About Us

Joel A. Sabean, M.D.

Dermatology

Dr. Sabean is a warm and caring physician, who trained for many years to become a Board-Certified dermatologist, qualified to diagnose and treat the vast array of skin conditions and diseases - medically, surgically or with laser therapy and to do many cosmetic procedures to treat and rejuvenate aging skin and laser procedures for lesion removal and skin cancer treatment as alternatives to surgery. He has been in solo practice in the Portland area for more than twenty-five years and is affiliated with Maine Medical Center. He is also an Instructor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Vermont. Locally he has been featured in the media regularly regarding skin cancer, psoriasis, acne and other subjects. Nationally, he has been selected as a speaker and consultant for several pharmaceutical companies. Our office was also recently chosen as a National Training Center for Botox by Allergan to help train other physicians.

Growing up in New England, he thanks his parents, Irene and Don, for all their support and for instilling within him his desire to learn, his sense of humor, his moral values and his easy-going manner. When he was only twelve, he became the youngest Eagle Scout in the country. Then at age sixteen he graduated from Weston High School in Weston, Massachusetts and went through Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa in only three years. At age nineteen, he commenced his medical training at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vermont. After receiving his medical degree, he took his internship at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, after which he served as a physician in the Air Force for two years. It was there in the sunny Southwest, where the sun wreaks havoc with the skin, that Dr. Sabean developed his passion for Dermatology. Therefore, when Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center offered him a Dermatology residency, he was pleased to accept. He felt especially fortunate to train there, as it had one of the few Dermatology inpatient units in the country. During these years in residency, he worked weekends running an emergency room at a near-by hospital in Vermont to help support his young family. After those exhausting years, with joy and anticipation, Dr. Sabean and his family located in the Portland area in their beloved New England.

Michelle Correia - Medical Aesthetician:

Michelle is our aesthetician, providing many complementary laser, cosmetic and aesthetic procedures to those performed by Dr. Sabean, as well as bringing skin care and make-up expertise to the practice and her clientele. She lives in Gray, Maine, with her husband Joe, four children and assorted pets.

Joy Rockwell:

Joy is the office manager and oversees the day-to-day operations of the practice and started with Dr. Sabean in 2001. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. She is versatile in all aspects of the office including skin care products and services. Her smile and enthusiasm are infectious. Joy lives in Gorham with her husband Mike and daughter Samantha.

Jennifer Vose:

Jen has been with us since 2000. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminology, has many years experience in the healthcare field and lives in South Portland with her husband Tom, daughter Gretchen and son T.J.

Rachael Bornheimer:

Rachael began at the office in May of 2011. She graduated from Catherine McAuley High School and has a surgical Technology background. Rachael possesses a strong interest in the medical field and is studying Behavioral Heath & Human Services at Southern Maine Community College.