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Dermatology
Josef Yeager, MD, FAAD
Shady Grove Dermatology
Dr. Josef Yeager is a board-certified dermatologist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology who founded Shady Grove Dermatology in Rockville, near the Shady Grove medical campus. The practice provides medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology for the full family.
Why patients choose Dr. Yeager
Dr. Yeager leads a practice known for diagnosing and treating the full range of skin conditions — from acne, moles, and rashes to skin cancer — with an emphasis on accessible, patient-centered care. Shady Grove Dermatology offers Mohs micrographic surgery and a broad menu of general dermatology services.
Clinical focus
General medical dermatology, surgical dermatology and skin-cancer care, and cosmetic treatments.
Profile last fact-checked July 7, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Yeager compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only provider we list offering surgical dermatology
1 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name surgical dermatology.
We list 2 dermatology providers serving North Potomac.
1 of 2 we list at Shady Grove Dermatology
We cover 2 providers at Shady Grove Dermatology.
2nd longest since qualifying of our 5 dermatology providers
Qualified in 1976. The median for the 5 dermatology providers whose year we record is 2000.
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.
Where Dr. Yeager sits by experience
Dr. Yeager finished medical school in 1976, 50 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 3 finished earlier and 131 finished later.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–1974Dr. Yeager1976
1975–79
4 providers finished 1975–19791980–84
13 providers finished 1980–19841985–89
12 providers finished 1985–19891990–94
14 providers finished 1990–19941995–99
27 providers finished 1995–19992000–04
20 providers finished 2000–20042005–09
19 providers finished 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 3 finished medical school earlier — the median for that group is 1998.
All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 | 2 |
| 1975–1979 — Dr. Yeager | 4 |
| 1980–1984 | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 | 19 |
| 2010–2014 | 17 |
| 2015–2019 | 4 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 |
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 135 of 139 profiles with a graduation year we could verify against a primary source; the remaining 4 are left out rather than estimated. How we build this list.
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