Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Bernard Costello, MD, DMD
Chief of Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Bernard J. Costello, MD, DMD, FACS, is a distinguished oral and maxillofacial surgeon specializing in pediatric craniomaxillofacial surgery. He primarily treats children with complex craniofacial deformities, including cleft lip and palate, requiring cleft lip repair, orthognathic surgery, and pediatric craniofacial reconstruction. As former Chief of Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, he serves pediatric populations on the cleft-craniofacial team,
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (MD, 1997)
- Dental School: University of Pennsylvania (DMD)
- Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)
- Fellowship: Posnick Center for Facial Surgery and Georgetown University Medical Center (Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery)
- Undergraduate: University of Scranton (B.S., Biological Science, 1990)
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- UPMC Mercy
- UPMC McKeesport
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- UPMC Presbyterian
- UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Languages
English
Conditions Dr. Costello treats
Insurance accepted
- Aetna
- Ameritas
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Assurant Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- Connection Dental
- Curative
- Delta Dental
- Delta Dental of Washington
- Dental Network of America
- Dominion National
- First Health
- Guardian
- Humana
- Lincoln Financial Group
- MetLife
- MVP Health Care
- Principal Financial Group
- UnitedHealthcare
- UPMC Health Plan
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Sources
- https://www.doximity.com/pub/bernard-costello-md
- https://mirm-pitt.net/staff/bernard-j-costello-md-dmd-facs/
- https://healthaffairs.wayne.edu/profile/ia7269
- https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-bernard-costello-y4dkg
- https://today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/2024/12/04/bernard-costello-md-dmd-joins-wayne-state-university-as-senior-vice-president-for-health-affairs-65059
- https://www.scup.org/bio/bernard-costello/