Specialties:
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Address:
Daniel B. Kessler, MD and Associates
2850 N 24Th St, Phoenix 85008
(602) 633-8811 (Phone)
Procedures:
Add/Adhd, Anxiety Disorders, Developmental Evaluations, Learning Disabilities
Conditions:
22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, 47 Xyy Syndrome, Add, Add & Adhd (Attention Deficit & Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Add / Adhd, Adhd (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Anxiety Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Separation, Asperger Syndrome, Asperger's Disorder, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Attention-Deficit Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Behavioral Disorders, Behavioral Disorders & Problems, Behavioral Problems, Behavioural Disorders, Chromosome 21q Deletion Syndrome, Developmental Delay, Learning Disabilities
Certifications:
Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2002, Pediatrics, 1985
Philosophy:
As a board certified Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician with 30 years of experience taking care of children and families I am dedicated to a family centered approach to health care and a biopsychosocial approach. Family centered care values collaboration rather than control, highlights strengths as well as challenges, and emphasizes partnerships with families rather than "doctor as expert." Families are the experts when it comes to their children. However, I am also dedicated to a scientific and research based perspective to health care and while parents have the right and obligation to choose what's right for their children I will only recommend therapies and interventions that I believe are adequately supported by research. For something to work for a challenge or concern it has to "make sense" (why would this work for a condition), it has to have been adequately researched, and it has to cause no harm.
Education:
Medical School
New York University School Of Medicine
Graduated: 1978
Nyu Bellevue Hospital Center
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Graduated: 1981
Graduated: 1980
Graduated: 1983
Columbia University School Of Engineering and Applied Science
Graduated: 1971