
Mary R. Kwaan, MD, MPH
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Accepting new patients
Primary Location
Santa Monica Surgery
1304 15th Street
Suite 102
Santa Monica, California 90404
Suite 102
Santa Monica, California 90404
Phone
Fax
310-394-5215
About
Dr. Mary Kwaan graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Chemistry, obtained her MD 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.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010
Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2009
Fellowship
University of Minnesota GME, 2009
Residencies
Brigham and Women�s Hospital, 2008
Brigham and Women�s Hospital, 2003
Internship
Brigham and Women�s Hospital, 2002
Degrees
Harvard School of Public Health, MPH, 2005
Harvard Medical School, MD, 2001
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
Locations



Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Areas of Focus
Kidney disease
Minimally invasive colorectal surgery
Videos
Crohn's disease cases 2022
Ulcerative colitis cases 2022
Inflammatory bowel diseases: Management of Crohnâs disease 2019
Inflammatory bowel diseases: Ulcerative colitis 2019
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021