Dr. Michael Schessel M.D.
Pediatrician
83 Wainscott N. W. Road Wainscott NY, 11975About
Dr. Michael Schessel, a native New Yorker, was educated at Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University from which he was awarded a BA in Art History. He received his medical degree from the State ...
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1994
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
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