DIANE M. DAVIDSON, M.D.

Diane M. Davidson, M.D. received her Bachelor of Arts from Yale University graduating Magna Cum Laude.  She completed her medical school at Duke University where she graduated with honors.

Dr. Davidson is board certified in dermatology and pediatrics.  She completed her residency in pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and briefly practiced pediatrics in New London, CT.  She subsequently completed a dermatology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York and has been practicing general dermatology in Groton for more than fifteen years.  She has a special interest in skin cancer and skin cancer surgery, ultraviolet therapy and cosmetics.  She is skilled in sclerotherapy, Botox and filler injections for wrinkles.  She attends numerous conferences to learn updated techniques and instructs other dermatologists in these skills.

Dr. Davidson is on staff at Lawerence and Memorial Hospital and is an associate clinical professor at Yale where she supervises Yale dermatology residents.

Dr. Davidson resides in Waterford, Connecticut with her husband, three teenage boys and three dogs.

JEFFREY K. SHORNICK, M.D.  M.H.A

Dr. Shornick received his Bachelor of Arts at the University of California, Berkeley and his M.D. from the University of California San Francisco in 1976.  He completed his dermatology training at Dartmouth and a two year research fellowship at Southwestern in Dallas, Texas.  He moved to the University of Connecticut in 1982 where he served as Clinical Director of Dermatology for six years.

In 1992, Dr. Shornick relocated to Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound in Seattle.  There he combined the practice of dermatology with administrative roles, including Medical Director of the Medical Review Unit and Chairman of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.  He received his M.H.A. (Master, Health Administration) from the University of Seattle in 1999.

In 1999, Dr. Shornick was named a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow and worked in the United States Senate, working predominately on the prescription drug benefit for Medicare.

Dr. Shornick has been named a “Best Doctor in America” by Woodward and White in 1998, 2005 and 2007.  He is the current Dermatology representative to the Connecticut Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee, Treasurer of the Connecticut Dermatology Society and serves and several Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees.  Dr. Shornick is board certified in Dermatology.  He has published extensively in leading dermatologic journals and textbooks.  He is married with two children and three grandchildren; he and his wife live in Salem, Connecticut.

SARAH E.S. OVERMOYER, P.A.-C.

Sarah E.S. Overmoyer, PA-C received her Master of Science in Health Science and Physician Assistant training at George Washington University after earning a B.S. in Biology at Washington and Lee University.  She is nationally certified to practice by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants.

Sarah is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Connecticut Academy of Physician Assistants, the Society for Dermatology Physician Assistants, and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.

She sees and treats both general dermatology patients as well as cosmetic patients.  She is specially trained to use lasers in dermatology.  Sarah has been practicing at Eastern Connecticut Dermatology since 2000.

491 Gold Star Highway, Suite 310  Groton, CT  06340  (860) 445-8020

LAURIE SKLENER, ESTHETICIAN

An esthetician is a person who specializes in the beautification of the skin.  Estheticians are not physicians.  They perform cosmetic skin treatments such as facials, light chemical peels, body treatments and waxing.

Laurie Sklener has an Associate of Science degree in Fashion Marketing from Briarwood College and graduated from Brio Academy of Cosmetology with certificates in both Esthetics and Makeup Artistry.  Laurie has special interests in anti-aging facial techniques and facial product chemistry.  Massage and Aromatherapy are special interests and she incorporates these into her facials.

Laurie is a former instructor at Brio Academy of Cosmetology.  The curriculum included facial product chemistry, diseases of the skin, facial massage, waxing, reflexology, Makeup Artistry and color theory.  Laurie has studied airbrush makeup artistry with the Kett Company in New York City and has worked with makeup artists from CNN, NBC and ESPN.  She is an advocate for the use of mineral makeup and has completed a training workshop with Jane Iredale.