About

You deserve comprehensive and personalized skin and eye care.

Experience the best of skin and eye care in a personalized and caring environment. We provide medical, surgical, and cosmetic care for a variety of skin and eye conditions. Our team consists of board-certified dermatologists, ophthalmologists, optometrists, physician-assistants, and registered nurses who graduated from the nation’s top institutions. With our collective training, we are experts in evaluating and treating a variety of skin and eye conditions such as skin cancer (Mohs and surgical excisions), acne, skin growths, alopecia, cataracts, diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, glaucoma, blepharitis, dry, and more. We also provide personalized cosmetic care to achieve natural-looking results to help you look and feel your best. With offices in Carmel Valley, Encinitas, and La Mesa, we provide expert care near you.

A tribute to Dr. Paul Dean

Dr. Paul Dean founded Grossmont Dermatology Medical Clinic, now known as Coastal Skin and Eye Institute, in 1977 and cared for patients in our La Mesa practice for over 40 years.

He had a vision of making medical dermatology easily accessible to all patients and of fostering an environment where patients were treated like family and friends.

Dr. Dean’s commitment to improving people’s lives extended far beyond the office through his work with many local organizations and the International Medical Corps.

Over the years, the practice has grown to include multiple Board-Certified Dermatologists, Dermatology Physician Assistants, and now Board-Certified Ophthalmologists and Optometrists trained at the top institutions in the nation. As our team has grown, we continue to be guided by Dr Dean’s vision.

The members of our highly trained team are experts in their fields. We believe every patient deserves comprehensive and personalized skin and eye care, and like Dr. Dean, we want our patients to feel like family.