Dr. Hamish Alistair Kerr M.D.
Pediatrician
724 Watervliet Shaker Rd Latham NY, 12110About
Hamish Kerr M.B.Ch.B., M.D., specializes in sports medicine and exercise physiology. He currently serves as the Program Director of the Sports Medicine fellowship, here at Albany Medical Center. Originally ...
Education and Training
Univ of Glasgow, Fac of Med, Glasgow, Scotland 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Sports Medicine
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAwards
- 2003 Golden Apple Award for Teaching, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Professional Memberships
- Fellow - American Academy Pediatrics
- Member - American College Sports Medicine
- Member - American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- Member - American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee Sports Medicine & Fitness
- Member AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE (ACSM)
- Member AM
Fellowships
- Sports Medicine - Children's Hospital - Boston Boston, MA 2005
- Harvard Medical School
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