Kenan Stern, MD Email Kenan Stern
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- Positions
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Pediatrics, Cardiology
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology
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- Specialties
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Cardiology
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- Languages
- English
- Spanish
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- Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
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- Phone
- Children’s Heart Center 844-733-7692 844-733-7692
Kenan Stern, MD is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital and the Director of Non-Invasive Imaging and Director of Pediatric/Congenital Cardiac MRI at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Heart Center. He is also the Director of Quality Initiatives. He has clinical expertise in the care of the fetus, child and young adult with heart disease, as well as specialty skills in echocardiography, fetal echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History. He was awarded his medical degree summa cum laude from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Stern completed his residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. He went on to complete his pediatric cardiology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital, where he served as chief fellow, and remained at Boston Children’s Hospital for a senior fellowship in non-invasive imaging. Prior to joining Mount Sinai in 2017, he was the Director of the John H. Gutfreund Fetal Heart Program at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Stern is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.
Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Pediatrics
Clinical Focus
- Complex Congenital Heart Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease In Children And Adults
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Pediatric And/Or Congenital Echocardiography
- Pediatric/Congenital Cardiac MRI
Education
MD, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology
Boston Children's Hospital
Fellowship, Pediatrics Cardiac Non-Invasive Imaging
Boston Children's Hospital
Languages
English, Spanish
2012
Mentorship Award
American Society of Echocardiography: Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
2005
Joshua H. Weiner M.D. International Health Fellowship
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Dr. Stern’s research efforts have focused on non-invasive imaging in pediatric and congenital heart disease. In particular, he is interested in optimizing the application of these technologies to patients in order to improve care. This includes, for example, the appropriate selection of testing and judicious use of sedation. He has also studied the development of protocols for imaging procedures. Dr. Stern’s work in quality improvement centers on improved diagnosis, efficiency and resource utilization.
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