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Dr. Edmund Kessler, MD

Pediatric Surgery* Age 81
Dr. Edmund Kessler, MD
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Dr. Edmund Kessler, MD is a Pediatric Surgeon in Forest Hills, NY.
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Dr. Edmund Kessler, MD

Pediatric Surgery* Age 81
Forest Hills, NY
Accepting new patients
56 years of experience
Dr. Edmund Kessler, MD is a Pediatric Surgeon in Forest Hills, NY.

About

Dr. Kessler graduated from University Of The Witwatersrand, Faculty Of Health Sciences. Dr. Edmund Kessler, MD is a Pediatric Surgeon in Forest Hills, NY and has 56 years experience. Dr. Kessler currently practices at Practice and are affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and The Brooklyn Hospital Center. At present, Dr. Kessler received an average rating of 3.7/5 from patients and has been reviewed 3 times. Dr. Kessler's office accepts new patients. Dr. Kessler also speaks Dutch. Dr. Kessler accepts multiple insurance plans.

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Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
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Open Appendectomy
Open Incisional or Ventral Hernia Repair
Orchiectomy
Port Placements or Replacements
Proctectomy
Pyloromyotomy
Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
Repair of Anal and Rectal Defects (Anoplasty, Repair of Imperforate Anus, Sphincteroplasty, Rectal Graft)
Soft Tissue Tumor Removal
Splenectomy
Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
Tracheal Surgery
Ventral Hernia Repair Laparoscopic
Ventral Hernia Repair Open
Wound Repair

Insurance Accepted

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  • Medicare
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • Connecticare
  • WellCare
  • Aetna
  • Curative PPO Plus
    Curative PPO
    Curative EPO
  • United Healthcare
  • HealthyBlue Advantage
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
  • Humana
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Fidelis Care
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • Personal Choice PPO
  • Empire (Select Network)-NY POS
  • HealthFirst
  • Medicaid
  • Tricare
  • MagnaCare
  • Neighborhood Health Plan
  • Cigna
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Emblem Health

Locations

  1. 1 ENT and Allergy Associates LLP
    10721 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY 11375
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (718) 261-5959
  2. 2 Flushing Hospital Medical Center
    4500 Parsons Blvd, Flushing, NY 11355
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (718) 670-3007
  3. 3 Office
    800A 5th Ave Ste 302, New York, NY 10065
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (212) 535-3202
  4. 4 Brooklyn Hospital Center
    121 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (718) 250-6751
  5. 5 Office
    520 E 70th St # L-718, New York, NY 10021
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (212) 535-3202

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Languages Spoken
Dutch
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Specialties*
Pediatric Surgery
General Surgery
Specialties*
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Education

Education

Medical Education
  • University Of The Witwatersrand, Faculty Of Health Sciences
    1968
Medical Education

Fellowship

Fellowship Hospital
  • Johannesburg General Hospital
    1978
Fellowship Hospital
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New patients are generally accepted by Dr. Edmund Kessler, MD. To arrange an appointment, call the number on Dr. Kessler's profile.

Dr. Edmund Kessler, MD is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and The Brooklyn Hospital Center.

Hospital Affiliations

  • Lenox Hill Hospital

    100 E 77th St, New York, NY

  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital

    525 E 68th St, New York, NY

  • North Shore University Hospital

    300 Community Dr, Manhasset, NY

  • Brookdale Hospital Medical Center

    1 Brookdale Plz, Brooklyn, NY

  • Flushing Hospital Medical Center

    45 Parsons Blvd, Flushing, NY

  • Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

    89 Van Wyck Plz, Jamaica, NY

  • The Brooklyn Hospital Center

    121 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY