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About Stephen Bickler, MD

Dr. Bickler is a pediatric surgeon whose dedication to children has taken him to distant places.

He is professor of surgery and pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine, where his research interests include surgical epidemiology in low-to-middle-income countries, pediatric malnutrition and resources for global surgery.

He spent many years working as a pediatric surgeon in developing nations. He has traveled to India, Pakistan and Guyana as part of a team of plastic surgeons providing free reconstructive surgery to children.

Dr. Bickler received the 2020 American Pediatric Surgical Association Humanitarian Award for providing surgical care to underserved children. He also received the Dennis Burkitt Fellowship to the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in London.

He is widely published and has done presentations in the United States and Africa, Australia, Amsterdam and Hong Kong.

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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.
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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

  • UC Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA

Gender

  • Male

Date Joined Staff

  • 2007-01-12

Board Certifications

  • General Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery

Conditions and Treatments

  • Pediatrics
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. Bickler