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Dr. Rishi Patel, MD is a double board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist at Lotus Dermatology. He practices adult and pediatric medical dermatology and dermatopathology and sees patients in Spring Hill, Brooksville, and Homosassa, Florida. He has practiced in the Tampa Bay area since 2015.

Dr. Patel received his medical degree from and completed his dermatology residency with Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He finished his dermatopathology fellowship at New York University in New York.

He has served on the faculty at the prestigious New York University Department of Dermatology and has over 100 presentations and publications in leading peer-reviewed journals. He is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatopathology, and American Contact Dermatitis Society.

Dr. Patel has been the recipient of numerous grants, scholarships, and awards, including the Chrenka and Toomey Foundation Scholarships and Murdough Psoriasis Center Resident Research Award.

Liza M. Brown, DO, FAAD, is a board-certified, Florida-licensed dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon. She sees patients at the Dermatology Associates of the Palm Beaches office in Trinity, Florida, and is an expert in treating conditions of the skin, hair, and nails. Dr. Brown sees patients of all ages and skin types. 

Dr. Brown is a native to Tampa Bay, and she grew up in Trinity, Florida. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, where she majored in interdisciplinary social sciences. After college, Dr. Brown worked at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa as a primary investigator in melanoma research. She went on to earn a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida. Following graduation, Dr. Brown completed a traditional internship at Largo Medical Center and a dermatology residency at Larkin Community Hospital in Miami, Florida, where she served as co-chief resident. 

Dr. Brown has authored numerous scientific articles in prominent dermatological journals and presented at national scientific meetings. She is highly skilled in general dermatology, pediatric dermatology, dermatological surgery, and cosmetic dermatology. Dr. Brown is involved in several professional organizations, which allows her to stay current on the latest advancements in dermatology.

Dr. Brown is married and has one baby girl. She enjoys spending time in nature and outdoors with her family and Miniature Schnauzer. 

Dr. Bibi sees patients in our  Palm Beach Gardens and Delray Beach offices.

Dr. Bibi is board certified by the the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Bibi is a native of Jerusalem, Israel, where he earned his medical degree, as well as PhD in developmental neuroscience and zinc biology at Ben Gurion University. He worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, studying cervical cancer biology and the human papilloma virus. He completed his residency training at the combined Boston University-Tufts University Dermatology program. Dr. Bibi's clinical practice interests include general dermatology, surgical dermatology, as well as a special focus on genital dermatology, mucosal dermatosis, scalp and nail disease. Dr. Bibi sees both adults and children.

You can check more about Dr. Bibi here.

For expert dermatological care, seek out the services of Dr. Sujatha Tadicherla of Wesley Chapel Dermatology, serving residents of North Tampa Bay area. She has extensive experience in all aspects of dermatology, including medical and surgical dermatology. Her friendly, welcoming demeanor and passion for dermatology make patients feel comfortable during any dermatological visit -- including skin cancer screenings, eczema treatment, psoriasis treatment. Every patient is personally evaluated by Dr. Tadicherla in a caring, dignified and respectable manner. She takes pride in tailoring treatment specifically for each patient’s individual needs. She provides care for patients from all ethnic backgrounds.

Dr. Tadicherla completed her internship at the Department of Internal Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio and went on to complete dermatology residency at the University of South Florida – Tampa. In 2009, she earned a U.S.F. Dermatology Resident teacher award.

She has also completed a dermatology research fellowship at the University of Miami under the direction of Brian Berman, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Tadicherla is happily married and has both a son and daughter. In her spare time, she enjoys music, yoga and spending time with her family.

Vidhi Shah, MD, FAAD, is a board-certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology. She practices general medical dermatology and sees patients in Brooksville and Spring Hill, Florida. She has lived in the Tampa Bay area her entire life and is excited to give back to her community! 

Dr. Shah graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. She then received her undergraduate and medical degree in the accelerated 6 Year Combined B.A./M.D. Program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. She also completed a one-year clinical research fellowship in medical dermatology with the Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. 

Dr. Shah completed her dermatology residency at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She was elected Chief Resident during her final year and routinely managed complex medical dermatology patients at Tampa General Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center, and the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.  

Throughout her medical career, Dr. Shah has authored numerous publications, book chapters, and presentations. She has been awarded grants and scholarships from the Florida Society of Dermatological Surgeons, the North American Hair Society, the Women’s Dermatology Society, and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery.  

Dr. Shah is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Women’s Dermatologic Society, and a board member of the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.

James Mauch, MD, PhD, FAAD, is a board certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology.  He practices general dermatology in Spring Hill and Beverly Hills, Florida.  Dr. Mauch has been in private practice in Florida for nearly 25 years after finishing his training in dermatology. 

Dr. Mauch grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and went to Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee.  He completed his MD and his PhD in Biochemistry at Loma Linda University in California, followed by a medical internship also at Loma Linda University.  Dr. Mauch completed his dermatology residency and fellowship training in dermatopathology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.  Dr. Mauch was a chief resident during his last year of residency. 

