

Dr. Kristen Forman, M.D.
Board Certified Dermatologist



Meet Dr. Kristen Forman
Kristen is a Board-Certified Dermatologist and comes to Newport Beach with a wealth of the latest information and innovations to meet your general and cosmetic skin care needs.
Kristen attended UCLA for both her undergraduate training in biology and her medical school training. She completed her dermatology training at USC where she was Chief Resident and honored with the "Resident Teacher of the Year" award by the medical school.
Kristen C. Forman, MD
| Education | USC Dermatology Residency Chief Resident 2004-2005 Associate Chief Resident 2003-2004 |
2002-2005 |
| Santa Monica – UCLA Family Medicine Residency Program |
1999-2002 | |
| University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine |
1995-1999 | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Bachelor of Science in Biology, magna cum laude |
1990-1995 | |
| Employment | Private Practice Dermatology 1617 Westcliff Drive, Suite 100 Newport Beach, CA |
2005- |
| Private Practice Dermatology 960 E. Green St. Pasadena, CA |
2005-2006 | |
| Cal Tech Student Health Staff Dermatologist |
2004-2005 | |
| Professional Activities |
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine USC Department of Family Medicine |
2006 |
| Dermatology Lecture Series Teaching to MSIII at USC during Family Medicine Clerkship |
2003-2005 | |
| Genodermatosis for Skin Systems MSII Lecturer Keck School of Medicine |
2004 | |
| Surgical Suturing Workshop Coordinator for Keck School of Medicine |
2004 | |
| AMA Resident Speaker - Code Blue: The State of Medicine. Symposium for Los Angeles County Medical Students |
2002 | |
| Palliative Care Team – Santa Monica Hospital Multidisciplinary team for inpatient hospice service |
2001-2002 | |
| UCLA Curriculum Committee – Medical student member | 1998-1999 | |
| UCLA Health Care Symposium Breakout Session Leader: Improving the quality of care for women |
1998 | |
| UCLA School of Medicine Social Chairman | 1997-1998 | |
| Board Certification |
Dermatology Board Certified Family Medicine Board Certified |
2005 2002 |
| Licensure | USMLE: step I, 1997; step II, 1998; step III, California Medical License, DEA License | 2000 |
| Research & Publications | Congenital Absence of the Talus Underlying Plexiform Neurofibroma in patient with NF-1 Submitted |
2003 |
| Hip Axis Length Cross-Calibration Study Young JT, Carter K, Marion MS, Greendale GA. A simple method of computing hip axis length using fan-beam densitometry and anthropometric measurements. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 2000 winter; 3[4]:325-31. |
2000 | |
| Peterson’s: The Insider’s Guide to Medical Schools Published excerpt for UCLA Medical School |
1999 | |
| Carter K. Women, menopause, and HRT. Public Education. Kappa Alpha Theta. 1997. Vol. 112[1];32-33. circulation 75,000 |
1997 | |
| Multi-center Drug Study on Lomefloxacin Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCLA Drug efficacy research |
1994 | |
| Community | COPE Intern Shadowing Project | 2001-2002 |
| Outreach | Clinical mentor for pre-medical students | |
| “Swing for our Elders” Benefit Concert – Coordinator | 2000-2001 | |
| Fifty Plus Volunteer Speaker - Santa Monica Community Center | 2000 | |
| Volunteer Physician - Venice Family Clinic | 1999-2002 | |
| Care Extender Program Mentor | 1999-2001 | |
| Salvation Army TB screening Program | 1999-2001 | |
| International Medicine – Founder of health care program in Yelapa, Mexico | 1995 | |
| Languages | Spanish | |
| Awards & Honors | Resident Teaching Award – awarded by USC medical student body |
2003 |
| Scholarship to attend Palliative Care Conference | 2000 | |
| Phi Beta Kappa | 1995 | |
| UCLA Dean’s Honor List (all academic quarters) | 1990-1994 | |
| Professional Affiliations |
American Academy of Dermatology | 2002- |
| Los Angeles County Medical Association | 1999- | |
| California Medical Association | 1999- | |
| American Medical Association | 1999- | |
| American Academy of Family Physicians | 1999- |