John Kesler is an Orthopedic Physician Assistant who joined Jefferson Orthopedic Clinic in 2016 and practices in collaboration with Dr. Wesley A. Clark.
John attended The University of New Orleans for his pre-medical undergraduate coursework after which he attended LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA for his medical studies. Prior to attending PA school at LSU John spent the better part of a decade as a paramedic with the City of New Orleans EMS and furthermore as a critical care and trauma flight paramedic with the Ochsner Flight Care team in New Orleans as well as Saudi Arabia. He is a member of the Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants, American Academy of Physician Assistants, and Physician Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery.
He resides in New Orleans with his dog Rye and enjoys fishing the saltwater marshes of Louisiana and Mississippi in his spare time.