Dr. Keith Alan Kuenzler M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
530 1st Ave Suite 10w New York NY, 10016About
Dr. Keith Kuenzler practices Pediatric Surgery in New York, NY. Dr. Kuenzler treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Kuenzlerdiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
Education and Training
Jefferson Medical College 1997
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery- 2008
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pharmacotherapy and growth factors in the treatment of short bowel syndrome.
- Hepatocyte growth factor treatment ameliorates diarrhea and bowel inflammation in a rat model of inflammatory bowel disease.
- Glucagonlike peptide-2 analogue: a possible new approach in the management of inflammatory bowel disease.
- Catastrophic cardiac injuries encountered during the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum.
- Thoracoscopic lobectomy for severe bronchiectasis in children.
- Early recurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia is higher after thoracoscopic than open repair: a single institutional study.
- Managing radiation exposure in children--reexamining the role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendicitis.
- A novel approach to leveraging electronic health record data to enhance pediatric surgical quality improvement bundle process compliance.
- Increased capture of pediatric surgical complications utilizing a novel case-log web application to enhance quality improvement.
- Imperforate Anus with Jejunal Atresia Complicated by Intestinal Volvulus: A Case Report.
Treatments
- Thoracic Surgery
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Esophageal Atresia
- Mediastinal Tumors
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Congenital Abnormality Of Respiratory System
- Pectus Excavatum
- Pyloric Stenosis
Fellowships
- Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Pediatic Surgery 2006
Experience & Accolades
- Assistant Professor, Department of SurgeryNYU Langone Medical Center
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