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About Swati Kannan, MD, FACMS, FAAD

Swati Kannan, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon and cosmetic dermatologist. She specializes in skin cancer and reconstructive surgery of the face and body and aesthetic treatments such as injectables, laser procedures, platelet-rich plasma for hair loss and skin rejuvenation, and hair transplants among others.

Dr. Kannan believes in optimizing both surgical and aesthetic outcomes by integrating the highest standards of beauty with evidence-based science. She approaches patients as a whole when customizing a treatment plan to address their skin concerns.

As an associate professor of dermatology, she is involved in the training of medical students and residents at UC San Diego School of Medicine. She has also taught fellow surgeons and has lectured at national conferences.

Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. Kannan was a surgeon at Kaiser Permanente and an associate professor of dermatology at UC Los Angeles (UCLA), where she started a pigmented lesions clinic for melanoma patients.

Dr. Kannan completed her fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery and cosmetic dermatology at UC San Diego School of Medicine several years ago. She completed her dermatology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and earned her medical degree from Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Dr. Kannan is board-certified in both dermatology and micrographic dermatologic surgery.

She is a fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery and the American Academy of Dermatology, and a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.

In her free time, she enjoys meditation, hiking and reading.

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For more information, see Dermatology.

Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
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Medical Degree

  • Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Residency

  • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Fellowship

  • UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA

Gender

  • Female

Date Joined Staff

  • 2021-09-15

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Dermatology
  • Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery

Conditions and Treatments

  • Mohs Micrographic Surgery
  • Cosmetic Dermatology
  • Skin Cancer
  • Reconstruction After Skin Cancer
  • Laser Surgery
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)
Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
View Open Payments data for Dr. Kannan