Our Team
Every provider at Cardinal Dermatology is highly trained and fully certified in dermatology.
Dr. Pantalena is a board-certified dermatologist and a fellowship-trained, board-certified Mohs surgeon. After his dermatology residency, he completed an additional year of specialized training in Mohs surgery. He is the only fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon in our region.
Dr. Kelley is a board-certified dermatologist through the American Board of Dermatology. She completed a three-year dermatology residency after medical school and an internship in internal medicine.
Our nurse practitioners and physician assistants are nationally board-certified and trained personally by Drs. Pantalena and Kelley. Together, they have over 25 years of experience in dermatology.
Luiz Pantalena is originally from São Paulo, Brazil. He received his Bachelor of Science from Johns Hopkins University in 1997. He went on to get a PhD in molecular biology, as well as his MD, from Stanford University. He completed his internship at the Kaiser Hospital in Santa Clara, CA and his Dermatology residency at University Hospitals/Case Western in Cleveland, OH. He completed a Mohs surgical fellowship at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and has been practicing Dermatologic surgery in South Bend since 2015. He enjoys spending time with his family, and has a mug that reads "skin cancer slayer."
Luiz Pantalena, MD, PhD
Kathleen Kelley received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Notre Dame in 2010. She matriculated at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2011, where she was awarded the Medical Student Scholar Scholarship, awarded for outstanding academic performance as an undergraduate. She received her MD upon graduation from IUSM in 2015. At graduation, she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society for practicing patient-centered care with integrity, excellence, compassion, and empathy. She did a required one-year internship in Internal Medicine at The University of Illinois Chicago before beginning her three-year Dermatology residency at University of Chicago, where she served as Chief Resident in her final year. She has an interest in complex medical dermatology and teaching and enjoys seeing patients of all ages. Dr. Kelley has been practicing dermatology in South Bend since 2019.
Kathleen Kelley, MD
Evelin Keultjes graduated from nursing school at Indiana University South Bend in 2014. After several years working as a critical care RN in the ICU, Evelin decided to advance her degree – she earned her Nurse Practitioner degree from the Master of Science in Nursing program at Goshen College in 2019 and started her career at Beacon Dermatology that year. She joined Cardinal Dermatology at its opening in 2024. She is a second-generation Latina of Mexican/Cuban heritage and speaks Spanish fluently. She has a passion for providing care to the underserved.
Evelin Keultjes, FNP-BC
Olivia King graduated from The University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida with a Bachelor of Health Science in 2019. She went on to find her passion in dermatology working as a medical assistant in Arizona which drove her to pursue further schooling. She continued her education at Western Michigan University’s Physician Assistant Program to obtain her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and graduated in August of 2024. In her free time, she loves to read, hike, and play pickleball with her husband and family. She is kind and compassionate, and believes earning a patient’s trust matters most.
Olivia King, PA-C
Kari Sculati, FNP-BC
Kari Sculati graduated with her nursing degree from Indiana University South Bend in 1992, and thrived in her work as a bedside nurse for many years. She became the Director of Patient Care Services for Intermediate Care at Memorial Hospital in 2012, and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration from Grand Canyon University in 2013. She eventually was promoted to the role of ICU management, where she remained until 2018, at which time she moved to the House Supervisor role. She received her Nurse Practitioner degree in 2019 from Ball State University, and began in her role as a Dermatology NP at Beacon in 2020, before joining Cardinal Dermatology in 2024. She provides excellent patient care and is a natural leader to her colleagues and her patients.
Sarah Woodrick earned her Bachelor of Science from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in 2012, graduating with highest honors. She completed her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in August 2016. She practiced dermatology at Beacon Medical Group starting in 2016 before joining Cardinal Dermatology in 2024. Prior to becoming a physician assistant, she worked as a phlebotomist at the South Bend Medical Foundation.