Bret D. Pickering, MD
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  • Mon:9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Tue:9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Wed:9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Thu:9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Fri:9:00am - 5:00pm

Bret D. Pickering, MD

Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist) - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist) - General

Highlights

  • Board Certified
  • Accepts Insurance Plans

Biography

Bret D. Pickering, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician who provides primary care for infants, children and adolescents through all of their developmental stages. His expertise includes caring for medically fragile children with complex health care needs. Dr. Pickering enjoys working with patients and their families, and considers it a privilege to be welcomed into their lives. He believes in the importance of compassionate care in a supportive, family-friendly environment.As the medical director of the Special Needs Clinic at Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego, Dr. Pickering works with other medical specialists to provide coordinated care aimed at maximizing the quality of life for children with complex, chronic medical conditions. Medically complex children may be technology-dependent or have conditions such as developmental disabilities, multisystem failure, congenital heart defects, neurological disorders, stroke or traumatic coma, and respiratory system abnormalities, among others.As a professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Pickering instructs medical students, residents and fellows. He completed his residency at UC San Diego School of Medicine and earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Dr. Pickering is board-certified in pediatrics. Dr. Pickering is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Academic Pediatric Association and Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization dedicated to ending abuses of human rights.UC San Diego Health LinksFor more information, see http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/primary-care/pediatrics/Pages/default.aspx.… Read more ›

Provider Training

UniversityDegreeFocusGraduated
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine TucsonMedical DegreeMedical DegreeNot Specified
Director, Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineMedical DegreeMedical DegreeNot Specified
Professor of PediatricsMedical DegreeMedical DegreeNot Specified
UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San DiegoOther DegreeOther DegreeNot Specified

InstitutionFocusYear
Internship - University of California San Diego-HospitalNot Specified
Residency - University Ca San Diego Medical Center, PediatricsNot Specified
Residency - Uc San Diego Medical CtrNot Specified
Residency - University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals Not Specified

CertificationCert. BodyYear
PediatricsNot Specified

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Specialties

Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
Medical Specialties
  • Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist) - Sub-Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist)
  • Critical Care Specialist - Sub-Specialty: Doctor of Critical Care Medicine

Pediatrics

Accepts New Patients: Yes

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