About Dr. Kivett
William F. Kivett, M.D. is Board certified in Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology. His core competencies are in (1) skin cancer and Mohs surgery (2) reconstruction of acute and chronic wounds of the face, limbs and body (3) hand, wrist and arm surgery and (4) correction of birth defects of the face, mouth and hand.
He graduated with Honors from Stanford University and has had a diverse training, practice and faculty teaching experience over 49 years, both in the U.S. and abroad. Other sites of training were U AZ, NIH, UCLA, UCI, U KY, Dartmouth, U KS, UMDNJ and with Dr. Mohs (published with him, also). Beyond standard training residencies, he has had formal fellowships in hand/wrist surgery (orthopedic/plastic), cutaneous oncology (Mohs surgery) and tropical dermatology.
He was the founder and chief of a hospital dermatology service, as a civilian contractor in a Saudi Arabian Air Force base hospital near the Iraq-Iran active war theater from 1981 – 1984. He established the first unit for Mohs surgery in Saudi Arabia. He is bilingual in Spanish (written and spoken) and speaks portions of other languages.
He is a member of two hospitals staffs in Sonoma County, CA and also has an active medical license in Arizona. His professional memberships are in the American groups of the Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Society for Mohs Surgery and the Academy of Dermatology. He is a member of the Advisory Panel to the Board of Directors of Interface, Inc., a group devoted to treating on a charity basis international plastic surgery cases, mostly pediatric, at least three times per year.
His interests, publications (19), lectures (>100) and awards (6) include those in patient education, patient satisfaction, telemedicine, medical nutrition and reconstruction of birth defects at international locations (Mexico, Venezuela, Philippines). Most recently, he was named as a Top Doc by vote of local medical peers (regional physicians) in Pasadena, CA. In 2023, he plans for ten more years of practice.
Dr. Kivett’s practice mission is that of excellent and satisfying patient experiences, compassionate bedside manner and gratifying colleague and staff relationships.
Current projects
Dr. Kivett is currently developing patient education and informed consent multi-media presentations for surgery procedures, and refining work process protocols for medical and surgical assistants (histories, orders, EMR, billing). He is a member of two local hospital staffs and also has a medical license in Arizona. His professional memberships are in the American groups of the Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Society for Mohs Surgery and the Academy of Dermatology. Dr.
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In partnership with Interface Kids Plastic Surgery Group, Dr. Kivett travels to Mexico 3-4 times a year to provide pro-bono work to underserved communities. After pro bono work was paused due to COVID-19-related travel concerns, Dr. Kivett resumed his visits to Mexico in early 2023. He is scheduled to continue to work there later in 2023. Interface Plastic Surgery group travels to Mexico 3-4 times a year to provide pro-bono work to underserved communities. During these trips, Dr. Kivett performs a variety of surgeries, including craniofacial care (such as cleft lip and palate repairs) and birth/trauma defects of the hand. This will be his 21st trip with Interface Kids Plastic Surgery Group.
