Physicians & Specialties

Mark G. Blaskis, MD is a native of Michigan. He was chemistry major at the University of Michigan and then went to medical school at St. Louis University, graduating with honors. His postgraduate education included an internal medicine internship and a dermatology residency at Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX and a MOHS fellowship at the University of Louisville. Dr. Blaskis has been practicing in Columbia at Carolinas Dermatology since 1995. His interests are skin cancers, skin care and aging, MOHS surgery and general dermatology.

Dr. Long Quan completed his college education at Indiana University in 1989, earning a Bachelor of Science degree with highest distinction in Biology. He graduated from medical school at Duke University School of Medicine in 1996 with a M.D. and a Ph.D degree. Next he completed an Internal Medicine Internship at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. After internship, Dr. Quan relocated to Houston, Texas where he began his residency in dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine. Once he completed residency, he pursued a fellowship specializing in MOHS micrographic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas.

 
He joined Carolinas Dermatology group in 2001 and specializes Mohs micrographic surgery. Through the years, he has done over ten thousand Mohs procedures and greatly enjoys the reconstructive aspect of surgery. Dr. Quan greatly enjoys what he does and feels that he has never “worked” a day in his life. His hobbies and interests consist of fishing, playing the guitar, and spending time with his family.

For the past 18 years, Dr. Lynn has served as the Director of Dermatology at the University of South Carolina ‘s School of Medicine . As a faculty member in the departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, she has trained over 500 primary care physicians and 900 medical students.

Following a residency in Pediatrics at Palmetto Richland’s Children’s Hospital, Dr. Lynn completed her fellowship in Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of South Florida . She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, and a member of the Leader’s Society of the Dermatology Foundation.

Her special areas of interest include skin and aging, cosmetic dermatology, pediatric dermatology, cutaneous immunity, and skin cancer therapies. Dr. Lynn has lectured often on these and other subjects at regional and national conferences and meetings, and she has been active in training dermatologists and plastic surgeons in the cosmetic use of injectable fillers.

Originally from Summerville, SC, Dr. Heather McCown attended Wake Forest University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry. She went on to receive her MD from the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston. She completed an internship in Internal Medicine at MUSC and went on to finish a residency in Dermatology at MUSC. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She is involved with teaching residents at the McLeod Family Medicine Residency Program in Florence.

Dr. McCown has been practicing dermatology for over 10 years in Florence, SC. Her interests include general dermatology, dermatologic surgery, skin cancer, pediatric dermatology, and cosmetic dermatology.

Dr. Ann Harriott Ervin is a Board Certified Dermatologist specializing in general dermatology, cutaneous surgery, skin cancer, anti-aging treatments and pediatric dermatology.

Dr Ervin graduated from Davidson College and the Medical University of South Carolina. She completed her internship at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. Dr. Ervin then returned to Charleston to complete her dermatology residency at MUSC where she served as chief resident from 2008 to 2009.

She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Originally from Columbia, S.C., Dr. Ervin now resides in Florence with her husband Dewey Ervin and her children. She welcomes new patients.
 

Hunter Burch, MD is a native of Florence, SC where she now practices dermatology. She graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She was a registered nurse and worked in the Medical University of South Carolina Neonatal ICU for one year before returning to medical school there. She graduated summa cum laude from the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Medicine in 2006. Her transitional internship was completed at Trident Medical Center. Subsequently, she completed her dermatology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2010. Dr. Burch is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. Her interests include skin care and aging, cosmetic dermatology, laser therapy, surgical and procedural dermatology, skin cancer and pediatric dermatology.

Dr. Zhang joined the Carolinas Dermatology in 2002 after finishing his fellowship training in dermatopathology. His areas of special interest include rash/dermatitis, melanoma and other skin cancers.

Dr. Zhang graduated from Hunan School of Medicine, one of the two oldest medical Schools in China founded by missionaries from the United States in the beginning of the last century. After medical school, he attended Mount School of Medicine In New York to pursue a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology. Dr. Zhang continued his residency training in clinical and anatomical pathology, and fellowship training in dermatopathology both at Tulane School of Medicine.