Dr. Kathy Fields
Kathy A. Fields, M.D., co-developer of Proactiv Solution, is a Stanford-trained, board-certified dermatologist who has been in private practice in San Francisco since 1987.
Dr. Fields' professional goal is to educate doctors and consumers on the many common and complex conditions and treatments in dermatology today, from pediatrics to geriatrics and cancer. In addition, she wants to impact the cosmetics industry by facilitating access to problem/solution treatments that work.
Dr. Fields' practice of medical and surgical dermatology encompasses the treatment of disorders of the skin, hair, and nails, including the excision of benign and malignant skin growths.
Well-recognized in her specialty, Dr. Fields is a consultant for numerous publications and has been quoted in many magazines including Glamour, Self, McCall's, Allure, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping. She is a consultant for KRON-TV, Channel 4 News in San Francisco and a Beauty & Skin Consultant for Nordstrom stores. She has also appeared on The View with Barbara Walters and other national affiliates.
As an authority on skin disease and aging, a significant portion of Dr. Fields' practice is devoted to cosmetic dermatology and helping patients who wish to minimize the appearance of the adverse effects of sun exposure. She performs collagen and botox treatments, skin peels, and sclerotherapy of leg veins, as well as laser surgery and liposuction.
As an expert in her profession, Dr. Fields has been written up in Who's Who in American Women and American Business in addition to making personal appearances on The Discovery Channel. Dr. Fields is a national lecturer to her peers on the subject of acne, botox injections, liposuction, aging skin, as well as cancer and breakthrough dermatology.
Dr. Fields attended the University of Miami School of Medicine and did her residency at Stanford University. She is an Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at UCSF and a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.