Kathy A. Fields
{{Short description|American dermatologist (born 1958)}}
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Kathy A. Fields is a dermatologist with a private practice located in San Francisco, California. She is also the co-creator of Proactiv and co-founder of Rodan + Fields, leading her to amass a $1.5 billion net worth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/kathy-fields/|title=Kathy Fields|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07}} In 2018, Forbes listed her as number eighteen on its list of "America's Self-Made Women".
Early life and education
Fields had two siblings.{{Cite web|url=https://publications.clas.ufl.edu/ytori-magazine/ytori-spring-2017/kathy-fields/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124430/https://publications.clas.ufl.edu/ytori-magazine/ytori-spring-2017/kathy-fields/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2019|title=Dr. Kathy Fields '79|last=admin|website=UF Liberal Arts and Sciences {{!}} Publications|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-05}} Her father was an ophthalmologist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/299267|title=These 2 Simple Ideas Helped Rodan + Fields Become a Billion-Dollar Brand|last=Bova|first=Dan|date=2018-04-17|website=Entrepreneur|language=en|access-date=2019-02-05}}
Fields started her secondary education at Northwestern University, then transferred to the University of Florida, where she completed her BS in Neurobiological Chemistry. Following her undergraduate degree, Fields attended the University of Miami School of Medicine for a degree in medicine. She then completed her dermatology residency at the Stanford University School of Medicine.{{Cite web|url=https://connect.ufalumni.ufl.edu/network/successfulgator/k-fields|title=Kathy Fields|website=UF Alumni Association| access-date=23 April 2019}}
Career
Fields opened her private practice in 1987, located in San Francisco.{{Cite web|url=https://www.webmd.com/kathy-a-fields| website=WebMD| title=Kathy A. Fields, MD| access-date=23 April 2019| year=2012}}
In the 1990s, Fields and Katie Rodan created the acne treatment Proactiv.
In 2002, Fields and Rodan created the business Rodan + Fields, which primarily sold anti-aging products.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2016/06/01/billion-dollar-brand-proactiv-rodan-fields/#732f88e43bfe| title=How Two Dermatologists Built A Billion Dollar Brand In Their Spare Time| first=Kate| last=Vinton| date=21 June 2016| website=Forbes| access-date=23 April 2019}}
Fields is also an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at University of California, San Francisco.
Publications
Fields has published several books, as well as some publications in different scientific journals.
- “Unblemished: Stop Breakouts! Fight Acne! Transform Your Life! Reclaim Your Self-Esteem with the Proven 3-Step Program Using Over-the-Counter Medications” (2004){{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
- “Write Your Skin a Prescription for Change" (2009){{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
- "Apparatus and Method For Removing Material from Skin Pores" (2000){{cite patent |country=US |number=6019749 |title=Apparatus and method for removing material from skin pores |issue-date=1998-04-01}}
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