CMH welcomes dermatologist Dr. Murphy R. Mastin to medical staff

Citizens Memorial Hospital welcomes dermatologist Murphy R. Mastin, M.D., to the CMH medical staff. He will begin seeing patients at CMH Dermatology Clinic starting Aug. 1, and appointments are now available.

Dr. Mastin attended medical school at the University of Missouri School of Medicine and was an inaugural member of MU School of Medicine Springfield Clinical Campus where he spent his final two years of medical school receiving clinical training at the two Springfield hospitals. He completed an internship and dermatology residency at the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Mastin is board eligible by the American Board of Dermatology.

His areas of practice include skin cancer and precancerous growth, including melanoma; acne, warts and psoriasis; dermatopathology; cryosurgery; lesion removal; full body skin examinations; skin rashes in adults and children; benign and malignant skin lesions; allergic, photo-induced and pigmentary skin disorders; blistering skin diseases; skin infections; and cosmetics soft tissue fillers and injections.

CMH Dermatology Clinic is located at 1125 N. Butterfield Road in Bolivar. Dr. Mastin is accepting new patients and the clinic accepts most major insurance plans including those for Mercy and CoxHealth. For information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Mastin, call 417-328-4500.

A ribbon cutting ceremony and open house is scheduled for Aug. 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at CMH Dermatology Clinic. Patients and visitors can meet Dr. Mastin and take a tour of the new dermatology clinic.

Photo: Murphy R. Mastin, M.D.