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DermatologyAltoona, PA

★★★★★4.8/5943 reviews across 6 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Healthgrades: 4.1/5 (9 reviews)
  • Healthgrades: 3.2/5 (16 reviews)
  • Healthgrades: 3.9/5 (18 reviews)
  • WebMD: 4.5/5 (21 reviews)
  • UPMC Provider Portal: 4.9/5 (376 ratings/91 reviews)
  • UPMC Provider Portal (Laurie Ann Powell-Isenberg, PA-C): 4.9/5 (503 ratings/112 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • professional, kind, and compassionate bedside manner
  • clear communication and thorough explanations of conditions and treatment options
  • efficient, friendly, and helpful office staff in many instances
  • high patient satisfaction ratings for specific providers on official UPMC portal
  • willingness to take time to answer all questions and address concerns

Common complaints

  • scheduling issues and difficulty getting appointments
  • dismissive or uncaring staff behavior
  • reports of perceived medical mismanagement or misdiagnosis
  • limited face-time with the actual physician, with excessive reliance on physician assistants (PAs)
  • long wait times or feeling rushed during appointments

In patients' words

"Dr. Vanness is very professional yet warm and friendly. She gave me two options to treat a skin concern of mine. She explained both options clearly to me."

Healthgrades

"Dr. Vanness takes time to answer all my questions & makes me feel comfortable to express any of my concerns. She is a great listener & I highly recommend her to all my family & friends!"

UPMC Provider Portal

"Pawns me off to a PA most of the time. ... Delayed biopsy of lesions that a year later were so deep that I had to have Mohs surgery..."

Healthgrades

"The doctor seemed totally clueless and misdiagnosed my conduction. Of course he only was only in the room talking to me for about 2 minutes and then left!"

Healthgrades

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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