Dr. Sandhya Yadav

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Get to know Dermatologist Dr. Sandhya Yadav, who serves patients in Milpitas, California.

With more than three decades of experience in her field, Dr. Yadav is a board-certified dermatologist who can be found on staff at Kaiser Permanente Milpitas Medical Offices in Milpitas, California. 

Through a unique model, nation-leading prevention, and cutting-edge treatment, Kaiser Permanente cares for members like no other health care organization. Technology-enabled teams of experts collaborate seamlessly across departments and specialties to coordinate care for faster diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. 

Since 1994, Dr. Yadav has been a Clinical Instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. She has also authored several publications in scientific journals, including the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Back in 1987, she earned her medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. She then returned to California to complete her internship in internal medicine at the Children’s Hospital of San Francisco, followed by her residency in dermatology at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. She also completed a fellowship in melanoma at New York University Medical Center in 1992. 

A member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the doctor is board-certified in dermatology through the American Board of Dermatology, one of the 24 medical specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical Specialties. 

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin. It is a specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist doctor who manages diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin. 

Born in Southern California and raised in Milpitas, Dr. Yadav enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters when she is not working. Her personal interests include golfing, gardening, and hiking.

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