Leigh Ann Rola, PA-C Leigh Ann Rola, PA-C, is a physician assistant with the Dermatology Section at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Areas of Expertise: Atopic dermatitis, Acne, Skin infections (warts, molluscum, fungal and bacterial including MRSA) Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care; Specialty Care, Virtua; Specialty Care, Exton Patient Ratings: ★★★★★ ★★★★★ | Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467) Background Leigh Ann Rola, PA-C, is a pediatric dermatology physician assistant. She works in the Dermatology Section at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She provides dermatology care and education to infants, children and teens. Leigh Ann became interested in dermatology early in her training. She loves working with children. “Treating children's skin disease has the power to transform how children look and how they feel about themselves,” she explains. While Leigh Ann enjoys all aspects of her job, she finds treating acne particularly rewarding. She enjoys helping patients and their families in the treatment process and witnessing the positive skin transformations that her patients experience. She is a member of the Society of Pediatric Dermatology and the Society of Dermatology Physicians Assistants. Physician assistants are licensed medical professionals. They are important members of the healthcare team. They work with supervising attending physicians. They can diagnose and treat medical conditions. They can prescribe medications. They interpret lab work and other diagnostic procedures. They perform procedures, establish treatment plans, and provide patient education. CHOP pediatric dermatology physician assistants have experience treating a wide variety of skin conditions. They maintain independent patient schedules. They specialize in treating acne (including isotretinoin management), atopic dermatitis, molluscum and warts. Education and Training Additional TrainingMaster of Physician Assistant Studies - Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA Board CertificationBasic Life Support (BLS)Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C)Undergraduate DegreeBS in Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Titles and Academic Titles Physician Assistant Departments and Services Dermatology Section Patient Experience Ratings About the Patient Experience Rating System The Patient Experience Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown above from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score. We are committed to true transparency. However, to ensure the comments are fair and correctly attributed, we review each one before posting to the website. We exclude entire comments that disclose patient's protected health information, are off-topic, or include other confidential or inappropriate content. Comments will appear on provider bios only if providers have a minimum number of comments. Comments are shared internally for education purposes to ensure that we are doing our very best for the patients and families for whom we are privileged to care. The comments are submitted by patients and families and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not reflect the views of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.