Dr. Kenneth Cosmer, MD

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Kenneth Cosmer, who serves patients throughout the State of California.

Recognized as a caring and compassionate pediatrician, Dr. Cosmer has been with Agoura-West Valley Pediatrics since 1988, serving patients in West Hills and Agoura Hills, California.

The team at Agoura-West Valley Pediatrics consists of experienced, compassionate pediatricians and friendly, nurturing staff members who take pride in giving their young patients the personalized pediatric care that they deserve. They are proud to be an affiliate of the Children’s Hospital Health Network where they partnered with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to produce quality health outcomes and to provide preventative care to healthy kids.

Educated in the United States, Dr. Cosmer attended the Chicago Medical School, graduating with his medical degree, and then moved to Southern California to do his residency in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

An expert in his field, the doctor is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.

Happily married, Dr. Cosmer lives in Agoura Hills and has three children: Jeremy who is a respiratory therapist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago; Traci, who is a senior at Cal State Channel Islands; and Josh who is a sophomore at San Jose State with a major in Kinesiology.  His wife, Sheryl, is a preschool teacher at Valley Beth Shalom ECC in Encino. In his free time, he enjoys reading, going to the movies, bowling, golf, and fishing.

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