Dr. Kandula’s Journey 
Dr. Madhavi Kandula is a board certified dermatologist, with a practice in west St. Louis County specializing in cosmetic dermatology. Dr. Kandula was raised in a family of doctors in Ohio. Her parents as well as her brother and sister are medical physicians. In 1987, Dr. Kandula graduated with honors from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine from a 6 year combined BS/MD program. Initially, at Barnes Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, she trained in Internal Medicine and has been board certified in that field.
Beginning in 1990, she ran the surgical and medical intensive care units at Missouri Baptist Hospital. She subsequently returned to Barnes Hospital/Washington University in 1992, where she completed a residency in Dermatology and was Chief Resident during her final year there. She began her private practice in 1997 and currently has a patient base of over 30,000 patients.
Dr. Kandula prides herself in giving every patient her unparalleled focus. Because of this attention to detail and caring manner, Dr. Kandula has become the region’s preeminent cosmetic dermatologist.
Dr. Kandula has been affiliated as on-air expert with Fox 2 News
Scheduling an appointment with Dr. Kandula is simple. Our staff will assist you with setting up a time that fits your schedule.
Top 500 Allergan Partner Privileges
Dr. Kandula is a Top 500 Allergan Partner Privileges member. This is awarded to the top 500 of 37,000 cosmetic practices in the United States. This is based on the volume of injectables the practice uses which includes Botox and dermal filler (JUVÉDERM®).
Residency in Dermatology from WashU
In 1992, Dr. Kandula returned to Washington Univesity, completed a residency in Dermatology, and was Chief Resident during her final year there.
“Healthy Body/ Healthy Mind” PBS Program
Dr. Kandula was involved in the PBS program, “Healthy Body/Healthy Mind”, which focused on acne and the impact the disease has not only physically, but emotionally. Several of her patients were featured in this program, which ran nationwide on PBS affiliate stations.
Past Health Dermatologist for KMOV
In the past, Dr. Kandula worked with Channel 4/KMOV, St. Louis CBS affiliate, as their health team dermatlogist.
Involved wth ROC Product Line Launch
Dr. Kandula was involved in the national launch of ROC cosmetics, an over the counter product line.