kim margolin

Kim Margolin, M.D., FASCO

Accepting New Patients

About Kim Margolin, M.D., FASCO

Dr. Margolin specializes in melanoma and other skin cancers with a focus on immunotherapy.  She came to Providence/St. John’s from the City of Hope, where she worked for a total of 30 years, stopping out for 6 years at University of Washington and 1 year at Stanford.  

Dr. Margolin has co-led the Cytokine Working Group and the Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network, participated in SWOG’s Melanoma Committee, and served ASCO and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer in many capacities.  She has served on the FDA’s Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee and has been on two advisory committees to the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer.  

Among her research interests are brain metastasis in melanoma and immunotherapy of skin cancers.  Dr. Margolin will collaborate with surgeons and laboratory investigators at St. John’s and will lead the institute’s efforts in melanoma/skin cancer clinical trials.  

Clinical Interests

Melanoma, non-Melanoma skin cancers, Germ cell cancer (testicular cancer)

Locations

2200 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 121,
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Education

Medical School
Stanford (Medical Scientist Training Program)

Internship
Yale-New Haven

Residency
Yale-New Haven

Languages

Armenian
English
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish

Reviews

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  • 4.9
  • 40 Reviews
  • 97 Comments
  • 5
09/07/2026

Dr. Margolin is an excellent physician. She is very professional, respectful, and knowledgeable about my diagnosis. She is also very kind and responds quickly to questions.

Providence Patient
  • 5
08/31/2026

Dr. Margolin is the BEST! Easy to talk with and very understanding.

Providence Patient
  • 5
08/15/2026

Dr. Margolin is an unusually supportive care provider. I have immense respect and gratitude for her expertise.

Providence Patient
  • 5
07/11/2026

I was gone for 1 month and they helped me get the appointments I needed.

Providence Patient
  • 5
06/17/2026

It was a great experience meeting with Dr. Kim Margolin. She was easy to talk to and answered all the questions my husband & I asked. Kind, Caring and Professional. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing her expertise. Additionally the staff and everyone we encountered at Saint Johns have been 1st class. Thank you

Providence Patient
  • 5
06/12/2026

Dr. Margolin is very caring and easy to understand.

Providence Patient
  • 5
06/06/2026

Dr. Margolin is great and has answered and treated all my concerns.

Providence Patient
  • 5
05/26/2026

St Johns has provided important medical services to me in the past 2 years. Cured a critical breathing/lung cough. Gotten me through a potential cancer concern. And provided ongoing visits and checkups. All the Drs. Were great.

Providence Patient
  • 5
05/11/2026

Great experience. Will be back next year.

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/21/2026

Doctors Margolin is absolutely the best of the best

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