Klaus L Lessnau MD
Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine
MD FCCP Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Lenox Hill Hospital IM PUD CCM Sleep Board certified Interventional Pulmonology Completed Nephrology fellowship
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332 E 14th StNew York, NY 10003
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Summary
- Dr. Klaus Lessnau is a pulmonologist based in New York, NY, with subspecialties in critical care medicine, interventional pulmonology, pleural disease, and sleep medicine. He completed his medical residency in internal medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai after graduating from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Lessnau is experienced in sleep and general pulmonary medicine, interventional pulmonology, respiratory failure, and pulmonary arterial hypertension. He has been published in medical journals such as J Heart Valve Dis, Pharmacotherapy, Chest, and Lancet. His recognitions include being named a Best Doctor by Castle Connolly and New York Magazine, a Top Physician by Consumer's Research Council of America, recognized as a Super Doctor by New York Times Magazine, America's Top Physician by Consumers' Research Council of America, and Best Teaching Attending at Brooklyn Hospital Center.
Education & Training
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Nephrology, 1994 - 1996
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1991 - 1994- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Cabrini)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
University of Erlangen - Nuremberg Faculty of MedicineClass of 1985
University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FRG)No Degree, Studies of Philosophy, 1975 - 1977
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1997 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
AOA Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine (CAQ)
AABIPcertified bronchologist and interventional pulmonologist
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best doctor Castle Connelly, New York Magazine, 2014, 2016-2017
- Top Physician Consumer's Research Council of America, 2013
- Super Doctors New York Times Magazine, 2012, 2014-2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- CorrespondenceTo the EditorKaran Omidvari, Klaus Lessnau, Carol M. Mason, Ann Weinacker
Chest. 2006-02-01 - 13 citationsSmoking in Contemporary American CinemaKaran Omidvari, Klaus Lessnau, Jeannie Kim, Donald E. Mercante, Ann Weinacker
Chest. 2005-08-01 - 30 citationsIs Chest Radiography Necessary After Uncomplicated Insertion of a Triple- Lumen Catheter in the Right Internal Jugular Vein, Using the Anterior Approach?*Klaus-Dieter Lessnau
Chest. 2005-01-01
Professional Memberships
- AABIPMember
- WABIPMember
Other Languages
- Italian, German, Spanish, French
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