Russell Kesman Jr

Russell Kesman Jr, MD, MSEd, is an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine specializing in neonatal-perinatal medicine and pediatric cardiac critical care. He focuses on caring for premature infants and children with complex medical needs, particularly those requiring advanced cardiac interventions. His clinical roles include managing neonatal care in delivery rooms and post-surgical pediatric cardiac cases.

Dr. Kesman holds a MD from Saint Louis University School of Medicine (2014) and completed pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine (2017). He pursued dual fellowships in Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2020-2021), complemented by a Master of Science in Education (Medical Education) from University of Pennsylvania (2020).

His research interests span neonatal critical care, pediatric cardiac surgery outcomes, and medical education innovations. Notable work includes studies on delivery room management of congenital heart defects, postoperative corticosteroid insufficiency in pediatric cardiac patients, and vascular access complications in neonates.

Dr. Kesman is affiliated with Yale’s Fetal Care Center and collaborates across multiple departments including Pediatric Cardiology and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. His clinical expertise integrates surgical and medical approaches tailored to individual patient needs.