Dr. Klaus-dieter K Lessnau MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
332 E 14TH ST NEW YORK NY, 10003About
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Lessnau, MD is one of the country's most highly ranked doctors. His specialties include critical care medicine, internal medicine, and pulmonary disease and he currently practices medicine ...
Education and Training
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Medizinischen Fakultat MD
Friedrich-Alexander-University / Medical College 1985
Friedrich-Schiller-Universit‰t Jena Medizinische Fakult‰t 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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- Mount Sinai Medical Center 1994
- Downstate Medical Center 1996
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