Recia Kott-Blumenkranz, MD

Dr. Pamela Aubert is a doctor for the people! She not only provided my daughter with excellent skin care protocol to follow, but helped us navigate the complexities of insurance issues with over-​priced prescriptions. She personally faxed me, e-​mailed me, phoned me, AND contacted me by post to provide us with discount cards and numbers for out of state pharmacies. Thank you, Dr. Aubert!!! It is unheard of in this day and age to receive this kind of personal attention, care, and follow-​through. We truly would not have been able to do this without you.

Not taking new patients as of 10÷5÷2015. Can’t really say.

The doctor is fine. No big, «I’d walk a thousand miles for this person» doctor, but fine. The problem lies in getting an appointment to see her or her partner, even if you’re an established patient. They book so tightly that if you have an urgent need to see her, you need to wait upwards of two weeks. That’s ridiculous. The staff is not impressive, to say the least, but I suspect it must be frustrating for them to speak with patients who lose patience because they cannot be seen in a timely fashion. I was supposed to hear back from the OM for a possible «squeeze you in» appointment at lunchtime. No such luck. The lesson here? Find out what the meantime between request for an appointment and the appointment actually happen.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Blumenkranz for 10 years. She is an excellent doctor: always makes the right diagnosis and prescribes the most conservative treatment. She does not push cometic procedures; in fact, many times she has discouraged me from doing cosmetic procedures. Over the years she has successfully treated me for pre-​skin-​cancers, a bump that needed to be surgically removed, wrinkles, itching skin, and just about everything under the sun. She also does my Botox. I completely trust her judgement. I can’t recommend her strongly enough!

Dr. Blumenkranz is the perfect doctor. She is professional and knowledgable yet friendly and caring. She will spend as much time with you as you need and can treat you for a verity of issues. My entire family sees her.
Rica treats me and a sister of mine for a raging skin rash and treated my brother once for worms after he came back from a year in China. She burns moles from other’s in my family. My father is a medical marvel he has been cursed with Hep C, bladder cancer, Parkinson’s, and is a kidney/​liver transplant survivor. As such he can only take certain medications for skin issues of his. Rica invests the time to ensure he is safely treated.
Her rates are pretty reasonable and she will go above and beyond trying to get the insurance companies to pay for your treatment. Of course she would never ever commit insurance fraud but she prides herself on making insurance companies pay what they should be paying for in the 1^st place
My only compliant is that that it sometimes takes a while to book an appointment but that’s only because she is that good and in demand. Despite the wait I’d highly recommend waiting as I can assure you, you will not be disappointed. Her office has a good amount of parking and is free.
Her staff is professional and friendly and will call you back within 24 hours. The office is clean. She does exams for schools, Peace Corps and other forms that must be filled out .
If I ever become a billionaire and you read this recommendation and disagree with me and can prove it beyond all reasonable doubt I’ll give you a million dollars. Don’t count on it since I am already in student debt as a law school student. But in all seriousness this Dr. and family woman is an exceptional doctor and person in general.

Very nice lady. I’m not a big fan of seeing doctors and am always a little nervous about the dermatologist because I have fair skin and get a lot of sun. However, Dr. Blumenkranz put me at ease immediately and my appointment went smoothly. Very practical with her advice and recommendations. Highly recommended. I’ll be back next year!

LOVE HER! She is so awesome! She did my fraxel laser, and I could not have been more pleased with her bedside manner and her follow up. She called me personally the next day to check on me, and a few days later. Really awesome Dr. and doesn’t act too busy for you, even though she is!

Dr. Blumenkranz is fabulous and well worth the wait for your first appointment. She is patient, caring and ACCURATE when you have serious issues and honestly, isn’t that the most important?
She has treated both my kids, my husband and me for various skin conditions from minor to serious for about 5 years now and we have received the best of care, well worth the drive for us from San Mateo to Menlo Park.
My latest experience in March, ’11 was with what I thought was the beginning of shingles when even a breath of air passing by was making my skin writhe in pain. I looked on the internet and read that immediate treatment with an anti-​viral was called for, got an appointment with her within hours, was put on medication and Dr. Blumenkranz called me several times to check on me. She nipped it in the bud and I am, and will be forever, grateful.
You may have to wait for an appointment for acne, wrinkles or warts, but if you’re a patient and it’s serious, you’re IN!
Some reviewers say they feel rushed but it’s my feeling that she is just fast and she has a lot of people to see. Go prepared with your questions and she will answer all of them. .. quickly. She won’t waste your time or hers.
Her office staff can be curt so my advise is to turn on the charm, be patient and you’ll do just fine.
Great Doctors will always be in demand because they are rare. I am so appreciative that we have Dr. Blumenkranz for our family dermatologist.

I am doctor phobic and can justify avoiding them at all costs. I «forced» myself to see Dr. Blumenkranz after suffering from an annoying but relatively benign rash. She was so warm and casual that I felt it was safe to talk to her about several other concerns… Cosmetic to serious. That was 12 years ago. I see her for regular skin checks and for cosmetic as well — she gives me the straight story on both (including «don’t bother’ on cosmetic). The only doctor appointment I don’t mind scheduling.

