Dr. Daniel Kellner is a board-certified anesthesiologist who practices in the Finger Lakes region of New York. He serves as the discipline leader for Pharmacology in the foundational curriculum at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he is also co‑director of the Principles of Pharmacology unit. He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 2017 and was inducted into the Cornell chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his internship and residency at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he graduated with distinction in education.
Dr. Kellner has received several awards for his work in medical education, including the Joseph M. Garfield Medical Student Teacher of the Year Award (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology), the First Year Teaching Award (Weill Cornell Medicine), and an Excellence in Medical Education Award (Weill Cornell Medicine).
Prior to his career in medicine, he spent nine years as a public school teacher and assistant principal in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to his medical degree, he holds a Master’s Degree in Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a second Master’s Degree in Education Leadership from the College of St. Rose.
Pharmacology of the Brain and MindCornell Course
Course Overview
In this course, you will examine three distinct conditions that affect the brain and explore their pharmacologic management. You'll learn how to leverage the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of different classes of therapeutic agents to make informed, evidence-based recommendations tailored to diverse patient needs. These recommendations will be based on the latest research and society-published guidelines, promoting treatment strategies that are both current and effective.
As part of developing treatment recommendations, you will balance comorbid conditions, contraindications and possible drug interactions to guide patients to optimal outcomes, allowing you to understand care of conditions that affect the brain through practical, actionable insights
Key Course Takeaways
- Describe the physiologic goals of therapy in the treatment of common conditions that affect the brain
- Thoughtfully select agents for the treatment of common conditions that affect the brain in specific populations
- Counsel patients on, monitor appropriately for, and effectively treat side effects of agents commonly used in treating conditions that affect the brain
- Apply data-driven treatment guidelines in the management of common conditions that affect the brain
- Recognize and correctly classify common agents used in the treatment of common conditions that affect the brain
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Who Should Enroll
- Medical practitioners with prescribing power
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy technicians
- NPs, CRNAs, PAs, APRNs
- Medical scientists
- RNs
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