Edmund Kessler
Experienced in Umbilical Hernia

Dr. Edmund Kessler

Pediatric Surgery
Northwell Health
10721 Queens Boulevard, Suite 7, 
Forest Hills, NY 
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Experienced in Umbilical Hernia
Northwell Health
10721 Queens Boulevard, Suite 7, 
Forest Hills, NY 
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Overview

Edmund Kessler is a Pediatric Surgeon in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Kessler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Umbilical Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, Undescended Testicle, and Umbilical Hernia.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Licenses
Specialist in NY
Hospital Affiliations
Lenox Hill Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

10721 Queens Boulevard, Suite 7, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Call: 718-261-5959
Other Locations
110 East 40th Street, Room 501, New York, NY 10016
Call: 212-535-3202

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Total Publications

Bilious Emesis and Small Bowel Obstruction in a Young Male.
Bilious Emesis and Small Bowel Obstruction in a Young Male.
Journal: Clinical pediatrics
Published: July 10, 2015
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