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About Kirsten Limmer, MD, PhD

Kirsten Limmer, MD, PhD, is a board-certified pediatrician who specializes in the care of newborns. As a physician in the newborn nursery, Dr. Limmer meets with parents and their babies during their postpartum stay in the hospital, providing daily care to infants. This care includes newborn examinations, screening tests and breastfeeding help.

She previously served as a newborn hospitalist in the neonatal intensive care unit, providing comprehensive, family-centered care for infants who are born early, have medical challenges, or are recovering from surgery.

Dr. Limmer completed her pediatric residency at Harvard Medical School in Boston. She earned her medical degree at UC San Diego School of Medicine and a PhD in molecular biology at UC San Diego. She is board-certified in general pediatrics.

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For more information, see Newborn Care.

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

  • UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA

Doctoral Degree

  • UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA

Residency

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Gender

  • Female

Date Joined Staff

  • 2017-06-01

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • General Pediatrics

Conditions and Treatments

  • Breastfeeding
  • Newborn Care
  • Newborn Medicine
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. Limmer