Last month, Brentwood-based QualDerm Partners, a company that creates market-leading dermatology practice partnerships through affiliations and de novo development, announced Cumberland Skin Surgery and Dermatology has joined the company as an affiliate practice, marking QualDerm's first instate partnership.

Cumberland Skin Surgery and Dermatology, with offices in both Hermitage and Lebanon, provides comprehensive general dermatology and skin cancer care, as well as medical aesthetic services. Julie Countess, MD, and Joey Price, MD, who are both board-certified dermatologists and Mohs surgeons, founded the practice, which has seven additional clinical staff members, including a general dermatologist, three certified physician assistants, and three certified nurse practitioners.

Under this partnership agreement, QualDerm will provide the management support, guidance, and capital to expand the practice's services and geographical reach. QualDerm recently expanded into the Ohio market and has 12 affiliated practices in North Carolina and Virginia.