Pediatric dermatologist Catalina Matiz, MD, treats skin conditions in children and adults at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in Allied Gardens, San Diego, at 4647 Zion Ave in the 92120 ZIP. She earned her MD from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 2003, completed a pediatrics residency at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, a dermatology residency at UC San Diego, and a pediatric dermatology fellowship at Rady Children's Hospital through the UCSD program. Primary care physicians across the Kaiser network refer pediatric skin cases to her caseload, a referral pipeline shared with community providers such as Kristin Brownell, MD at City Heights Family Health Center in College Area. Before joining Kaiser, she spent five years as an assistant professor at Rady Children's Hospital, where her clinical research concentrated on contact dermatitis, patch testing in pediatric populations, and allergic skin reactions to consumer products — work that produced multiple peer-reviewed publications in Pediatric Dermatology and the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. She holds board certification from the American Board of Dermatology and serves as the pediatric dermatology lead for Kaiser Permanente's San Diego service area. Her treatment scope covers atopic dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, contact dermatitis, nail disorders, shoe dermatitis, and phototherapy protocols for children whose conditions require light-based intervention. She conducts appointments in English and Spanish, and her Kaiser panel draws from Allied Gardens, Grantville, and the broader east San Diego corridor near the I-8 freeway. Prescription management for her dermatology patients routes through the Kaiser Zion on-site dispensary and nearby independent pharmacies including Alvarado Hospital Medical Pharmacy for non-Kaiser family members. She also volunteers at the UC San Diego free clinic in downtown San Diego, extending dermatologic care to uninsured patients.