Jeffrey Howard Kern, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
Pediatric Cardiology - Upper East Side
NewYork-Prebyterian Medical Group Queens - Flushing
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
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
Expertise
Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric
Electrocardiography
Fetal Echocardiography
Pediatric Echocardiography
Pediatric Electrophysiology
Pediatric Holter Monitor
Stress Testing
Education
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital
Medical School: Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Associate Attending Pediatrician
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Attending Pediatrician
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