Kavita Mariwalla
Kavita Mariwalla | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Yale School of Medicine Yale University |
| Occupation | Dermatology |
| Awards | ASDS President's Award 2019 Iron Surgeon ASDS |
| Honours | President-elect of ASDS |
Kavita Mariwalla is a dermatologist and author based in Long Island, New York. She is acknowledged as a leading scholar in skin cancer and aesthetic and medical dermatology and is the president-elect of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.
Early life and education[edit]
Mariwalla grew up in New York and was immersed in the medical field from an early age. Both her parents were doctors: her father a gastroenterologist and her mother a pediatrician.[1] She attended Yale University as an undergraduate and earned an MD at the Yale University School of Medicine as well. After completing a year in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, she finished her residency in dermatology at Yale, where she served as chief resident.[2]
Career[edit]
Mariewalla is a double board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon[3] and was an assistant professor at Stony Brook University.[1] Before starting her practice in Long Island, she was the director of cutaneous oncology at St. Luke's Roosevelt and Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan.[4]
Widely acknowledged as a leader in skin cancer and aesthetic and medical dermatology, Mariwalla is the author of several books, including the recent The Business of Dermatology (co-authored with Jeffrey Dover).[5] She has published extensively in medical journals, on subjects ranging from standardized criteria for skin quality[6] to accurately determining shades of skin color.[7] Mariwalla is also an advocate of "cultural competency" in order to best serve diverse patients[8] and has spoken on how practices like anti-aging may differ between different skin tones.
Mariwalla is passionate about dermatologic surgical education and is a founding member of Boards University.[9] Boards University aims to "change the way medical education is delivered" while ensuring that "learning from leaders is accessible". During the pandemic, she founded the 21@21 initiative on social media to help educate dermatology residents and Mohs surgeons. It is still used as a resource by residents preparing for exams.[3] Her book, Primer in Dermatologic Surgery, is also widely used by students and doctors alike.
Mariwalla has appeared on a number of prominent media outlets, including NBC New York.[10] She has also lent her expertise to a variety of beauty magazines and publications, including Vogue[11] and Allure,[12] as well as serving on the Byrdie Beauty & Wellness Board.[2] Her efforts to maintain her dermatology practice during the Covid pandemic have been reported in magazines including Bizwomen.[13] Her emphasis for women to care for their skin has been reported by CBS.[14]
Honors and awards[edit]
Mariwalla is a three-time recipient of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) President's Award. She was given the title of "Iron Surgeon" at the 2019 ASDS meeting.
Mariwalla is the president-elect of ASDS and has served on the Board of Directors of the Women's Dermatologic Society.[15]
Personal life[edit]
Mariwalla resides in New York with her three sons and her husband Kabir.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rice, Andrea (2010-06-11). "Kavita Mariwalla, Kabir Bhasin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ a b "Kavita Mariwalla, MD: Byrdie Beauty & Wellness Board". Byrdie. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ a b "Kavita Mariwalla". Sagis. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ a b "About". Mariwalla Dermatology. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Physician Spotlight: Kavita Mariwalla, MD". Practical Dermatology. September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Goldie, Kate; Kerscher, Martina; Fabi, Sabrina Guillen; Hirano, Cyro; Landau, Marina; Lim, Ting Song; Woolery-Lloyd, Heather; Mariwalla, Kavita; Park, Je-Young; Yutskovskaya, Yana (2021-06-14). "Skin Quality – A Holistic 360° View: Consensus Results". Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. 14: 643–654. doi:10.2147/CCID.S309374. PMC 8214518. PMID 34163203.
- ^ Coleman, William; Mariwalla, Kavita; Grimes, Pearl (2023-08-01). "Updating the Fitzpatrick Classification: The Skin Color and Ethnicity Scale". Dermatologic Surgery. 49 (8): 725–731. doi:10.1097/DSS.0000000000003860. ISSN 1524-4725. PMID 37523593. S2CID 260338098.
- ^ Cabana, Eliza (2023-02-21). "Cultural Conversations in the Derm Practice". The Dermatology Digest. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "About Us - Boards University". boardsuniversity.com. 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "About Dr. Mariwalla". Kavita Mariwalla, MD, FAAD - Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ Noble, Audrey (2019-08-01). "Are LED Masks Dangerous? Dermatologists Weigh in on Instagram's Favorite Face Mask". Vogue. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Jacques, Rene (2016-08-17). "Here's What Derms Have to Say About Using Honey for Acne". Allure. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Sherberg, Ellen (2021-06-04). "In Her Own Words: Dr. Kavita Mariwalla prescribes flexibility". Bizwomen. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Skin Care Tips And Tricks To Make Your Wedding Day A Beautiful Memory". CBS New York. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "ASDS Board of Directors". American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Retrieved 13 December 2023.