Skincredible
A board-certified pediatric dermatologist cuts through the chaos of social media skincare advice. Informative, fun, and clear episodes that debunk myths, explain real science, and help patients and parents make confident decisions about their skin and their child’s skin. No fluff. No fear. Just facts.
Dr. Lisa Swanson is a board-certified dermatologist and pediatric dermatologist. After going to college at the University of Colorado at Boulder, she obtained her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She performed her dermatology residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
After that, she completed a fellowship in Pediatric Dermatology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Arizona.
She was in private practice in Colorado for a decade and then moved to Boise, Idaho in summer 2020 to become the first and only pediatric dermatologist in the state of Idaho. She is active in local and national medical societies and organizations. She loves lecturing at conferences discussing pediatric dermatology with audiences across the country. Since moving to Idaho, she works in private practice at Ada West Dermatology and she is also on staff at St Luke’s Children’s Hospital.
In her spare time, she enjoys binge watching television shows with her boyfriend Larry and cuddling with her 2 doggies Mosby and Maggie.
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Latest Episodes
You Are What You Breathe: Dr. Ethan Sims Talks About the Environment and Your Health
In this episode of Skincredible, Dr. Lisa Swanson sits down with ER physician and climate health advocate Dr. Ethan Sims for an engaging, wide-ranging conversation that connects climate change directly to human health—right here in Ida...
Ozempic and Beyond- A Doctor and Pharmacist Explain GLP1s!
In this episode of the Skincredible podcast, we dive deep into the world of GLP-1 and GIP medications with a Boise-based family medicine physician and clinical pharmacist. If you’ve been hearing nonstop about Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, “weight ...
Small Bumps, Big Feelings: A Family's Molluscum Story!
In this heartfelt and candid episode of Skincredible, we meet six-year-old Ryder and his dad, Chris, as they share their family’s real-life journey with molluscum—one that many parents quietly navigate but rarely talk about aloud. ...
An Eczema Story of Hope: Eli
In this powerful episode of the Skincredible Podcast, Dr. Swanson sits down with Eli and his mom, Michelle, for a deeply personal conversation about living with eczema (atopic dermatitis) and molluscum contagiosum—and how chronic skin condition...
Marc Serota Makes the Magic Happen: Eczema and Food Allergies Explained!
In this episode, Dr. Swanson talks to Dr. Marc Serota about everything from allergies to magic. Dr. Marc Serota is triple board-certified in dermatology, pediatrics, and allergy & immunology (bonus: he’s a magician, too). He practices in Li...
