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Staff

The staff at Kathleen Hutton MD Dermatology & Associates is dedicated to providing our patients with professional medical care in a completely safe, comfortable and latex-free environment, using the latest techniques and state of the art equipment. We treat every patient who comes into our Newport Beach office as if they were a member of our own family, with compassion and understanding, providing excellent medical and cosmetic services that go above and beyond our patient's expectations.

Kathleen Hutton M.D.

Kathleen Hutton M.D. is a dermatologic surgeon practicing in Newport Beach in Orange County, California. Dr. Kathleen Hutton is known as one of the premier dermatologists in Orange County. Since establishing her private practice in 1991, her offices have grown to include two other board-certified dermatologists and two nurse practitioners under her close supervision.

Dr. Hutton, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received her bachelor of science from Allegheny College. She earned her M.D. degree from Mayo Medical School in 1987 and also completed her internship and her dermatology residency training at The Mayo Medical Clinic in Minnesota. She is board certified in dermatology and is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology.

She has been an active member of the medical staff at Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, California since 1991 and has served as Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Hoag. She is also an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of California, Irvine Medical School.

Dr. Hutton specializes in diseases of the skin, hair, and nails, in particular, skin cancers, moles, and acne. She treats patients of all ages. Her special area of interest is cosmetic dermatology. She has extensive expertise in facial rejuvenation using Botox, fillers, and chemical peels, as well as laser treatments. She was one of the first dermatologists in Newport Beach to incorporate lasers into her practice and since then, has continued to offer the most current technologies in laser treatments of photodamage and wrinkles. She offers treatments with lasers for hair removal, red spots, and sun damage spots. For wrinkles and sun damage she offers Fractional CO2 Laser Resurfacing, Thermage and Plasma Portrait.

Dr. Hutton is married to Dr. Jeffrey Klein, the inventor of the tumescent technique for liposuction. They live in Newport Beach, with their five children.

Lisa Bukaty M.D.

Lisa Bukaty M.D. – Dr. Bukaty is originally from West Los Angeles. She earned her undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University in 1981. She subsequently obtained a master’s degree in Public Health, with an emphasis in behavioral sciences and health education, while simultaneously completing undergraduate requirements for medical school.

She graduated from UCLA Medical School in 1990 with honors in internal medicine and distinction as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She completed her internship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. After a one year fellowship in clinical dermatology under the direction of Dr. Gerald Weinstein at UC Irvine, Dr. Bukaty completed a three year residency in dermatology at UC Irvine Medical Center and the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center. She was the first doctor to join Dr. Hutton in her Newport Beach office in 1996.

Dr. Bukaty is board certified in dermatology, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She is on staff at Hoag Hospital, and is volunteer clinical professor in dermatology at UC Irvine. Dr. Bukaty is a member of the American Society for Mohs Surgery, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and the Orange County Dermatology Society.

Dr. Bukaty practices in all areas of dermatology and treats male and female patients of all ages for conditions of the skin, hair and nails. She has a special interest in Mohs surgery for skin cancers and dermasurgery, including biopsies, mole and cyst removal, torn earlobe repair, and removal of benign growths. She has extensive experience in treating actinic keratoses (pre-cancerous growths) with photodynamic therapy, topical medications and cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen).

Dr. Bukaty also offers cosmetic dermatology consultations and treatments with lasers of all types for wrinkles, sun damage, red and brown spots, and hair removal, as well as fillers, such as Restylane, Botox, chemical peels and spider vein treatment.

Dr. Bukaty lives in Irvine with her husband, Ray, and their three children.

Christine Lewis – Patient Care Coordinator

Carrie Lucas – Patient Care Coordinator

Valerie Giese – Insurance Administrator

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