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Sewon Kang

Dermatology

Sewon Kang, MD

Noxell Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Dermatologist-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, MD

Dr. Sewon Kang, MD, is the Noxell Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Dermatologist-in-Chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. A board-certified dermatologist with over 30 years of experience, he specializes in photomedicine, skin cancer including melanoma, skin aging, and dermatology for ethnic skin. He founded and co-directs the Cutaneous Translational Research Program (CTReP) at Johns Hopkins, focusing on

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35+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Dermatology (American Board of Dermatology)

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School — Residency, Dermatology, 1988-1992
  • Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester — Internship, Internal Medicine, 1987-1988
  • University of Michigan Medical School — M.D., 1987
  • Williams College — B.A., Chemistry

Peer Recognition

  • American Academy of DermatologyPresidential Citation
  • American Academy of DermatologyFellow (FAAD)
  • Dermatology FoundationCareer Development Award
  • Johns Hopkins UniversityDiversity Recognition Award
  • Society for Investigative DermatologyGalderma Acne Research Award

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Dermatologic Oncology

Conditions & Treatments

MelanomaSkin CancerSkin Cancer Surgery

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital

Languages

English, Korean

Experience

35+ years in practice