Jeffrey Howard Kern, M.D.
Jeffrey Howard Kern, M.D.

Jeffrey Howard Kern, M.D.

Pediatric Cardiology
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Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiology, more

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NewYork-Prebyterian Medical Group Queens - Flushing

142-04 Bayside Avenue
Suite 5U
Flushing, NY 11354
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About Jeffrey Howard Kern, M.D.

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. He is a assistant attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital as well.


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 NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital & NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens in Flushing.


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.


Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatrics
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Expertise

  • Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric

  • Electrocardiography

  • Fetal Echocardiography

  • Pediatric Echocardiography

  • Pediatric Electrophysiology

  • Pediatric Holter Monitor

  • Stress Testing

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Education

  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital

  • Medical School: Mount Sinai Hospital

  • Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital

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Titles & Positions

  • Associate Attending Pediatrician

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

  • Attending Pediatrician

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital

Education

  • Medical School: Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital

Awards & Honors

  • 1997-2000 Best Teacher Award, Flushing Hospital, Department of Pediatrics

Titles & Positions

  • Associate Attending Pediatrician
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
  • Attending Pediatrician

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatrics

Languages Spoken

  • English