In addition to patient care, Dr. Mauch’s passion resides in the education of medical concepts with the use of visual imagery. Dr. Mauch believes that when patients, and even medical support staff, have a basic understanding of medical principles, they are more engaged in their healthcare, leading to better outcomes.

Dr. Utpal Patel, MD, PhD, is an American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) fellowship-trained skin cancer and reconstructive surgeon. He is a double board-certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology and serves patients in the communities of Spring Hill, Brooksville, and Homosassa, Florida. He specializes in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology.

Dr. Patel has practiced in the Tampa Bay area since 2013 and earned his medical degree at Temple University in Philadelphia. He completed his internship at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania, and his dermatology residency at New York University in New York — the latter of which was ranked the number one dermatology residency program in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

As a trained Mohs surgeon, Dr. Patel holds the distinguished honor of practicing the Mohs method, which is a specialized form of skin cancer removal that has the highest success rate of all current methods.

He is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and has been an avid presenter and committee member on behalf of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Patel has published in leading peer-reviewed medical journals and presented at national meetings. He has also received grants, scholarships, and awards, including the Benjamin & Mary Siddons Measey Foundation M.D. Ph.D. Fellowship, Health Research Formula Grant Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Freshman Chemistry Student of the Year.

Vidhi Shah, MD, FAAD, is a board-certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology. She practices general medical dermatology and sees patients in Brooksville and Spring Hill, Florida. She has lived in the Tampa Bay area her entire life and is excited to give back to her community! 

Dr. Shah graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. She then received her undergraduate and medical degree in the accelerated 6 Year Combined B.A./M.D. Program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. She also completed a one-year clinical research fellowship in medical dermatology with the Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. 

Dr. Shah completed her dermatology residency at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She was elected Chief Resident during her final year and routinely managed complex medical dermatology patients at Tampa General Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center, and the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.  

Throughout her medical career, Dr. Shah has authored numerous publications, book chapters, and presentations. She has been awarded grants and scholarships from the Florida Society of Dermatological Surgeons, the North American Hair Society, the Women’s Dermatology Society, and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery.  

Dr. Shah is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Women’s Dermatologic Society, and a board member of the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.

James Mauch, MD, PhD, FAAD, is a board certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology.  He practices general dermatology in Spring Hill and Beverly Hills, Florida.  Dr. Mauch has been in private practice in Florida for nearly 25 years after finishing his training in dermatology. 

Dr. Mauch grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and went to Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee.  He completed his MD and his PhD in Biochemistry at Loma Linda University in California, followed by a medical internship also at Loma Linda University.  Dr. Mauch completed his dermatology residency and fellowship training in dermatopathology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.  Dr. Mauch was a chief resident during his last year of residency. 

In addition to patient care, Dr. Mauch’s passion resides in the education of medical concepts with the use of visual imagery. Dr. Mauch believes that when patients, and even medical support staff, have a basic understanding of medical principles, they are more engaged in their healthcare, leading to better outcomes.

Vidhi Shah, MD, FAAD, is a board-certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology. She practices general medical dermatology and sees patients in Brooksville and Spring Hill, Florida. She has lived in the Tampa Bay area her entire life and is excited to give back to her community! 

Dr. Shah graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. She then received her undergraduate and medical degree in the accelerated 6 Year Combined B.A./M.D. Program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. She also completed a one-year clinical research fellowship in medical dermatology with the Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. 

Dr. Shah completed her dermatology residency at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She was elected Chief Resident during her final year and routinely managed complex medical dermatology patients at Tampa General Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center, and the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.  

Throughout her medical career, Dr. Shah has authored numerous publications, book chapters, and presentations. She has been awarded grants and scholarships from the Florida Society of Dermatological Surgeons, the North American Hair Society, the Women’s Dermatology Society, and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery.  

Dr. Shah is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Women’s Dermatologic Society, and a board member of the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.

James Mauch, MD, PhD, FAAD, is a board certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology.  He practices general dermatology in Spring Hill and Beverly Hills, Florida.  Dr. Mauch has been in private practice in Florida for nearly 25 years after finishing his training in dermatology. 

Dr. Mauch grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and went to Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee.  He completed his MD and his PhD in Biochemistry at Loma Linda University in California, followed by a medical internship also at Loma Linda University.  Dr. Mauch completed his dermatology residency and fellowship training in dermatopathology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.  Dr. Mauch was a chief resident during his last year of residency. 

In addition to patient care, Dr. Mauch’s passion resides in the education of medical concepts with the use of visual imagery. Dr. Mauch believes that when patients, and even medical support staff, have a basic understanding of medical principles, they are more engaged in their healthcare, leading to better outcomes.

Vidhi Shah, MD, FAAD, is a board-certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology. She practices general medical dermatology and sees patients in Brooksville and Spring Hill, Florida. She has lived in the Tampa Bay area her entire life and is excited to give back to her community! 

Dr. Shah graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. She then received her undergraduate and medical degree in the accelerated 6 Year Combined B.A./M.D. Program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. She also completed a one-year clinical research fellowship in medical dermatology with the Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. 

