Dr. Acacio

Brian Acacio, MD, FACOG

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Board-Certified: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Board-Certified: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fellow: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Los Angeles County (LAC)–University of Southern California (USC)

Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, LAC–USC Hospital

MD: George Washington University School of Medicine

Member: American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society

Assistant Clinical Professor: the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Division Head: Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA

Researcher, Lecturer, and Presenter: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Male Factor Infertility, Reproductive Surgery 

Award: The Super Doctors 2016-2023

Patients describe Dr. Acacio as being personable, kind, and encouraging. His dedication to excellence and compassionate care is motivated by his passion for what he loves doing best: helping patients attain their dream of parenthood. He is frequently named among the top reproductive endocrinologists in California and the United States.

Dr. Acacio has had some of the highest IVF success rates in Southern California. His outstanding academic credentials and extensive clinical experience have been vital in achieving major breakthroughs and successes in many challenging cases that have experienced IVF failure in prior treatments. Highly respected by his peers, Dr. Acacio is often consulted by other physicians who come to him for infertility evaluation and treatment.

He received a Vitals Most Compassionate Doctor Award and a Patients Choice Award and was a “Top Doctor” in Orange Coast Magazine U.S. News & World Report has also recognized Dr. Acacio among the top 10% of reproductive endocrinologists in the country.

Dr. Acacio has been actively involved in teaching and training other physicians over the years. He is the division head of REI in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, having trained OB/GYN resident physicians there for over 11 years. Residents in California's Central Valley can now receive convenient care at his satellite office in Bakersfield.

Dr. Acacio is active in research and has over 50 publications and lectures in nationally recognized peer-review journals and conferences. He has been featured in interviews on National Public Radio (NPR) and several local news stations. He serves as a director on the Board for Fertile Action.

Dr. Acacio is licensed to practice medicine in California. He has medical staff privileges at some of the leading hospitals throughout Southern California, including Mission Hospital (where he volunteered and worked in the pharmacy as a youth), Kern Medical Center, and Mercy Southwest Hospital.