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DR. REBECCA SMALL

Dr. Small’s commitment to service and supporting the underserved is reflected by her long history of volunteer activities in our community. She has been a dedicated volunteer as the sole female physician for over 15 years at Dominican Hospital’s Youth Delinquency Tattoo Removal Program helping at-risk youth. She served as a member of the Dominican Hospital Foundation to raise funds for the hospital, and her long-term contributions to Sienna House and our local chapter of 100+ Women underscore her dedication to positive change and improving the lives of women in need.

During the challenging times in the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Small expanded her practice to offer complimentary primary care and urgent care services to patients. In addition, she re-privileged at Dominican to be available as back-up medical staff and ensure our local hospital was ready to respond to any critical medical emergencies.

Dr. Small is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and Associate Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Medicine who specializes in outpatient aesthetic procedures. She is an educator and recognized authority in the field of aesthetic medicine, having taught at UCSF for 15 years, led national conferences, and published medical textbooks.

Her passion for education shines through in her mentoring at UCSC for high school students interested in medicine, and at Natividad Medical Center, where she has volunteered to teach family medicine residents from Salinas at her practice since 2008. This year, she continues her mentorship with the new Dominican Hospital Family Medicine Residency.

She has always had a focus on women’s health issues and advocacy for women. At Harvard, Dr. Small co-founded and led a student advocacy group for faculty diversity that ultimately established a tenured Dean position tasked with the promotion and advancement of women, and received the Special Award of Recognition from the American Medical Women’s Association for this activity.

Establishing her own non-profit 501(c)(3) has been a long-term dream for Dr. Small. Skin Care Outreach was created to serve local women and adolescents who have facial or visible scaring and markings due to trauma or negative life experiences (e.g., abuse, inadequate access to care, cancer, illness). Our intention is to help rebuild confidence and self-esteem by performing aesthetic treatments for those who are unable to afford these procedures, thereby helping them to reintegrate into the community and workforce, and overcome their experiences of trauma, violence or illness.