Leadership series Dr. Susan Kressly, MD, faap

Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP, is board certified in Pediatrics and Clinical Informatics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. She served her residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and stayed an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident.

Dr. Sue Kressly is the mother of a blended family of three children and two grandchildren, a board-certified pediatrician, and a board-certified clinical informaticist. She was the founding partner of Kressly Pediatrics, an independent pediatric medical home in Bucks County, PA. She served as the Medical Director for Office Practicum EHR and was the school physician for Central Bucks School District for over a decade. Sue is a dedicated advocate for children and pediatricians and serves in many volunteer capacities at the American Academy of Pediatrics and national pediatric and health IT organizations. 

Dr. Kressly believes that all children deserve access to a well-coordinated patient-centered medical home neighborhood, and all pediatricians (including medical and surgical specialists) deserve the resources, payment, and support to meet the needs of their patients and families.

Among her proudest accomplishments are the patients she has mentored into pediatricians. There is nothing more satisfying than watching children say, “I want to be like that,” and then have the pleasure of helping them turn their dreams into reality to serve.

"If we give pediatricians the right resources and appropriate payment to be able to serve the families, we can do amazing things. That is what's killing us, the lack of appropriate resources. Yes, all the administrative burden and crap is getting in the way, but as pediatricians, you know, you make a difference."