Larisa Ravitskiy, MD

08/30/2025

It’s been a hot minute since I posted. Between the end of the school year, move to Alabama, and now the beginning of the school year, it feels like I’ve been at Sunrise Dermatology much longer than the three months mark. While I miss the lovely summer of Midwest, I really look forward to the braggable weather coming soon. I can’t imagine seeing sun all year round!

Be well, protect your skin, and enjoy life!

01/01/2025

I am glad to say goodbye to 2024. It was a particularly tough year for me and the practice. Here’s hoping for a better year!

10/07/2024

Never again is NOW. Don’t let anyone mislead you: there was peace on October 6th. There are still 101 Israelis taken hostage by Hamas.

10/02/2024

Praying for peace, stability, and the safe return of the hostages

08/30/2024

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05/12/2024

Mother's Day is a special time when we honor and appreciate the moms in our lives. It's more than just a date on the calendar-it's a way to say thank you for all the love, care, and support they give us.

04/26/2024

Epidermolysis Bulosa is a congenital condition that causes extremely fragile skin and even mucosa. Even minor trauma causes blisters that easily rupture to reveal difficult to heal sores. The severity varies based on the subtype. This condition can be apparent at or shortly after birth and, I some cases, later in childhood or adolescence.

For more information:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/epidermolysis-bullosa/symptoms-causes/syc-20361062

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17792-epidermolysis-bullosa

04/23/2024

As we ponder the miracle of Exodus, I find too many parallels between the past persecutions and the present. The darkness exists to set off the shining light we carry. Be the light.

Why are you afraid? Why do you panic?

Eagerly and with purpose, your soul plunged downward to live in an earthly realm,
to enwrap herself in a body of flesh and blood.
What emboldened her? What drew her to squeeze her unbounded light
into the straitjacket of time and space?
It was neither fear, nor dread, nor panic.
It was the knowledge that here below
is a beauty the highest of angels cannot touch.
Care for yourself, for your family, for your fellow human beings and our lovely planet earth,
not out of fear, nor from distress,
but out of love and awe
for the beauty within
that we came to uncover."

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman
Artwork - Enjoying The Grandson By Alex Levin

04/22/2024

Chag Sameach! May you have a safe and meaningful celebration.

03/31/2024

To all who celebrate: have a joyful and meaningful Easter!