Margaret M. Kern (Peg) is board certified by the American Credentialing Nurses’ Association as an adult acute care nurse practitioner. She holds bachelors’ degrees from Cornell University and Columbia University, a master’s degree in nursing from Columbia University, and a law degree from Fordham University. She trained at New York-Presbyterian Hospital specializing in cardiothoracic care. She also has extensive experience in emergency care having worked in two major inner-city trauma centers. She is licensed to practice in the States of New York and Connecticut in collaboration with a board-certified internist. In addition to FCFC, she works in an adult internal medicine practice in Greenwich, Connecticut and has privileges at Greenwich Hospital.
Peg is devoted to health promotion and disease prevention for men and women who are healthy or have acute and chronic conditions. She takes a personal history from each patient, performs comprehensive and problem-focused physical exams, prioritizes health problems, employs diagnostic testing and therapeutic interventions, and formulates action plans based on evidence-based standards of care. She prescribes medications and counsels patients concerning drug regimens, drug side effects, and integration with other treatment modalities. Peg is focused on care coordination with all of her patients’ health-care providers, particularly her geriatric patients who often see multiple subspecialists. Her goal is to make FCFC their patient-centered medical home.
