Dr. Edmund Kessler M.D., Surgeon
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Dr. Edmund Kessler M.D.

Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery

4/5(19)
1000 Northern Blvd. Suite 250 Great Neck New York, 11021
Rating

4/5

About

Edmund Kessler, MD, FACS, FRCS, FICS, maintains his own private practice in Brooklyn and Great Neck, New York.  At his practice, Dr. Kessler is a pediatric surgeon offering many services such as an appendectomy, diagnostic ultrasound, inguinal hernia repair, lower leg fracture surgical alignment, amongst many other procedures.  Dr. Kessler is board certified by the American Board of Surgery with a subspecialty certification in Pediatric Surgery.  Dr. Kessler relocated to the US after receiving his education in South Africa; completing his internship and fellowship in South Africa as well.  When Dr. Kessler is not working at his practice, he is the Chief of Ambulatory Pediatric Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital; he also does public speaking around the world.  

Education and Training

University of the Witwatersrand

Univ Of The Witwatersrand- Med Sch- Johannesburg- So Africa 1968

University of The Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences,Parktown, South Africa 1968

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery-Pediatric Surgery

DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 56 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Pediatric Surgery

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Local, Regional, National, and International Public Speaking -
  • Chief of Ambulatory Pediatric Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital -

Awards

  •  2011-2012 Castle Connolly Top Doctors in America 

Treatments

  • Endocrine Surgery, Thyroid Surgery (thyroidectomy), Cancer Surgery And More

Internships

  • Johannesburg General Hospital

Fellowships

  • Johannesburg General Hospital

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Pediatric Surgical Association, British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellowship of the College of Surgeons of South Africa

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard Work

Hobbies / Sports

  • Tennis and Golf

Favorite professional publications

  • New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Dr. Edmund Kessler M.D.'s Practice location

1000 Northern Blvd. Suite 250 -
Great Neck, New York 11021
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New patients: 516-498-9000, 516-489-9000, 806-743-2757
Fax: 516-498-9005, 806-743-2563

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