Dr. Shah completed her dermatology residency at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She was elected Chief Resident during her final year and routinely managed complex medical dermatology patients at Tampa General Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center, and the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.  

Throughout her medical career, Dr. Shah has authored numerous publications, book chapters, and presentations. She has been awarded grants and scholarships from the Florida Society of Dermatological Surgeons, the North American Hair Society, the Women’s Dermatology Society, and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery.  

Dr. Shah is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Women’s Dermatologic Society, and a board member of the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.

James Mauch, MD, PhD, FAAD, is a board certified dermatologist at Lotus Dermatology.  He practices general dermatology in Spring Hill and Beverly Hills, Florida.  Dr. Mauch has been in private practice in Florida for nearly 25 years after finishing his training in dermatology. 

Dr. Mauch grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and went to Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee.  He completed his MD and his PhD in Biochemistry at Loma Linda University in California, followed by a medical internship also at Loma Linda University.  Dr. Mauch completed his dermatology residency and fellowship training in dermatopathology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.  Dr. Mauch was a chief resident during his last year of residency. 

In addition to patient care, Dr. Mauch’s passion resides in the education of medical concepts with the use of visual imagery. Dr. Mauch believes that when patients, and even medical support staff, have a basic understanding of medical principles, they are more engaged in their healthcare, leading to better outcomes.

Bryan Hicks, MD, is a Fellow of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and a second-generation dermatologist with more than three decades of medical experience. At his practice, Marion Dermatology, in Ocala and The Villages, Florida, he treats the full range of dermatologic problems, with a special interest in cosmetic dermatology and skin cancer surgery. 

Dr. Hicks grew up in South Miami and Coral Gables, Florida, where he was the oldest of four children. His father, John, was also a dermatologist who thrived in his chosen profession and influenced his son. His mother taught Dr. Hicks equanimity and a resilient spirit, qualities that continue to help him as he works with patients who need support through difficult dermatologic conditions.

Dr. Hicks graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, with a Bachelor of Science in zoology. He received his medical education from the University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, a highly regarded and long-standing medical school. He completed an internship in internal medicine and dermatology residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. 

The residency program in Miami is one of the largest in the country and very progressive in teaching skin cancer and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Hicks learned from pioneers in the field, Drs. Henry Menn, Harvey Blank, and Leonard Lewis. During his time at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Dr. Hicks also helped Neil Penneys, MD, write the first photographic atlas on skin manifestations of AIDS. 

Dr. Hicks began his private practice in Miami, was diverted for a few years to Jackson, Wyoming, then ultimately returned to his home state, building roots in Ocala, Florida. He has thrived in a solo practice there since 1993.

Dr. Hicks is married to Melodee, a former Miami attorney, who’s now a thoroughbred breeder. In his free time, he relaxes with his wife and three children.

Bryan Hicks, MD, is a Fellow of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and a second-generation dermatologist with more than three decades of medical experience. At his practice, Marion Dermatology, in Ocala and The Villages, Florida, he treats the full range of dermatologic problems, with a special interest in cosmetic dermatology and skin cancer surgery. 

Dr. Hicks grew up in South Miami and Coral Gables, Florida, where he was the oldest of four children. His father, John, was also a dermatologist who thrived in his chosen profession and influenced his son. His mother taught Dr. Hicks equanimity and a resilient spirit, qualities that continue to help him as he works with patients who need support through difficult dermatologic conditions.

Dr. Hicks graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, with a Bachelor of Science in zoology. He received his medical education from the University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, a highly regarded and long-standing medical school. He completed an internship in internal medicine and dermatology residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. 

The residency program in Miami is one of the largest in the country and very progressive in teaching skin cancer and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Hicks learned from pioneers in the field, Drs. Henry Menn, Harvey Blank, and Leonard Lewis. During his time at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Dr. Hicks also helped Neil Penneys, MD, write the first photographic atlas on skin manifestations of AIDS. 

Dr. Hicks began his private practice in Miami, was diverted for a few years to Jackson, Wyoming, then ultimately returned to his home state, building roots in Ocala, Florida. He has thrived in a solo practice there since 1993.

Dr. Hicks is married to Melodee, a former Miami attorney, who’s now a thoroughbred breeder. In his free time, he relaxes with his wife and three children.

Hugo V. Hart, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon with over 29 years of experience. He currently serves patients at Vascular Vein Centers, with locations in Orlando, Kissimmee, Lake Mary, The Villages, and Davenport. 

Dr. Hart earned his Bachelor of Arts from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven and his medical degree from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña in the Dominican Republic. He completed his general surgery residency at Bridgeport General Hospital in Connecticut.

Dr. Hart has been practicing in the Central Florida area for over 23 years and is currently on staff at Orlando Regional Medical Center and Florida Hospital. Certified by the American College of Surgeons and the American Board of Surgeons, Dr. Hart is an active member of the American College of Phlebology, the society for vein professionals, and Hispaniola Medical Charity, the medical mission organization that provides medical care to the impoverished people in the Dominican Republic. Dr. Hart also does volunteer work for the underserved at the Orange County Medical Clinic. 

Dr. Hart is fluent in both English and Spanish.