Jeffrey Howard Kern, M.D.

Pediatric Cardiology

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Personal Statement

I practice Pediatric Cardiology, caring for children with all types of heart disease. I perform non-invasive testing, including stress tests, tilt table tests, electrocardiograms, and echocardiograms.

Biographical Info

Jeffrey Kern is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the Weill Cornell campus of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Kern performs a variety of non-invasive tests, including exercise stress tests, tilt-table tests, stress electrocardiography, holter monitoring and echocardiography.  He sees patients at the Weill Cornell campus as well as at Flushing and Jamaica Hospitals.

Dr. Kern completed his undergraduate degree at Yeshiva University and his medical degree at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine. After completing a residency in General Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, Dr. Kern completed further training in pediatric cardiology at the Babies and Children's Hospital of Columbia Presbyterian where he completed a fellowship.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kern has published extensively on a variety of topics, including early results and developmental outcomes after surgical repair of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, arrhythmias and their management in the setting of congenital heart disease, and fetal echocardiography and its impact on modern pediatric cardiology.

Honors and Awards
  • 1997-2000 Best Teacher Award, Flushing Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology)
Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Echocardiography
Fetal Echocardiography
Pediatric Holter Monitor
Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric
Stress Testing
Pediatric Electrophysiology
Electrocardiography
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    1989
Appointments 
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Associate Attending Pediatrician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

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