Bruce E. Bekkar MD
Chair, Public Health Advisory Council of the Climate Action Campaign
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127 Spinnaker CourtDel Mar, CA 92014
Phone+1 858-261-1606
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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 - 2028
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsPregnancy and newborn health - heat impacts and emerging solutions.Bruce Bekkar, Nathaniel DeNicola, Blean Girma, Savita Potarazu, Perry Sheffield
Seminars in Perinatology. 2023-12-01 - 501 citationsAssociation 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 - 32 citationsSingle-dose systemic methotrexate for the treatment of persistent ectopic pregnancy after conservative surgery.Hoppe De, Bekkar Be, Nager Cw
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1994-01-01
Journal Articles
- Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure with Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight and Stillbirth in the US: A Systematic ReviewBekkar B, Pacheco S, Basu R, DeNicola, N, JAMA Open, 6/18/2020
Press Mentions
Rising Temperatures Raise Risk of Stillbirths and Preterm Births in New EnglandMay 15th, 2025- 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
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