Meet Dr. Kivett
William F. Kivett, M.D. is board-certified in Dermatology, Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Kivett completed his pre-medical school education at Stanford University, graduating with Departmental Honors and with a degree in Biological Sciences. After splitting his time between Stanford and the University of Arizona (U AZ) he received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1975 at U AZ. Beyond that point, he completed nearly 15 years of additional training at various U.S. institutions including NIH, UCLA, UCI, U KY, Dartmouth, U KS, UMDNJ, and with Dr. Mohs (also published with him).
Beyond standard training residencies, he has had formal fellowships in hand/wrist surgery (orthopedic/plastic), cutaneous oncology (Mohs surgery) and tropical dermatology. Dr. Kivett has had varied training, practice and teaching experience with over 49+ years in the U.S. and abroad.
Experience
Dr. Kivett was the founder and chief of a hospital dermatology service as a civilian contractor in the Saudi Arabian Air Force at an airbase 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.
Dr. Kivett is a member of two hospital staffs in Sonoma County, CA and also has an active medical license in Arizona. His professional memberships are in the American groups:
Society of Plastic Surgeons
Academy of Dermatology
Dr. Kivett has had 19 publications, has given over 100 lectures and has received six prestigious awards. Most recently, he was named as a Top Doc by vote of local medical peers (regional physicians) in Pasadena, CA.
He was also on the Advisory Panel to the Board of Directors of Interface Kids for over a dozen years. Interface Kids is group devoted to treating international plastic surgery cases, mostly pediatric, on a charity basis at least three times a year.
Dr. Kivett’s practice mission is that of excellent patient experiences, compassionate bedside manner and patient education.
Contact Us
Contact us today to schedule your appointment with Dr. Kivett to experience a high standard of personalized care.
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(707) 579 9200
Dr. Kivett accepts new patients with various insurances or as self-pay. HMO patients first require a referral from their doctor. If you have a medical emergency, please dial 911 right away.