David O. Kessler, MD
Specialties:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
Accepting New Patients
Treats Children
Virtual Urgent Care

Overview
Dr. David Kessler is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Kessler is a board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physician and an expert in emergency ultrasound who has been practicing in New York City for over 20 years. Dr. Kessler is an internationally recognized leader in healthcare simulation training, research, and innovation.
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
Schedule an Appointment
Virtual Urgent Care
Online urgent care visits with board-certified emergency medicine physicians.
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Insurance Accepted
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, 2004 Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Fellowship: Bellevue Hospital Center
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatrics
Research
EVER TRIED. EVER FAILED. NO MATTER. TRY AGAIN. FAIL AGAIN. FAIL BETTER. -SAMUEL BECKETT
Research Interests
- Leveraging novel technology to improve education and care (Virtual Reality, Natural Language Proc
- Novel point-of-care ultrasound uses (Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning)
- Simulation-based systems improvement and change management
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov