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Cory Kercher

Pediatrics

Cory Kercher

Dr. Cory Kercher is a board-certified pediatrician and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Kercher earned her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed her pediatric residency training and served as Chief Resident at New York Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital.

She then worked as a pediatrician at Weill Cornell for 11 years while continuing to serve as a mentor for medical students, residents, and nurse practitioner students. She also served on the Quality and Patient Safety Committee at Cornell.

Dr. Kercher has been featured in the Kids Health Cast Podcast discussing preventative health for newborns and preventative health for toddlers, and has served as a panelist in the Children's Health Council Discovery Panel at Weill Cornell addressing 21st Century Parenting Challenges and How to Solve them.

Dr. Kercher says her greatest joy in being a pediatrician is helping people navigate through what is at the same time the most exciting and frightening experience of their lives—becoming a parent. “Nothing can properly prepare you for the feelings you have when you first bring your newborn home. Family, friends, doctors, and the internet all offer a surplus of advice when your baby comes into the world and you still feel unsure of what to do. From the very beginning, I am there to help guide parents and caregivers make the decisions that work best for their family. I have the privilege of watching families grow, and once nervous parents become confident and comfortable, navigating all the exciting stages their children enter.”

Having worked at a large academic medical center for so many years, Dr. Kercher has taken care of babies and children with a wide range of complex medical diagnoses, including extreme prematurity, various genetic syndromes, rare diagnoses and special needs. She thinks of each child as a whole person with a life ahead of it, instead of a body made up of separate systems. As a mother of four girls, Dr. Kercher is reminded on a daily basis that not all children have the same needs and not every family works the same way.

Dr. Kercher says, “As children get older, I love talking to them and helping them understand how to take care of their own bodies and keep themselves healthy and safe. Eventually, my patients graduate from pediatrics, but I hope to provide them with the foundation for a lifetime of healthy choices.”

Credentials

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    NewYork Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Former Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    NewYork Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Former Instructor in Pediatrics
    NewYork Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Former Assistant Attending Pediatrician
    NewYork Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Former Chief Resident, Pediatrics
    NYP Komansky Children's Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College

Awards

  • Pediatric Senior Resident Award for Teaching Excellence

Affiliations

  • Fellow
    American Academy of Pediatrics
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Formerly affiliated with New York Hospital Queens
  • Formerly affiliated with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Former Member
    Quality of Care and Patient Safety (“QPS”) Committee, Weill Cornell Primary Care
  • Former Mentor
    Weill Cornell Medical College Women in Medicine
  • Former Member
    Pediatric Palliative Care Team at NYP Komansky Children's Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College

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Chief Clinical Consultant

Nieca Goldberg

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Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York

Lawrence C. Newman

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Richard S. Isaacson

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Rony Shimony

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Jennifer McGugins Hill

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Jahangir Rahman

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Edward J. Greaney

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Internal Medicine

Yadiera M. Brown

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Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri

Director of Geriatrics

Nicholas D. Caputo

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Director of Urgent & Home Care

Carmela Seymour

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Gynecology

Kelly Fradin

Dr. Kelly Fradin

Director of Pediatrics

Hina J. Talib

Dr. Hina J. Talib

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Cory Kercher

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Kersha S. Pennicott

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Ken Shubin Stein

Dr. Ken Shubin Stein

Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer

Read full bio
David W. Dodick

Dr. David W. Dodick

Chief Science Officer & Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine

Read full bio
Paul G. Lee

Dr. Paul G. Lee

Chief Clinical Consultant


Read full bio
Nieca Goldberg

Dr. Nieca Goldberg

Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York

Read full bio
Lawrence C. Newman

Dr. Lawrence C. Newman

Director of Brain Health

Read full bio
Richard S. Isaacson

Dr. Richard S. Isaacson

Director of Brain Health

Read full bio
Rony Shimony

Dr. Rony Shimony

Director of Cardiology

Read full bio
Jennifer McGugins Hill

Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill

Internal Medicine

Read full bio
Jahangir Rahman

Dr. Jahangir Rahman

Internal Medicine

Read full bio
Edward J. Greaney

Dr. Edward J. Greaney

Internal Medicine

Read full bio
Yadiera M. Brown

Dr. Yadiera M. Brown

Family Medicine

Read full bio
Evelyn C. Granieri

Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri

Director of Geriatrics

Read full bio
Nicholas D. Caputo

Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo

Director of Urgent & Home Care

Read full bio
Carmela Seymour

Dr. Carmela Seymour

Gynecology

Read full bio
Kelly Fradin

Dr. Kelly Fradin

Director of Pediatrics

Read full bio
Hina J. Talib

Dr. Hina J. Talib

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Read full bio
Cory Kercher

Dr. Cory Kercher

Pediatrics

Read full bio
Kersha S. Pennicott

Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott

Pediatrics & Urgent Care

Read full bio
Ken Shubin Stein

Dr. Ken Shubin Stein

Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer

David W. Dodick

Dr. David W. Dodick

Chief Science Officer & Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine

Paul G. Lee

Dr. Paul G. Lee

Chief Clinical Consultant

Nieca Goldberg

Dr. Nieca Goldberg

Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York

Lawrence C. Newman

Dr. Lawrence C. Newman

Director of Brain Health

Richard S. Isaacson

Dr. Richard S. Isaacson

Director of Brain Health

Rony Shimony

Dr. Rony Shimony

Director of Cardiology

Jennifer McGugins Hill

Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill

Internal Medicine

Jahangir Rahman

Dr. Jahangir Rahman

Internal Medicine

Edward J. Greaney

Dr. Edward J. Greaney

Internal Medicine

Yadiera M. Brown

Dr. Yadiera M. Brown

Family Medicine

Evelyn C. Granieri

Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri

Director of Geriatrics

Nicholas D. Caputo

Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo

Director of Urgent & Home Care

Carmela Seymour

Dr. Carmela Seymour

Gynecology

Kelly Fradin

Dr. Kelly Fradin

Director of Pediatrics

Hina J. Talib

Dr. Hina J. Talib

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Cory Kercher

Dr. Cory Kercher

Pediatrics

Kersha S. Pennicott

Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott

Pediatrics & Urgent Care

Ken Shubin Stein

Dr. Ken Shubin Stein

Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer

David W. Dodick

Dr. David W. Dodick

Chief Science Officer & Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine

Paul G. Lee

Dr. Paul G. Lee

Chief Clinical Consultant

Nieca Goldberg

Dr. Nieca Goldberg

Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York

Lawrence C. Newman

Dr. Lawrence C. Newman

Director of Brain Health

Richard S. Isaacson

Dr. Richard S. Isaacson

Director of Brain Health

Rony Shimony

Dr. Rony Shimony

Director of Cardiology

Jennifer McGugins Hill

Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill

Internal Medicine

Jahangir Rahman

Dr. Jahangir Rahman

Internal Medicine

Edward J. Greaney

Dr. Edward J. Greaney

Internal Medicine

Yadiera M. Brown

Dr. Yadiera M. Brown

Family Medicine

Evelyn C. Granieri

Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri

Director of Geriatrics

Nicholas D. Caputo

Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo

Director of Urgent & Home Care

Carmela Seymour

Dr. Carmela Seymour

Gynecology

Kelly Fradin

Dr. Kelly Fradin

Director of Pediatrics

Hina J. Talib

Dr. Hina J. Talib

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Cory Kercher

Dr. Cory Kercher

Pediatrics

Kersha S. Pennicott

Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott

Pediatrics & Urgent Care