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Dr. Dale Westrom is the founder of Redwood Empire Dermatology and has been caring for patients in Sonoma County since 1983, providing more than four decades of dedicated dermatologic care to the community.

Raised in Northern California, Dr. Westrom earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Davis, and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He received his medical degree with honors from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Following medical school, he served in the United States Army, completing his internship and dermatology residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Letterman Army Hospital. After 10 years of active-duty service, he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before establishing Redwood Empire Dermatology in Santa Rosa in 1988.

Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Westrom has received numerous academic and professional honors, including election to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, the Merck Award for Medicine, Teacher of the Year at the University of California, San Francisco Department of Dermatology, and a Special Recognition Award for his outstanding contributions as a Clinical Professor of Dermatology. He has also been recognized by San Francisco Magazine as one of the Top 500 Physicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dr. Westrom has authored multiple scientific publications and presented his research at local, regional, and national medical meetings. His professional affiliations include the American Academy of Dermatology, the Sonoma County Medical Society, and the Northern California Dermatology Society, where he previously served as President.
Today, Dr. Westrom continues to care for patients at Redwood Empire Dermatology's Oakmont office every Thursday. He also offers limited same-day appointment availability on Thursdays from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM, providing patients with convenient access for urgent dermatologic concerns.

From July through October, Dr. Westrom resides in Tillamook, Oregon, where he enjoys the area's abundant outdoor activities. When he is not caring for patients, he can often be found walking the beach with his wife and dog or attempting to keep a golf ball in bounds at Mook Golf Course.

After more than 40 years of serving Sonoma County and nearly four decades leading Redwood Empire Dermatology, Dr. Westrom remains committed to delivering the personalized, patient-centered care that has been the foundation of the practice since 1988.

Julie Plante, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist at Redwood Empire Dermatology in Healdsburg, California. She specializes in general, pediatric, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology. 

Dr. Plante was born and raised in Santa Rosa, California, and graduated from Montgomery High School as valedictorian. She attended Stanford University for her undergraduate degree and medical school. She continued on to the University of California, San Francisco, and completed residencies in both pediatrics and dermatology. 

Dr. Plante has a particular interest in complementary and alternative medicine and tries to include these treatment modalities in her patients' care plans when desired. A member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, and the Sonoma-Mendocino-Lake Medical Association, Dr. Plante also serves as a volunteer educator of family practice resident physicians. She is on staff at the Healdsburg District Hospital. 

She has received various research grants, has published her work in multiple medical journals, and presented at national medical conferences. 

When not caring for her patients, Dr. Plante enjoys exercising, traveling, and spending time with her husband and daughters.