- Dr. Lawrence A Kerson, MD
Dr. Lawrence A Kerson, MD
Overview
Dr. Lawrence A Kerson, MD works in Norristown, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Neurology and graduated Duke University Med Center in 1969. Dr. Kerson is affiliated with Abington Memorial Hospital, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Montgomery Hospital, Nazareth Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital and practicing for 55 years
Specialties
- Neurology
Conditions
• Acute Alcohol Sensitivity• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Related to Topoisomerase Type II Inhibitor
• Addison-Gull Syndrome
• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Allergic Rhinitis Due to Food
• Alzheimer's Disease With Late-Onset
• Arthropathy Associated With Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
• Benzyl Salicylate Allergy
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Biceps Tendinitis
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• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cellulaze® Cellulite Reduction
• Cholecystitis
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
• Colic
• Coronary Angiogram
• Cranial Trauma
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Dystonia 13, Torsion, Autosomal Dominant
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Dystonia 3, Torsion, X - Linked
• Dystonia 6, Torsion
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Electron Microscopy
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Familial Polyposis
• Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Gingivitis
• Gingivostomatitis
• Goosefoot Allergy
• Heroin Dependence
• Hypersomnia
• Implanon® Placement
• Infertility Surgery
• Influenza (Flu)
• Intestinal Atresia
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Jaw Implant Surgery
• Jejunostomy Tube Placement
• Joint Fusion
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Macules, Hereditary, Congenital Hypopigmented and Hyperpigmented
• Malignant Diseases of the Pancreas
• Menopause Evaluation and Treatment
• Multiple Injuries
• Muscle Weakness
• Myocardial Revascularization
• Neurological Injuries
• Non-Surgical Gum Treatment
• North Carolina Macular Dystrophy
• Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Hip Fracture
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pediatric AIDS
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Post Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Radical Cystectomy and Prostate Removal
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Shoulder, Elbow, Hand, and Wrist Joint Replacement
• Skin Aging
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Thyroid Biopsy
• Visual Field Loss
• White Coat Hypertension
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
• Woodworker's Lung
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Procedures
• Alzheimer's Disease• Anterior Horn Disease
• Ataxia
• Autonomic Disorders
• Bell's Palsy
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Injury
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebral Vascular Disease
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Chiari's Deformity
• Cluster Headache
• Concussion
• Convulsions
• Corticobasal Degeneration
• Cranial Trauma
• Dementia
• Diabetic Polyneuropathy
• Diplopia
• Dystonia
• EEG (Electroencephalogram)
• Epilepsy
• Essential Tremor
• Gait Abnormality
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Headache
• Huntington's Disease
• Hydrocephalus
• Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
• Insomnia
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Low Back Pain
• Lyme Disease
• Meningiomas
• Migraine
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Myelopathy
• Myoclonus
• Narcolepsy and Cataplexy
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Nystagmus
• Optic Neuritis
• Parkinson's Disease
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Polyneuropathy Due to Alcohol and Drugs
• Post-Concussion Syndrome
• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Refsum Disease
• Sleep Apnea
• Sleep-Walking
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Stenosis
• Stroke
• Syncope
• Torticollis
• Tourette's Syndrome
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Tremor
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Vasculitis
• Vertigo
• Visual Field Defects
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Years Since Graduation
- 55
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Durham, NC, USA
Year completed: 1969
Residency Hospital
Year completed: 1972
Medical School
Graduated: 1968
Awards
Dr. Kerson Reviews
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I got an appointment when I needed one.
They kept things moving and on time during my visit.
I received a correct diagnosis and up-to-date treatment.
I was given specific advice on lifestyle changes I can make to improve my health.
The provider really listened, gave me the time I needed, and put me at ease.
We discussed treatment options and choices I have.
The provider addressed traditional and alternative medicine treatment options in an open-minded way.
Office Locations
Primary location
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amerihealth
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Capital Blue Cross
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Community Blue PPO
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Freedom Plan
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Golden Rule
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthPartners
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Keystone Health Plan East
- Keystone Health Plan East HMO
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- Oxford Health Plans
- Oxford Liberty
- Personal Choice PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- QualCare
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare PPO
- Regional Pref Network EPO
- Regional Pref Network HMO
- Regional Pref Network HMO+
- Regional Pref Network POS+
- Regional Pref Network PPO
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Worker's Compensation WC
- Workers Compensation
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Affiliated Hospitals
Abington Memorial Hospital
Abington Memorial Hospital is a hospital located in Abington, PA. This hospital reports jointly with Allegheny University Hospitals - Bucks. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at t...
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is a hospital located in Philadelphia, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 7 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 7 of 14 procedures.
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is a hospital located in Darby, PA. This hospital reports jointly with Mercy Philadelphia Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state averag...
Montgomery Hospital
Montgomery Hospital is a hospital located in Norristown, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 7 of 8 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 7 of 8 procedures.
Nazareth Hospital
Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Nazareth Hospital has provided health care to the Northeast Philadelphia community since 1940. The Hospital has 205 acute and 28 skilled care beds, and provides comprehensive health care services, including its award-winning, nationally certifie...
(215) 335-6000
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is a hospital located in Philadelphia, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 14 procedures.
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital is a hospital located in Philadelphia, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 14 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 of 16 procedures.
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