Our Medical Dermatology Services
Our dermatology clinic, Ducharme Dermatology, PC, has been caring for patients in the Des Moines area since 2018. Led by our board-certified dermatologist, Erin Ducharme, MD, FAAD, we provide comprehensive medical dermatological care at our award-winning clinic.
Where Passion & Expertise Align
Entrust your skincare to board-certified experts. Erin Ducharme, MD, FAAD, and Ava Feldman, DO, JD, FAAD, board-certified dermatologists, oversee all medical and aesthetic concerns at the clinic. From medical issues including skin cancer, rashes, suspicious lesions, and more to all of your non-surgical aesthetic needs, everything at Ducharme Dermatology and Brightside Aesthetics is overseen by board-certified physicians trained in skincare. Our medical nursing and aesthetics teams have combined decades of dermatology experience and are passionate about your needs. Expect the very best from our front office with a 90% call-answer rate and an actively managed waitlist to expedite your visit to our clinic.
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The Ducharme Story
We’re a family-owned, award-winning dermatology practice that offers integrative medical, surgical, and aesthetic services through our twin clinics, Ducharme Dermatology and Brightside Aesthetics. Learn more about our med spa in Des Moines.
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Curious About Our Practice?
At Ducharme Dermatology and Brightside Aesthetics, we pride ourselves on providing the absolute best in dermatological care. By combining aesthetics and dermatology, our practice provides total skincare coverage to improve both your well-being and appearance.
Why Choose Ducharme Dermatology
Medical Expertise
Why go anywhere but a board-certified dermatologist for your skincare needs? Ducharme Dermatology has won multiple awards for best dermatology clinic in Des Moines. Our med spa in Des Moines, Brightside, leverages our medical dermatology expertise to provide unparalleled specialized skincare expertise.
Natural & Outcome Oriented Results
When you meet with an aesthetic professional at our aesthetics clinic, Brightside, expect a customized treatment plan to guide you on your journey to your best self. We pride ourselves on providing outcome-oriented treatments to have you looking years younger, naturally.
Compassionate Staff
From our providers to our nursing staff, aesthetician team, and front office, everyone at Ducharme and Brightside is passionate about your needs. When you call during business hours, expect to be greeted by a front office professional promptly. If you have an urgent need, expect us to work you into our clinic ASAP. We are passionate about providing the best patient care in the Des Moines area.
Meet Your Provider
Erin Ducharme, MD, FAAD is a board-certified dermatologist and is the founder of Ducharme Dermatology and Brightside Aesthetics. Originally from southern Iowa, she received her medical degree from Columbia University in New York City. She has been practicing in Iowa since 2013 and is a board-certified Mohs Surgeon and President Emeritus of the Iowa Dermatological Society.
After years of providing excellent care to our military veterans at the VA, Dr Ducharme opened Ducharme Dermatology in 2018 with her husband. Since then, recognizing the need for dermatologist-overseen aesthetic care, she opened Brightside Aesthetics in 2023 to provide the very best in physician-overseen medical aesthetic skincare.