Kenneth Kamler

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Kenneth (Ken) Kamler, M.D., is a microsurgeon and mountain climber.

Kenneth Kamler was chosen by New York Magazine as one of New York City's best doctors in 2002. He is a microsurgeon trained at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center who also practices extreme medicine in the most remote corners of the world. He has served as chief high altitude physician for the NASA-sponsored research in human physiological responses to extreme altitude. In May 1996, Kamler was at Camp III on Mount Everest preparing for a summit attempt when a ferocious storm engulfed three teams of climbers returning from the peak. As the only doctor on the mountain when the storm hit, he treated the survivors as they descended from Camp IV. This was hardly Kamler's first experience with "extreme medicine." A climber and doctor on many Everest expeditions, he has worked with National Geographic to carry out geological research and precision mapping using laser telescopes and global positioning satellite beacons. He has appeared many times on national television and lives in the New York City area. At the 2005 National Scout Jamboree a subcamp was named after him.