Susan H. Duan, MD

Susan H. Duan, MD

  • Pediatrics|
  • Internal Medicine
Average rating: 4.9
 
Santa Monica 16th Street Internal Medicine & Pediatrics |

About

Dr. Susan Duan is a primary care physician who practices in Santa Monica, CA. Her clinical interests include preventive and primary care of all patients, women's health, adolescent medicine and obesity prevention. She enjoys her work with medical students and residents.

Dr. Duan grew up in Thousand Oaks, CA. She received her undergraduate degree at Cornell University. After graduation she taught biology at the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and enjoyed travel in the Middle East. She then received her medical degree from the University of California, San Diego and completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.

Dr. Duan speaks conversational Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. In her free time she enjoys traveling, yoga, hiking, and exploring Los Angeles.

Languages

English, Chinese - Mandarin

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2018

Residency

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 2018

Degree

MD, University of California, San Diego, 2014

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital

Areas of Focus

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:
4.9
100 total ratings | 63 reviews
5.0
August 29, 2025
Informative and caring
5.0
August 28, 2025
Dr Duan is always considerate, thoughtful and respectful. I’m a psychoanalyst and find MDs who go the difference in being emotionally responsive exceptional, given their intense demands. I feel fortunate that she’s my doctor.
5.0
August 26, 2025
Always thebest
5.0
August 21, 2025
Compassionate, knowledgeable- knows my history - felt personalized - understanding of my concerns
5.0
August 20, 2025
My doctor was totally amazing got all appointments set up awesome