About Stuart Bursten, MD

Stuart Bursten, MD, is a board-certified physician providing primary care through Perlman Clinic, an independent practice with clinic offices throughout San Diego. He is a member of the UC San Diego Health Physician Network. 

UC San Diego Health Physician Network is an alliance of health care providers based in San Diego, Riverside and Imperial counties. Members of the network collaborate on developing shared systems, infrastructure and quality initiatives to provide high-value health care in the region. 

As a primary care physician, Dr. Bursten provides preventive care and treatment of acute and chronic diseases and injuries for adults. He enjoys creating individualized treatment plans for his patients and feels building a great provider–patient relationship is vital to his care plan. Dr. Bursten has special interests in general internal medicine, intensive care medicine, hypertension and nephrology.

Dr. Bursten completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and earned his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Bursten is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. He is fluent in German and Russian.

Outside of work, Dr. Bursten enjoys spending time with his family.

For more information, visit Perlman Clinic.

Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
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Medical Degree

  • Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Residency

  • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Gender

  • Male

Languages

  • German
  • Russian

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology
Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
View Open Payments data for Dr. Bursten