Michael Kasperkiewicz, MD
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Michael Kasperkiewicz, MD

  • Dermatology
Average rating: 4.7
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
2020 Santa Monica Dermatology |
2020 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 510 Santa Monica, CA 90404

About

Dr. Michal (Michael) Kasperkiewicz is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Kasperkiewicz obtained his medical degree from the University of Hamburg (Germany) and completed both his dermatology residency and dermatopathology fellowship at the University of Lubeck (Germany) where he later served as a Professor of Dermatology. Prior to joining faculty at UCLA, Dr. Kasperkiewicz worked as Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. 

While Dr. Kasperiewicz is seeing patients with a variety of different skin diseases, his clinical expertise and research focus are autoimmune blistering skin diseases including the diagnosis and treatment of pemphigus and pemphigoid. Dr. Kasperkiewicz has conducted several clinical, epidemiological, and experimental studies on pemphigus/pemphigoid, partly together with the International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications in high-ranking journals such as the Lancet. He has been the globally most cited author on pemphigus since 2011. 

Languages

English

Education

Residency

Dermatology, University of Lübeck, 2012

Degree

MD, University of Hamburg, 2004

Locations

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Reviews

Overall rating: 4.7
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
321 total ratings | 200 reviews
5.0
Dr. Kasperkiewicz was phenomenal. He quickly analyzed my symptoms and diagnosed my condition, to my enormous relief. He is professional, efficient, and intelligent, with an excellent bedside manner and communication skills. A+
5.0
Very nice! Answered all my questions.
5.0
Friendly doctor and nice clean facility.
5.0
Very good
5.0
The Doctor was very good at checking my body out.