Dermatology for Animals - Oakland

I was most impressed with the level of care and concern shown to us. They were sincerely interested in the health and well-being of my dog. I truly appreciate the time they spent with us, explaining everything and answering my questions.

Caring , Responsive, Prompt and Comprehensive answers to all questions, the entire team is to be commended for providing superb medical treatment and advice and Dr. Yamazaki is excellent on all fronts .

The doctor, and her assistant has alwaysshowed genuine care and high attention to detail for my dog with severe allergies throughout her body

The Dermatology for Animals team is awesome! Nate is so much happier now that his allergies are under control. They do a great job managing his vet anxiety too, and he seems to be more comfortable with each visit. Thanks for all that you do! ❤️

Dr. Yamazaki, Ashley, Laura and William take excellent care of Luke and us. They treat our dog with kindness and respect our preferences on treatment. Our dog has had major ear and skin issues and they are well under control with Dr. Yamazaki's treatments.

absolutely horrible admin staff!!! they will not help or relate any message to the doctor even though we were recommended from an ER vet to been seen by a specialist within the month. they actually told me the only way for the doctor to see me was to have my vet personally send an email requesting the visit even though i have a written recommendation from the ER vet. best of all while speaking to the admin he totally snapped at me telling me stop talking when i was in the middle of a sentence.

I was referred to this practice by OakVet Animal Specialty Hospital after taking our senior pet there on 5/28/26 because his groomer noticed his ears were red and inflamed and he had a high fever. Senior dog has been fighting allergies for a few months now. I made an appt with Dermatology for Animals on 6/1 and received an appt for 8/3. Fortunately the morning of 6/17 office staff called to say there was a cancellation so there was an opening that same afternoon so we definitely took it. One of the perks of being a retiree. Yay! Their practice is located on Pill Hill. Staff was very friendly, the office is comfy and tastefully decorated. The vet, Dr. Christie Yamazaki and her assistant, Laura were wonderful with our senior dog Prince. His treatment plan and the medications he was prescribed is extensive but both of Prince’s humans are retired so we are able to commit to it. After less than a week of following the prescribed routine, Prince’s skin is puppy soft and his badly inflamed ears are not bothering him as much. His pet insurer is also on board with underwriting most of the cost of his treatment. His prescription diet foods should be arriving this week so we can start the elimination trials. So thankful for this practice as pet dermatologists are hard to find and frankly I didn’t even know there was such a veterinarian specialty as animal dermatology. Our Prince thanks you from the bottom of his heart.