Lamar Hardy DO, FAAD, FCAP
Chapin born. Navy trained. Triple board-certified. Home again — to build something this community truly deserves.
Chapin Born.
Chapin Raised.
Lamar Hardy didn't move to Chapin to open a practice. He came home. Born and raised in this town, he graduated from Chapin High School in 1997 — a three-sport athlete, a state-title winner, and a product of the Midlands community he now serves.
This isn't a physician who chose the Midlands for demographics or proximity to Columbia. These are his people. These are the roads he drove, the fields he competed on, the community that shaped him. When he decided to build a dermatology practice, there was never a question of where.
The sign out front isn't just a marketing banner — it's a homecoming announcement.
"I was raised in Chapin, and returning to serve this community isn't just a career move — it's a homecoming."— Dr. Lamar Hardy
State Champions &
Chapin Eagles.
Before medicine, there was competition. At Chapin High School, Lamar Hardy wasn't just a participant — he was a champion. A member of the 1996 AA State Championship baseball team, a standout wrestler who earned individual honors, and a lineman for the Chapin Eagles football team, Hardy learned early the relationship between discipline, preparation, and results.
Those same qualities — the relentless work ethic, the attention to detail, the ability to perform under pressure — are the foundation of how he practices medicine today. You don't get to triple board certification without them.
A Decade of
Service & Sacrifice.
After Chapin, Lamar Hardy answered a different kind of call. He earned his commission as a Naval officer, completing his winging ceremony and entering a career of service that would take him across the country and into some of the nation's most demanding medical environments.
His clinical training spanned Naval Medical Center San Diego and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — institutions that demand precision, resilience, and the highest standard of care under pressure. The patients he served were those who had given everything for their country.
That standard didn't leave when the uniform came off. It became the foundation of how he practices dermatology.
Certifications
& Clinical Service
Medical Centers
Coming Home To
Precision at
Every Layer.
What sets Dr. Hardy apart isn't just the credentials — it's what they represent together. His triple board certification spans dermatology, dermatopathology, and Mohs surgery: he doesn't just treat what he can see, he understands the tissue at the microscopic level.
When Dr. Hardy removes a skin cancer, he reads his own slides. When he makes a diagnosis, it's grounded in a pathologist's understanding of the biology beneath. That closed-loop, single-physician precision is extraordinarily rare — and it's what every Collo Rosso patient will experience.
Mohs micrographic surgery remains his signature procedure: the highest cure rate available for skin cancer, the greatest tissue preservation, and same-day results. It demands a surgeon who is simultaneously an expert pathologist. Dr. Hardy is one of a small number of physicians in the country who qualifies on both counts.
The Hardys
of Chapin.
Behind every great physician is the life that shaped them — and for Lamar Hardy, that life is centered on his family. His wife Jennifer has been alongside him through military service, cross-country moves, board exams, and the long journey back home.
The photo of a young Dr. Hardy lying in the grass studying with his daughter Grace captures something the credentials don't: this is a man who has always been learning, always preparing, always doing it with the people he loves nearby.
Their son Walter carries on the athletic tradition — a Coronado football player who inherited his father's competitive drive. Returning to Chapin is, in many ways, a family decision as much as a professional one. This community is where the Hardy family belongs — and where they intend to stay.
The Midlands
Deserves This.
Collo Rosso Dermatology — the name means "red neck" in Italian, a nod to the sun-exposed South Carolina Midlands and the people who live and work in it — was built on a simple conviction: this community deserves world-class skin care without a two-hour drive.
Opening Late 2026 in Chapin, SC, it will offer the full spectrum of medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology — Mohs surgery included — led by a physician who grew up here, served the country, and came home to give back.