UC San Diego Health - Kearny Mesa: Pediatrics
7910 Frost StreetSan Diego, CA, 92123
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 ›
University | Degree | Focus | Graduated |
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University Of Arizona College Of Medicine Tucson | Medical Degree | Medical Degree | Not Specified |
Director, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Medical Degree | Medical Degree | Not Specified |
Professor of Pediatrics | Medical Degree | Medical Degree | Not Specified |
UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego | Other Degree | Other Degree | Not Specified |
Institution | Focus | Year |
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Internship - University of California San Diego-Hospital | Not Specified | |
Residency - University Ca San Diego Medical Center, Pediatrics | Not Specified | |
Residency - Uc San Diego Medical Ctr | Not Specified | |
Residency - University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals | Not Specified |
Certification | Cert. Body | Year |
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Pediatrics | Not Specified |
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