Dr. Ifeanyi Ugochuku, MD is a general surgery specialist in San Bernardino, CA and has over 31 years of experience in the medical field.  He is an experienced professional in diagnosing and treating abdominal tract conditions including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts.

Education

• Medical School: Columbia University College Of Physicians and Surgeons

• Residency: SUNY Health Science Center Brooklyn

Affiliated Hospitals

• Community Hospital of San Bernardino

• San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

Specialties

• General Surgery

• Open and Laparoscopic with Robotic assistant procedures

• Stomach Surgery

Our specialist requires a referral/ authorization before you can schedule an appointment with him—regardless of your insurance. Your primary care doctor can provide you with referrals and/or authorizations.

• • Medi-care/ Medi-Medi 

  • Cigna PPO

  • Aetna PPO

  • HealthNet PPO

  • Anthem Blue Cross PPO

  • Blue Sheild of CA PPO

  • BlueCross Blue Shield PPO

  • United Health Care HMO/ PPO

  • Alpha Care

  • The Merit Health Network

  • Optum 

  • Inland Faculty Medical (IFMG)

  • HealthNet PPO Covered CA

  • BrandNew Day

  • Freedom Physician

  • IEHP DualChoice/ IEHP Direct

  • LaSalle Medical Group

  • Physician Health Network (PHN)

  • Molina

  • CareMore

  • Prospect Medical Group

We see & treat General Surgery problems including but not limited to:

• Abnormal mammogram 

• Breast cancer

• Benign Breast diseases 

• Breast cyst

• Breast mass

• Fibroadenoma

• Fibrocystic

• Gallbladder diseases 

• Cholelithiasis/ Gallstones

• Cholecystitis

• Gallbladder Polyps 

• Biliary Colic

• Umbilical Hernias

• Inguinal Hernias

• Ventral Hernias

• Incisional Hernias

• Colon Cancer

• Colon Mass 

• Colostomy Takedown

• Diverticulitis

• Diverticulosis 

• Foreign body

• Fibrocystic disease 

• Gastric Mass/Cancer

• Ganglion cyst

• Hemorrhoids

• Infected cyst

• Lipomas 

• Lymphadenopathy 

• Mass/ Lump 

• Parathyroid adenoma 

• Pilonidal Cyst 

• Skin Cancer

• Skin lesion 

• Thyroid Cancer

• Thyroid nodule

• Thyroid cyst 

• Vascular access

  1. Mediport/Port-a-cath

  2. Hemodialysis Catheters

• Placement and Removal of port-a-cath

Must be referred by your primary care doctor. Once you are scheduled you will need to bringing the following:

- Current Photo ID

- Insurance Card

- Referral by your insurance or direct referral by PCP

- A written list of all medications you are taking

- A list of your questions and concerns

- If you have Power of Attorney over the patient, you are required to bring all the necessary paperwork to the appointment.

- It is required by law for all minors to have a parent or guardian with them to be seen. If the parent or guardian is unable to accompany the patient to their appointment, they must have an authorization stating who may bring the patient to their appointment.

Office Policies 

Appointments

Appointment are made by calling our office during normal business hours at 909-890-1880.

After Hours & Emergency Care

If you are experiencing an emergency, dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For all other calls, an on-call physician is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.