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Karen P. Acker, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
New Patients
Treats ChildrenPediatric Infectious Diseases
Insurances Accepted
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- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
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
Expertise
Bone and Joint Infections
Infections In Immunocompromised Patients
Pneumonia
Skin Infection
Staphylococcal Infection
Viral Infection
Education
Degrees: Davidson College
Degrees: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Attending Pediatrician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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