Dr. Cornelia M. Pessoa, MD | Berkeley, CA | Dermatology

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Dr. Cornelia Pessoa specializes in dermatology with 45 years of experience caring for patients with various skin conditions. She earned her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences and completed her residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Pessoa is fluent in Korean and Russian, allowing her to serve diverse patient communities.

Dr. Pessoa practices at Golden State Dermatology in Berkeley, California. She focuses on treating conditions such as melanocytic nevus, dysplastic nevi, and seborrheic keratosis. Her expertise includes performing skin lesion treatment and removal, laser therapy for skin lesions, and cryotherapy for skin lesions. Patients rate Dr. Pessoa 4.6 out of 5 stars on average for her care.

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4.6

14 Ratings
45 years of experience
16 insurance plans accepted
speaks Korean, Russian
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
6 written reviews
1 specialty
11 areas of expertise
1 board certification
1 office location
Female

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My mother was referred to Dr. Pessoa by her primary physician, and during the visit I was impressed by how sensitive and caring she was. I later became a patient, and I could not be happier with the care I have received. In fact, I moved over 200 miles away, and I have kept her as my doctor. I have also found the staff to be very friendly and accomodating.

June 2nd, 2017

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My mother was referred to Dr. Pessoa by her primary physician, and during the visit I was impressed by how sensitive and caring she was. I later became a patient, and I could not be happier with the care I have received. In fact, I moved over 200 miles away, and I have kept her as my doctor. I have also found the staff to be very friendly and accomodating.

June 2nd, 2017

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My husband and I have been seeing Dr. Pessoa & Helen for years. Excellent practice.

February 11th, 2015

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Dr. Pessoa is a first-rate dermatologist who has been my doctor for many years. I can count on her for an accurate diagnosis, encouragement, and respect. I disliked the Mohs surgeon she referred me to, but as I titled my review: "wise, concerned, ethical, and kind: what more could you ask for?"

August 29th, 2014

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I seriously recommend trying another office before going to this one. Dr. Pessoa and her staff failed to communicate very important information to me which would have taken no more then a 2 minute phone call, and because of it a bad rash covering my face spread over a day. When I called the doctors office and justly complained, they were rude, condescending, and completely unhelpful. I know its just my skin, but come on, some sympathy would be nice. In addition to this experience, I found that you will wait months to get an appointment with Dr. Pessoa. There is a NP Helen, who is nice, but still she needs Dr. Pessoa's consent on every thing she does. So even if your happy with the NP, but then ultimately need some help later with a prescription, you will still run into the problem that Dr. Pessoa wont take the time to help you out. Luckily my husband's doctor took me in at 7 PM that evening and showed professionalism, I almost cried I was so relieved to not to have to fight… with doctor to get help.

March 9th, 2010

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She is wonderful!!

March 25th, 2009

Golden State Dermatology

2320 Woolsey St Ste 202Berkeley, CA 94705

Tel: (510) 486-1700

Mon9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tue8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thu9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Fri9:00 am - 4:00 pm

SatClosed

SunClosed


Dr. Cornelia Moura Pessoa, MD	Dr. Rameschandra D Bambhania, MD	Dr. Anne E Allen, MD	Dr. Alina G Bridges, MD, FAAD
Dermatology	Dermatology	Dermatology	Dermatology
	Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients
4.6 (14 Ratings)	4.5 (26 Ratings)	0 (0 Ratings)	1 (1 Rating)
45 Years of Experience	41 Years of Experience	9 Years of Experience	28 Years of Experience
No Virtual Visit Option	Virtual Visit Available	Virtual Visit Available	Virtual Visit Available
Speaks Korean, Russian	Speaks English, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu	Speaks English	Speaks English
Berkeley , CA	Tustin , CA	Knoxville , TN	New Hyde Park , NY
Med School: George Washington University School Of Medicine & Health Sciences	Med School: M P Shah Government Medical College	Med School: University Of Michigan Medical School	Med School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ- School of Osteopathic Medicine
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Dermatology

Acne (Acne Vulgaris)
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EDUCATION & TRAINING

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Medical School

George Washington University School Of Medicine & Health SciencesGraduated in 1981

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