Richard A Strick, MD

I feel inclined to write a review after finding this GEM of a dermatologist on Unilocal.Thank you Unilocal once again for steering me in the right direction.
I will keep this short and sweet:
If you need a dermatologist, please visit Dr. Strick. More importantly, if you suffer from alopecia, don’t walk but run to Dr. Strick. He will change your life! Seriously :)
Please note, Dr. Strick did not take my insurance. I am not sure if he takes any insurance. So, you will probably have to pay out of pocket and TRY to get reimbursed by your health insurance (good luck). But honestly, I feel his services were worth what I paid.
I pray he does not plan on retiring any time soon.

Richard Strick is simply the best dermatologist in LA. After consulting with several others for my skin cancers over the years (who put you through the whole lab test/​revisit cycle and charge an arm and a leg), I went to Dr. Strick on the recommendation of a friend and couldn’t have been more pleased. His «sight» diagnoses are 99% correct, and he does surgeries on the spot and with virtually no fuss. He takes Medicare and charges a savvy, fair rate to seniors. He never tries to melodramatize or pull the wool over your eyes with the «mystery» of medicine. And as an added bonus, Dick is a true sports enthusiast. (His baseball memorabilia alone is worth the visit.) I’ve been going to him since 2006 and wouldn’t go anywhere else.

Dr Strick is a great dermatologist and I feel very lucky to have found him following a recent move from Ohio. He is kind, interested, knowledgeable and you can tell that he loves what he is doing. Dr Strick has been treating me for a scalp condition and recently removed a lesion from the side of my forehead. (there is no visible scar.)
Waiting time is minimal and the office staff (especially Anna) is very friendly and
efficient. There is parking available behind the building but you can find spots on some of the side streets if you don’t mind walking a few blocks.

So i took my 8 year old to see Dr. Strick regarding some issues he has and I couldn’t have been more pleased with him and his entire staff. Its unusual these days to find physicians who are down to earth AND efficient.
He spoke directly to my son and explained everything! When we left with the promise of a complete recovery from his ailment, my son looked at me and said, «Wow, I really like that Doctor!» How many times do you hear a kid say that???
I’m completely satisfied with Dr. Strick, and his prices are not outrageous. Finally, I feel hope that my son’s issues will be resolved.
Also, our appt time was 1pm and we were OUT by 130… that’s a good office!

I developed Alopecia Areata when I was 16, I have had it for over 20 years. I average around 6 – 10 new spots per year. I have always treated them with success with my regular dermatologist who gives me cortisone shots. A few years ago I developed a new spot that refused to grow back. After treating that spot for over two years with shots, I asked my doctor if there was an alternative treatment. He referred me to Dr. Strick.
I meet Dr. Strick a few years ago for the first time. He is a wonderful compassionate doctor who is very knowledgable about hair loss. He will answer all of your questions and never rushes you out of his office. He treated me with DNCB and to make a long story short my hair started growing back in around 4 months after starting treatment. I know have full regrowth.
He is really about treating you as a person, he gets to know you and tells the most interesting stories. His staff is top notch and I don’t have a single complaint about anyone I meet.
One of the things that happen during the beginning of my treatment that really sticks in my memory. I called the office to speak to the doctor, I had developed a new spot around 2 months into treatment (which is normal for me). I did not know if I should treat it with DNCB or cortisone shots. As soon as the doctor came on the phone the first thing he said was «I’m sorry you got a new spot». He was sincerely concerned about the fact that I was upset. This may not seem like a big deal to most people but anyone that has lived with this condition for so many years would understand.
I was not just another person with another bald spot to Dr. Strick. I am a person with real feeling that is struggling with this condition and he clearly understands that.
Lastly, I would like to say that even though Dr. Strick did not take my insurance it ended up being cheaper than my regular dermatologist who did take my insurance. Let me explain, once you get hang of the treatment you can just treat yourself. I have my bottle of ointment and when I get a new spot, I just treat it without going to the doctor. I was paying a copay every month to my regular dermatologist for shots.
Good Luck to you and no matter what your outcome is, know that you have a best hair loss doctor.

Best dermatologist I have ever been to.
Around 5 years ago, I was his patient when he was still in the UCLA medical center. The only thing I don’t like is that you can’t use your insurance for rebursements. But every single dollar I spent with Dr. Strick was well worth it. I had problems with bald spots on my head and the medication he prescribed to me was actually made by him and not available anywhere else. My hair was back in no time!

