Marit K. Kreidel, MD

Biography

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Marit Kreidel is a Southern California Permanente Medical Group physician specializing in dermatology at the Barranca Medical Office in Irvine, California. Dr. Kreidel is a member of the American Board of Dermatology and has served as a mentor to medical students and dermatology residents at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and UC Irvine.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS, magna cum laude, University of California, San Diego
MD, with honors, New York Medical College

Postdoctoral training: Intern, St. Vincent’s Hospital
Resident, Dermatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Professional Positions

Attending Dermatologist: General Dermatology, Cosmetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Orange County Barranca Medical Office; 2011-present

Lecturer: Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine; 2014-2018

Chief of Service: Dermatology, Kaiser Permanente Orange County; 2014-present

Co-Chair, Integrative Medicine Committee: Kaiser Permanente Orange County; 2017-2019

Honors and Awards

Resident Educator of the Year: Albert Einstein College of Medicine; 2011

Volunteer Teacher of the Year: Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine; 2014, 2018

Top Doctor: Orange County Medical Association; 2020

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Weiss A, Kwon E J, Kreidel M, Mann R, Cohen J A, Hui Y, Jacobson MI (2020). Two Unusual Cases of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Associated With Xanthomatized Macrophages. American Journal of Dermatopathology, 42(2), 129-132.
Nguyen K, Santos S, Kreidel M, Diaz A, Rey R, Lawson M. Acute Regulation of Translation Initiation by GnRH in the Gonadotrope Cell line LBT2. J Molec Endocrin, May 2004 18(5) 1301-12.
Malakouti M, Koo B, Kreidel M. Crusted plaque in the umbilicus. Cutis. 2016 October;98(4) 237-238.

Invited presentations

An Integrative Approach to Dermatology. Dermatologic Society of Orange County, Irvine, CA. March 2018.
Gross and Microscopic: Moderator. American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, DC. February 2019.
Nutrition and Natural Treatments in Skin Disease. Pacific Dermatology Association, San Diego, CA. August 2019.