Loucas R Emmanuel, MD, FAAD

It is nice that this guy sees every patient himself, but it is still unacceptable to have patients waiting over an hour after their appointment time to see him.

If it wasn’t for the wait it would be a 5 star. I will say however it was about an hour past my appointment and I am used to waiting for doctors but I had another appointment downtown.
This doctor was really nice and here’s why I am a fan. I had some dumbass aesthetic office talk me into a laser treatment that I did not need. They said it would tighten my skin– but my skin is pretty good. Anyway I had perfectly even skin tone and now its been years of awful awful awful pigmentation. I can not go without makeup and even then I fell like I have to pile it on. Hydroquinone, TCL peels, creams, other lasers to correct it, blah blah blah. He told me he would create a solution on pads and that over time it would get better. Of course I did not believe him because I am a drug rep and I know a lot of docs want to just sell their stuff. I figured it was worth a shot since I buy expensive makeup and other products anyway– I chalked it up to another product that won’t work. It’s 60 pads– he told me to cut them in half and I could get two uses out of it. 60 pads– so 60 days at two pads a day. I do the routine hesitantly– well about two weeks later I actually looked at my skin. HOLY MOLY!!! IT’S 80 GONE!!!
I have been wanting to call the office all week to tell them but time got away from me. Anyway– he gave me a good consultation on skin issues that I was concerned with. We decided to tackle the pigmentation first and I will be back in September to work on the anti-​aging part. (I want to stay looking young). He did give me a sample of a cream to start in September before my second visit. This experience gave me a lot of confidence in him. I am very happy and I know to just schedule more time for the wait next visit.

Horrible place, would never go there again or recommend it to anyone. Would give zero stars if I could. I showed up for my appointment 10 min earlier only to hear that there is 1.5hr wait! When I told the front desk lady they should have called to let me know in advance, her response was ‘it is very difficult to do that’. Well, that is your job, right? I had another appointment in an hour (thinking I planned contingency in case they are running late) but they could care less. I wasted all my morning, money for transportation and positive energy on them… I asked to speak to the doctor — the 2 front desk ladies refused. They were rude too (especially a coworker doctor) and could care less about the patients. It was pretty clear the have double booked appointments (as 4 people were waiting). I had to leave without being seen. Notice too how many other comments say the same (the only reason I went there was a reco by my Trusted PCP and stupid me I did not check the reviews). I am sure there are many more unhappy people who just did not write a review. I rarely do that but this treatment was so bad that I took the time to share. Hopefully you’ll save yourself from going there!

I don’t understand all the negativity directed towards Dr. Loucas. I have been going to him for about 3 years. His staff has always been very professional and friendly. Dr. Loucas is very competent. The offices are very clean as is the bathroom. No complaints here!

I would give less than one star if I could!!! I showed up 15min early for the appnt to fill out the paperwork. I was with my infant daughter, so I expected to be seen promptly. I waited over an HOUR and still had not seen the doctor. The nurse said he was in a cosmetic procedure. I would expect they schedule things better. I would NEVER so back. I finally had to walk out because my daughter was hungry and tired.

Wait time in his office is beyond ridiculous.
Five visits and no less than an hour and a half wait.
Other patients are booked with the same appointment time.

Dr. Loucas has been my dermatologist for the last 2 years and I can’t praise him enough. He is very friendly and listens to what I want all the time. Although unlike other doctors, he would not push a procedure if he doesn’t feel comfortable that it would suit your skin. And I like him for that. He is not there for the money but he actually cares of what his patients would look like when they leave his office.
He gives you some samples to try before making a commitment on a medicine. And that saves a lot of money for a lot of patients.
I read the other reviews that he is generally not on time. I’ve never had that problem. Also if you are the patient he’s seeing, would you like him to rush thru his consultation with you??? He is not rushing that’s why probably he runs late on some appointments.
Some people should just lighten up.

Dr Loucas is an amazing dermatologist. I went to him after reading his high reviews on ZocDoc and I agree with all the praise I read on there.
He was friendly and listened to what I wanted. He made the treatment painless (I had done the same treatment with another dermatologist before him who made it extremely painful).
Also, he gave me lots of information about different treatments and suggestions on what he felt would work best for me. I felt educated and cared for when I left the office. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking a safe and knowledgeable dermatologist who will improve your skin remarkably.

Dr. Loucas is terrific! Calm, competent, friendly, and has great sense of humor. He is really thorough and takes the time to look you over carefully, and he also makes sure to talk to you and make sure all your concerns are addressed. He seems genuinely interested in you as a person, not just as a patient. My entire family sees him now, my two kids (ages 16 and 10) were in his office for acne and eczema, respectively, and he was great with them.

very helpful doctor… I spoke with him about a skin condition that had been bothering me for sometime and he was able to reassure me. I am glad that there is good dermatologist in my area that takes most of the insurance plans, he takes mine. Great news. great doctor.

I’ve been here twice — once for the first appointment of the day and once for a 3:45 appointment. Both times there has been a stupidly long wait. For the 3:45 appointment, I was seen at 5:00pm. Others in the waiting room were complaining about the long wait times before when I walked in — the receptionist said it would be about 45 minutes.
When I finally was seen by the doctor, I mentioned that the wait was awfully long and the receptionist was misleading (since everyone had been waiting about 2 hours — we all had plenty of time to chat and compare stories.) The doctor responded by saying, «Just wait, with Obamacare, this is only the beginning of long wait times!» WRONG CROWD, BRO.
All that aside, he did nothing to help my skin, and often gives complex choices for what you might like to do next. For instance, I was getting a wart removed from my thumb. He told me I could have him freeze it off or cut it out. What. You’re the doctor. I ended up telling him to do whatever would get it done, to which he replied, «Ok, I’ll cut it out. It would have never come off from freezing.» Why did you give me the option, dude?