BruceE.BekkarMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Del Mar, CA

Chair, Public Health Advisory Council of the Climate Action Campaign

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Office
127 Spinnaker Court
Del Mar, CA 92014
Phone+1 858-261-1606

Education & Training

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1986 - 1987
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1983 - 1986
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1984 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

337 citations
Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure With Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, and Stillbirth in the US: A Systematic Review.
Bruce Bekkar, Susan E. Pacheco, Rupa Basu, Nathaniel DeNicola
JAMA Network Open. 2020-06-01
1 citations
Pregnancy and newborn health - heat impacts and emerging solutions.
Bruce Bekkar, Nathaniel DeNicola, Blean Girma, Savita Potarazu, Perry Sheffield
Seminars in Perinatology. 2023-12-01

Journal Articles

Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure with Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight and Stillbirth in the US: A Systematic Review
Bekkar B, Pacheco S, Basu R, DeNicola, N, JAMA Open, 6/18/2020

Press Mentions

We're Missing Opportunities to Help Pregnant Patients Navigate Environmental ThreatsAugust 27th, 2024
It’s Science: Climate Change Is a Women’s Health IssueApril 13th, 2022
Global Heating Linked to Early Birth and Damage to Babies’ Health, Scientists FindJanuary 15th, 2022
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