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Specialty:: Surgery
Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Department Affiliation:: Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
State License:: C154058
Phone:: 310-794-7788
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me: Dr. Mary Kwaan graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Chemistry, obtained her M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and completed General Surgery training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. During residency, she obtained a Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. She went on to complete a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at University of Minnesota, where she remained on faculty for another eight years. While there, she was awarded the Owen Wangensteen Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2017 and included in the Best Doctors/Best Doctors for Women List of Minnesota Monthly Magazine for six consecutive years. She recently joined the faculty at UCLA as an Associate Professor of Surgery in the section of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Her research interests include postoperative complications such as surgical site infection, urinary complications, and acute kidney injury, hospital readmissions, and disparities in surgical care. She serves on the editorial board of “Disease of the Colon and Rectum” and is reviewer for numerous other surgical journals.
Links: uclahealth.org/colorectalsurgery

Primary Office: Surgery - Westwood
Primary Address: 200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 214
Los Angeles, California 90095
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Phone: 310-794-7788

Medical Board Certifications: Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2009
Certification 2: Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009
Fellowship: Colon & Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, 2008-2009
Residency: Anatomical/Clinical Pathology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2002-2003
Residency 2: General Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2005-2008
Internship: General Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2001-2002
Degree: Harvard Medical School, MD, 2001

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