Sep. 28—ASHTABULA — Apex Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center opened a new office earlier this month, moving from a shared office to its own full-service clinic.

The new 3,500-square-foot office at 2141 Lake Ave. opened Sept. 6 and boasts the same capabilities the dermatology practice has at its other northeast Ohio locations, according to Dr. Jorge Garcia-Zuazaga, Apex founder and president.

To celebrate Ashtabula's new office space, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for Oct. 18.

Apex has been in Ashtabula for about a year through a shared office with Ashtabula County Medical Center's Express Care.

The new Ashtabula office boasts a waiting room and about 12 exam rooms, some of which will be procedure rooms to offer Mohs Surgery, a specialized procedure to remove certain types of skin cancers. There's also a lab, administrative area and break room.

Apex has two full-time providers seeing patients in Ashtabula.

In the future, Garcia-Zuazaga plans to add aesthetics services.

Now in its 11th year, Apex has grown to 12 locations and is in the midst of constructing an $8 million headquarters in Mayfield Heights at the corner of Landerbrook Drive and Cedar Road.

The Ashtabula office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 440-443-0442.