I can’t begin to express how grateful I am to have found Dr. Strick (thanks to these Unilocal reviews). I started developing Alopecia Areata for the first (and hopefully last) time after being diagnosed with Acute Stress Disorder. The doctors were all telling me that nothing has been proven to help and I just had to be patient and wait between 1 – 2 years for my hair to stop falling out and start growing back. As the shiny bald spot on the back of my head grew to the size of a business card, I was getting desperate. Dr. Strick said he could cut down the time for grow-​back to only 6 months or less. I was skeptical, but he did it! I’m about to go in for my third set of monthly shots, and you can barely see any skin now. After only 3 months, my hair has stopped falling out and in fact is growing back fast and thick! Plus, he is sweet and funny and someone I would want to have over for dinner parties. Thank you, Dr. Strick. Thank you so very much.

I’ve been going here for years. He spends more time with you than most and he’s the nicest guy.) The new location is great, right off the street with meter parking.

Took my daughter to see him and he confirmed alopecia areata. Within 2 months of his diagnosis, she got mosty of her back. now we are treating more stubborn spots at the back of her head with a higher dose, hoping to regrow the hair within a few months. he is a blessing.

I haven’t seen Dr. Strick so please DO NOT pay attention to the star rating. I will update after my appointment. :) I just wanted people to know the ff:
I just made an appointment with Dr. Strick and the referring doc gave me Dr. Strick’s card… it has identical info on your Unilocal screen. Dr. Strick, I found out, moved 3 weeks ago and the new address is 1821 Wilshire Blvd., Ste.550 Santa Monica, CA. The new phone contact is 310−453−3101.
*Update on treatment from Dr. Strick
I initially made an appointment to see Dr. Strick after seeing numerous other dermatologist, oncologist and other ologists for a bald spot that was growing and nobody could do anything about (past treatments included steroid shots on the scalp. Ouch!). He was recommended highly as the last resort go-​to guy and I was desperate. I didn’t care that my insurance didn’t cover his services, I didn’t want to nor was I ready for a wig.
Dr. strick treated me with topical immunotherapy, a contact sensitizer called DNCB (google it) and had to be specially compounded. It took about 6months of using the compound for full results (sooner than the doc ‘s prediction of 1year. Yay!). Today my hair has fully grown back, albeit thinner than what was but oh we’ll, at least no wig yet!
Dr. Strick’s staff are super nice and efficient. Dr. Strick is a joy compared to the others I saw along the way on the baldness journey. He made me feel at ease and is easy to talk to. I never felt hurried and he answered all my questions efficiently. I should have updated my initial 2* review earlier than now but better late than never! He definitely deserves 5*. Thanks Dr. Strick!

I went to see Dr. Richard Strick after a dime sized bald area grew to 4 inches in circumference. My regular dermatologist could not stop the problem so he recommended a more intense treatment administered by this well known dermatologist.
Pros:
#1 His staff is very efficient. They have their system down and are very efficient. Do not be alarmed at the number of people in the waiting room (and there are often LOTS). The doctor is quick… he knows what he’s doing.
#2 My hair is starting to grow back!!!
#3 I also had Dr. Strick sew up my over stretched earring holes. They healed up quickly and quite nicely so now I can get them re-​pierced.
Cons:
#1 Don’t take insurance so you have to submit to your insurance for reimbursement. Can’t blame them, though.
#2 Parking is expensive ($ 11) but if you get there early you can probably find a meter in Westwood and walk.

Dr. Strick was recommended to me by a friend. He is a hair expert with extensive experience in treating and developing treatment methods for alopecia and I was happy to find him after going to a slew of doctors who didn’t seem to have a clue about what was happening with my hair. I went in for a consultation which my insurance didn’t cover, it cost $ 160 and the office doesn’t validate the $ 11 UCLA Medical Center Plaza parking.
Finances aside, Dr. Strick is a kindly older gentleman with a funny and calming bedside manner. He knows his stuff and is also able to translate complicated medical terminology into layman’s terms.
P. S. He’s also a huge baseball fan and gives out cool candy at the end of your visit. I left the office happy with a pamphlet of information, Twizzlers, chocolate and a blow pop.