Dr. Blumenkranz is a doctor’s doctor. She is knowledgeable, professional, and very skilled. Above all, she is very ethical. She is a rare combination of an excellent Dermatologist with a cosmetic hand and eye but she hasn’t left her basic Dermatology roots. I send many patients to her and I go to her myself. I highly endorse her.

Summer is upon us and boy, is it time to get your dermis checked out for sun damage!
My primary doctor kindly referred me to a friend of hers, Dr. Recia Blumenkranz, to have my dermatology questions answered, and I was not disappointed. Dr. Blumenkranz was kind, attentive and informative during my appointment.
I explained to her that I was concerned about my fair complexion and the moles that I had found on my body. She asked if I had a history of cancer in my family and when I said no, she made a note of it but proceeded to check my sun spots and moles. Dr. Blumenkranz patiently went through a quick overview of moles and suggested returning in one or two years for a follow up appointment to ease my anxiety.
Dr. Blumenkranz is professional, personable, informative and rather intuitive. I will be referring my friends and family to her practice for any dermatological needs they have in the future.

Great doctor! she knows skin extremely well, recommends the treatment without trying to sell up upsell me with products and or services. Right to the point, quick and extremely good. Highly recommend.

I visited Dr. Blumenkranz for the first time several months ago. It was a terrible experience! My appointment was wrong, the staff was rude and when I finally saw the Dr, she didn’t even treat what I was there for. I was specific when I made the appointment I was clear about what I needed. It was a waste of time. She did give me another doctors number but I was charged $ 114 for nothing. a referral! I fought the charge but the billing lady didn’t hear my point of view and threatened to send it to collections. Of course I pay for services rendered but in this case none were.

This is my first review, and I want to write it for Dr. Blumenkranz. She is an amazing physician who is very smart, caring, and knowledgeable. I am seeing her for the last 3 – 4 years, and I always leave her office with a smile on my face. I highly recommend her.

Dr. Blumenkranz is as Jenny Q. stated — AWESOME! I’ve been to the office one time prior and saw Dr. Longaker — whom I believe is a great dermatologist too. Long story short, I stopped by their office in Menlo Park Monday not realizing they were closed; I was hoping they could squeeze me in as my thumb looked to be infected. The front door was unlocked and I walked in anyway. Dr. Blumenkranz was there, on her day off. She understood how concerned I was about my thumb being infected (I am pregnant with twins too). She pulled my chart, examined my thumb — put me at ease and made me feel important — even though this was her day off. What she prescribed for me worked. As far as I am concerned she went above and beyond to help me and I will never forget it.

Bad, unethical, anti-​customer service. I had a horrible case of Poison Oak, and knew from many past episodes that I needed a cortisone shot. Despite my being a regular patient, her office (a) tried to put me off with multiple «just get some cortisone cream» road blocks, (b) when I insisted on coming in for a shot, the nurse (Dr. B still wouldn’t see me) gave me a shot of what I believe to be Benadryl — it was certainly not cortizone — NO change occurred in the swelling and I was so doped up that I barely made it home to bed — I have had many cortizone shots before and the effect on the swelling is immediate, with no dopiness; this was clearly the wrong stuff; © when I called to complain I got a series of rude responses and no returned calls from the Dr., so I refused to pay the bill, (d) they turned me over to a collection agency for the charge of approximately $ 60 (after the hundreds of dollars I had spent with Dr B over the years.) DO NOT GO THERE, DO NOT TRUST THEM, DO NOT EXPECT ANY CUSTOMER SERVICE. Update: the Doctor has had her attorney send me a demand to retract this review. I do not see any reason to retract it as it is a true first-​hand account. This is another example of the horrible customer attitude — they did not call me to apologize or even ask questions, just sent a threatening letter.

She is by far the best dermatologist I have ever seen. I have seen her for over 6 years now and had gone through so many Drs before her. She has the best bedside manner (which is of utmost importance to me), is very smart, and her office is very friendly. I have never felt so comfortable with a doctor and although you may have to wait a bit for an appt. she is so worth it. My insurance doesn’t cover her anymore, yet I still see her because she is so wonderful. Now that says a lot!

Dr. Blumenkranz is awesome. She makes you feel comfortable, even when she’s peering at your skin with those magnifying glasses. she was also able to diagnose this awful burn i got while on vacation in ixtapa, mexico — turns out that lime is phototoxic and can cause burns when exposed to lots of sunlight (think of how lime juice cooks raw fish to make ceviche…).

I had never gone to a dermatologist before and a friend recommended Dr. Blumenkranz. She must be in high demand because I couldn’t get an appt with her for 2 months. I could however get an appt with her partner Dr. Longaker for 2 days later (which was today).
She was great. She diagnosed my rash straightaway (yes, its really awkward to talk about this stuff on a public website) and had samples of the antibiotic I needed.
The entire appt from check-​in to exit was 30 minutes. Not bad
So, while I admittedly have no frame of comparison in the dermatology field, I have been to lots of doctors, and think Dr. Longaker is the real deal.