Country Club Living - Palm Beach North - February 2026

8 C O U N T R Y C L U B L I V I N G - PA L M B E A C H N O R T H | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 6 Cover Feature – By Dan Hauser - - Photos by Neil Cohen Photography - D r. Steven Rotter has never been interested in guesswork. Not when it involves surgery, not when it involves patient care, and certainly not when it comes to how he runs his practice. Dr. Rotter, the founder of Exclusive Dermatology in West Palm Beach, has built his career around precision, accountability, and a deeply personal approach to care. It’s a philosophy shaped by elite training, relentless standards, extensive experience, and an unwavering belief that patients deserve both honesty and excellence. “I always knew I was going to be a doctor,” Dr. Rotter said. “In fourth grade, I wrote a paper about it. My dad was a pharmacist, and I worked in his store growing up. I knew I didn’t want to be a pharmacist, and the only other thing I could picture was being a doctor.” That early certainty eventually led Dr. Rotter through medical school and into a five-year general surgery residency, where he initially planned to become a plastic surgeon. Midway through that path, though, he discovered a specialty he hadn’t even known existed. “I found out about dermatologic surgery,” he explained. “I switched after two years of general surgery, went to Johns Hopkins for dermatology specifically so I could do a fellowship in dermatologic surgery.” At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Rotter completed his dermatology residency, serving as chief resident, before moving on to a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, where he trained in Mohs micrographic surgery, reconstructive surgery, and cosmetic dermatology. Dr. Rotter opened his first practice upon completing his fellowship, building what became a large, predominantly referral- only surgical dermatology operation. For nearly 30 years, his work focused entirely on skin surgery: cancer, reconstructive, and cosmetic. Most of his patents were referred by other dermatologists, surgeons, and primary care doctors. That referral model demanded more than technical excellence; it required an uncompromising patient experience. PROFILES OF LEADERSHIP FOUNDER - EXCLUSIVE DERMATOLOGY Dr. Steven Rotter