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  • Kavita Sarin, MD, PhD

    Kavita Sarin, MD, PhD

    Professor of Dermatology

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research encompasses two main areas: 1) Using next-generation RNA, whole genome, and exome sequencing, we are investigating the genetic alterations involved in skin cancer progression, response to therapy, and other clinical outcomes and 2) We are developing and implementing genome-wide genetic risk prediction assessments for skin cancer into clinical use and studying the impact of this information on patient care.

  • Dawn H. Siegel, MD

    Dawn H. Siegel, MD

    Clinical Professor, Dermatology
    Clinical Professor (By courtesy), Pediatrics

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI'm dedicated to connecting patients with clinical research trials and contributing to research on specific skin conditions particularly hemangiomas, birthmarks, and PHACE syndrome. My research also aims to develop solutions to health disparities through improved access to pediatric dermatologists and treatments.

  • Shreya Sreekantaswamy, MD

    Shreya Sreekantaswamy, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology

    BioDr. Sreekantaswamy recently completed her dermatology residency at the University of Utah. She is passionate about caring for older adults and spent a year of her medical training serving as the inaugural Geriatric Dermatology Research Fellow under Dr. Daniel Butler at UCSF. During residency, Shreya also served as the Resident Representative for the Pacific Dermatology Association and sat on the AAD Resident and Fellow Committee - two organizations in which she continues to hold leadership roles as an attending. A Bay Area native, Shreya is thrilled to return home to serve her local community. Outside of medicine, she is an avid foodie with a soft spot for local bakeries and dessert shops, a collector of antique art and rare medical books, and an enthusiastic explorer of global cultures through music and media.

  • John B. Sunwoo, MD

    John B. Sunwoo, MD

    Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Dermatology

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy laboratory is focused on two primary areas of research: (1) the immune response to head and neck cancer and to a tumorigenic population of cells within these malignancies called cancer stem cells; (2) the developmental programs of a special lymphocyte population involved in innate immunity called natural killer (NK) cells; and (3) intra-tumor and inter-tumor heterogeneity.

  • Susan M. Swetter, MD

    Susan M. Swetter, MD

    Mosbacher Professor of Dermatology

    Current Research and Scholarly Interests1) Early detection of melanoma through precision screening, novel imaging technologies (including AI), and professional/public education to raise awareness. 2) Therapeutic prevention of melanoma in high-risk groups. 3) Epidemiologic and sociodemographic melanoma risk factor identification. 4) Co-Founder/Director of the national Melanoma Prevention Working Group, an interdisciplinary collaboration dedicated to melanoma control; Founding Director of the Wipe Out Melanoma - California initiative.