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Susan Swetter, MD, Dermatology, Stanford, CA, Stanford Health Care

SusanM.SwetterMD

Dermatology • Stanford, CA

Professor, Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center

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  • Office

    Dermatology/Cutaneous Oncology
    900 Blake Wilbur Drive, W3045
    Stanford, CA 94305
    Phone+1 650-852-3494
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Summary

  • Dr. Susan Swetter is a dermatologist in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Stanford Health Care and VA Palo Alto Health Care System. She received her medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 27 years. She is experienced in general dermatology, melanoma and cutaneous malignancies, and complex medical dermatology.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Dermatology, 1991 - 1994
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
  • American Board of Dermatology Dermatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Dermoscopy Proficiency Expectations for US Dermatology Resident Physicians  
    Laura K Ferris, Natalia Jaimes, John C Kawaoka, Caroline C Kim, Sancy A Leachman, Patricia Lucey, Michael A Marchetti, Ashfaq A Marghoob, Edward Prodanovic, Elizabeth ..., JAMA Dermatology
  • Prognostic Gene Expression Profiling in Cutaneous Melanoma  
    Douglas Grossman, Sancy A Leachman, Larissa Korde, Elizabeth I Buchbinder, Emily Y Chu, Julia A Curtis, Laura K Ferris, Kenneth F Grossmann, Siwen Hu-Lieskovan, Joanne..., JAMA Dermatology
  • Risk of Subsequent Cutaneous Melanoma in Moderately Dysplastic Nevi Excisionally Biopsied but with Positive Histologic Margins  
    Douglas Grossman, Vijay Balakrishnan, Laura K Ferris, Geoffrey Lim, Suephy C Chen, Meera Brahmbhatt, Susan M Swetter, Emily Y Chu, Nathaniel Fleming, Caroline C Kim, M..., JAMA

Lectures

  • How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Machine Learning 
    American Academy of Dermatology - Annual Meeting 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 2/28/2019

Authored Content

  • Prognostic Gene Expression Profiling in Cutaneous MelanomaJuly 2020
  • Prognostic Gene Expression Profiling in Cutaneous MelanomaJuly 2020
  • Prognostic Gene Expression Profiling in Cutaneous MelanomaJuly 2020

Press Mentions

  • Latinx and Melanoma: Barriers and Opportunities
    Latinx and Melanoma: Barriers and OpportunitiesNovember 30th, 2022
  • Dermatologists and the Aging Eye: Visual Performance in Physicians
    Dermatologists and the Aging Eye: Visual Performance in PhysiciansAugust 1st, 2022
  • Tanning Salons Cluster in Gay Neighborhoods in Large U.S. Cities, Study Finds
    Tanning Salons Cluster in Gay Neighborhoods in Large U.S. Cities, Study FindsOctober 4th, 2019
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Hospital Affiliations

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