Meet the staff at Southeastern Dermatology. Personal, professional, providing exceptional care.
Melissa Burchfield
Licensed Aesthetician
Melissa has more than 15 years of experience in medical aesthetics. She continually seeks to learn and study medical grade skincare and the benefits of using them on our skin.She believes if you choose the correct few pharmaceutical grade products an...
Melissa BurchfieldDeborah Connatser
FNP-BC
Deborah is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioner. She joined Southeastern Dermatology in 2011. She began her career in the medical field as a Certified Medical Assistant in 2001, and in 2006 she beca...
Deborah ConnatserKathy Deatherage
BSN, RN, CPSN, CANS
Kathy is a registered nurse with more than 20 years of experience in both plastic surgery and dermatology. She has a BSN from Tennessee Wesleyan College, Fort Sanders School of Nursing, and is a Certified Plastic Surgery Nurse and a Certified Aesthet...
Kathy DeatherageMatthew Doppelt
D.O., F.A.O.C.D., F.A.A.D.
Dr. Doppelt, a board-certified dermatologist in Knoxville, TN, earned his bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 1991 and completed a Masters program in physiology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1992...
Matthew DoppeltMary Huggins
Licensed Aesthetician
Mary Huggins is a licensed aesthetician with more than 23 years of experience in a dermatology medical spa setting. Mary uses a wide range of advanced techniques in several aesthetic procedures, both corrective and preventative, to maximize the healt...
Mary HugginsPrianca Patel
PA-C
Prianca is a board-certified physician assistant specializing in dermatology. She joined Southeastern Dermatology in 2023 after several years of practicing dermatology in Chicago, IL. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in molecular and cellular bio...
Prianca Patel
