Karen P. Acker, M.D.
Karen P. Acker, M.D.

Karen P. Acker, M.D.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Specialties
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, more

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Pediatric Infectious Diseases

505 East 70th Street
Helmsley Tower, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10021
US
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  • Aetna - NYP
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  • Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
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About Karen P. Acker, M.D.

Dr. Karen Acker is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Assistant Attending at Phyllis and David Komansky Children's Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She received her B.S. in biology at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, and then returned to her home state of New York for her medical training. She received her medical degree (M.D.) at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, and completed her residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, followed by her fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. During her fellowship, she developed clinical and research interests in Staphylococcal infections and infections in immunosuppressed patients.


Dr. Acker is board-certified in pediatrics and board-eligible for pediatric infectious diseases.


Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
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Expertise

  • Bone and Joint Infections

  • Infections In Immunocompromised Patients

  • Pneumonia

  • Skin Infection

  • Staphylococcal Infection

  • Viral Infection

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Education

  • Degrees: Davidson College

  • Degrees: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn

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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Education

  • Degrees: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
  • Degrees: Davidson College

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics

Languages Spoken

  • English