Kreisler, Leonard

Dr. Leonard Kreisler was born August 3, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York to post World War I European Jewish immigrants. Raised in the smaller community of White Plains, New York, he worked by his father’s side. Kreisler’s father was a cabinet maker and carpenter. Young Kreisler helped his Yiddish-speaking father write his contracts and guided him to increasing his prices.

It was while attending the University of Vermont, College of Medicine that Kreisler met his wife, Joan. They married in June of 1957. Joan became a teacher and later a real estate agent when they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. When Kreisler’s career at the Nevada Test Site was halted, his medical adventure led him to be a maritime physician for a cruise liner. He also ran twice for Clark County Commissioner against Thalia Dondero.

Dr. Kreisler was the author of several books: “Death by Any Means” (2005); “Roll the Dice, Pick a Doc and Hope for the Best” (2009); The “Codes of Babylon” (2010); “Shortfall” (2011); “The Obligated Volunteer” (2014) and “In Bed Alone, A Caregiver’s Odyssey” (2016).