Dermatology, LLC, specializes in diseases of the skin, hair, nails, dermatologic surgeries and also provides both laser surgery and GA laser hair removal as well as cosmetic procedures and skin rejuvenating products like Botox in GA.
Dr. Bulengo has several publications in renowned medical journals and coauthor: chapter: Genetics of Skin Diseases: Sarcoidosis, in second edition of Dermatology of Skin of Color (book won two awards). For more of her work go to the publication page. She is a recipient of awards and honors and in 2007 received the Gold Leader Volunteerism Award from the American Academy of Dermatology for her voluntary work in Tanzania and in her community and in 2010 received The President's Volunteer Service Award awarded by President Bush and the American Academy of Dermatology. She is an advocate in the field of dermatology, promoting skin cancer detection and prevention as a public service on television and in newspapers. She has been awarded by the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award from 1990, and is valid until 2015.
At Athens-Oconee Skin Cancer & Dermatology, LLC, we treat every patient as we would want to be treated; with courtesy, dignity and respect. We truly care about providing our patients with a variety of options including treatment plans that are best suited to treat their skin condition. Please take a moment and review our site; feel free to contact us at 706-769-SKIN (7546) with any questions you may have.