{"id":2812,"date":"2017-02-01T16:48:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T16:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/directderm.com\/?page_id=2812"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:04:09","slug":"ronald-cotliar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.directderm.com\/es\/our-doctors\/ronald-cotliar\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronald Cotliar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color_2=&#8221;#682c71&#8243; bg_img_1=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ronald3-1.jpg&#8221; padding_top_1=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_top_2=&#8221;5%&#8221; padding_right_2=&#8221;5%&#8221; padding_bottom_1=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom_2=&#8221;5%&#8221; padding_left_2=&#8221;5%&#8221; module_class_2=&#8221;profile-description&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; 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background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||30px|&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Ronald Cotliar, MD<\/h1>\n<p><strong>MD:<\/strong> University of Kentucky College of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>RESIDENCY (Dermatology):<\/strong> UCLA<br \/>\n<strong>BOARD-CERTIFIED:<\/strong> The American Board of Dermatology<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;max-width: 800px;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; 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background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\u201cAwesome\u201d and \u201camazing\u201d are the two words that appear most often in Yelp reviews of Dr. Cotliar almost without exception, patients describe this pediatric dermatologist as knowledgeable and personable and able to explain their child\u2019s skin condition in terms that are easy to understand. Better still, they say, he\u2019s willing to spend time with them to explain what is happening and how to best treat it.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cotliar is a rarity \u2013 a physician who specializes in treating skin disorders in the smallest of patients. Pediatric dermatology was not identified as a subspecialty until 2004, when he became one of the very first physicians to be formally certified. Still today, he\u2019s one of fewer than 240 board-certified pediatric dermatologists nationwide, and is consistently voted one of the Best Doctors in America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDermatology is a visual specialty,\u201d he explains. \u201cIt\u2019s perfect for teleconsults and I believe will be the model for the future as we provide specialty care to patients in remote locations who otherwise could not access it or who would have a long wait for an appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Case in point: He and a few other Direct<strong>Derm<\/strong> physicians recently used the visual technology to assist a physician in Haiti who was on a mission trip and needed the expertise of highly specialized dermatologists.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;bolder&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||30px&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<strong>CREDENTIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Medical Degree \u2013 University of Kentucky School of Medicine.<br \/>\nResidency (Dermatology) \u2013 UCLA.<br \/>\nResidency (Internal Medicine) \u2013 UCLA.<br \/>\nCertified (Dermatology) \u2013 The American Board of Dermatology.<br \/>\nCertified (Pediatric Dermatology) \u2013 The American Board of Dermatology.<br \/>\nFellow \u2013 American Academy of Dermatology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POSITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clinical Professor of Pediatrics \u2013 UCLA.<br \/>\nAttending Pediatric Dermatologist \u2013 Mattel Children\u2019s Hospital.<br \/>\nConsultant Team Physician \u2013 Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball Team.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; 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