To our patients,

Please be aware as of the end of August 2024, the office of Physicians Laser & Dermatology Institute (PLDI) has closed.

Dr. Jerome Garden, Dr. Benjamin Garden and Dr. Abnoeal Bakus have joined the practice of Medical Dermatology Associates of Chicago at 363 W. Erie St, Chicago, IL 60654 and will be seeing all of their patients at the new location.

Please call Medical Dermatology Associates of Chicago at (312) 995-1955 to schedule your appointment and establish care.

Or visit their website: www.dermchicago.com

Abnoeal D. Bakus, Ph.D.

Dr. Bakus received his Ph.D. in Bio-Laser Research through the Department of Physics at the Illinois Institute of Technology, after receiving a Masters in Radiobiology at DePaul  University. He did post-graduate work in laser-tissue interaction at Northwestern University’s Department of Dermatology and then as a researcher in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. For more than 20 years, he has been involved in laser skin studies.

Dr. Bakus has been Co-Director of Clinical Research at the Physicians Laser and Dermatology Institute, participating in and overseeing all ongoing projects. He is an author of multiple medical articles and chapters, and has been involved in developing patents and teaching laser therapy at various medical seminars around the world. 

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