Overview
Dr. Robert Purvis is a board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon. He received his medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and completed two residency programs: dermatology at Texas Tech University and internal medicine at Lehigh Valley Hospital. As a healthcare provider in South Carolina, fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, and past president of the South Carolina Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, he is active in patient care, research, leadership, and legislative efforts to improve patient outcomes and access to care. Dr. Purvis has a special interest in the prevention and treatment of skin cancer and is the longest-standing Mohs micrographic surgery provider on the Grand Strand. He has provided services in dermatology, dermatologic surgery, dermatopathology, and Mohs micrographic surgery in the Myrtle Beach, Conway, Surfside, and surrounding areas for 29 years and welcomes patients of all ages for medical skin care needs.
Dr. Purvis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prurigo Nodularis. His top areas of expertise are Actinic Keratosis, Warts, Guttate Psoriasis, and Comedones.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
3001 Newcastle Loop, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Purvis has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Actinic KeratosisDr. Purvis isAdvanced. Learn about Actinic Keratosis.
- WartsDr. Purvis isAdvanced. Learn about Warts.
- Experienced
- AcneDr. Purvis isExperienced. Learn about Acne.
- Alopecia AreataDr. Purvis isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- Autoerythrocyte SensitivityDr. Purvis isExperienced. Learn about Autoerythrocyte Sensitivity.
- Autosomal Recessive HypotrichosisDr. Purvis isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis.
- Basal Cell Skin CancerDr. Purvis isExperienced. Learn about Basal Cell Skin Cancer.
- Cerebral Cavernous MalformationDr. Purvis isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Cavernous Malformation.