Stephen E. Lehnert, MD

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Get to know Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist Dr. Stephen E. Lehnert, who serves patients in Illinois.

Well-versed in the fields of diagnostic and interventional radiology, Dr. Lehnert can perform and interpret the results of diagnostic imaging tests, like MRIs or X-rays. He is currently an attending physician at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois.

Helping patients care for a variety of physical ailments, his areas of expertise include imaging-directed catheter placement and biopsies, angiographic intervention of vascular injury and hemorrhage, central and peripheral vascular access lines including hemodialysis lines, percutaneous gastrostomies and abscess drainages, IVC filter placement and retrieval, pleurX pleural and peritoneal catheter placement, paracentesis, and thoracentesis.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Lehnert graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1976. He then went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 1980.

Furthering his training, he performed his internship in radiology at Mercy Hospital St. Louis in 1981, followed by his residency in radiology at St.Louis University Medical Center in 1984.

Subsequent to his education, the doctor attained board certification in diagnostic radiology through the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The ABR is a not-for-profit physician-led organization that oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Diagnostic radiology is a medical specialization that involves undertaking a range of imaging procedures to obtain images of the inside of the body. The diagnostic radiologist then carefully interprets these images to diagnose illness and injury.

Interventional radiology is a medical specialization that involves performing a range of imaging and therapeutic procedures to diagnose and treat many clinical problems. Vascular & interventional radiologists focus on diseases of the blood vessels and lymphatic system, but also treat other conditions such as cancer and infertility. They perform minimally invasive treatments that have less risk, pain, and recovery time compared to open surgery.

A dedicated and technically skilled professional, Dr. Lehnert is the author of the book ‘Eternity’, in which he offers a guide to help individuals in their daily lives in the here and now and beyond. 

Using basic truths and scriptures from the Bible, he answers a host of questions, including What is time? Who are we? Why are we here? And more. With journal space included, Eternity helps each individual make critical decisions in this life that will have a profound effect on what happens to them in eternity.

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