David A. Lessman, MD, Internist and Nephrologist with New York Physicians
Get to know Internist and Nephrologist Dr. David A. Lessman, who serves the population of New York.
Dr. Lessman currently practices as a Internist and Nephrologist with New York Physicians and is affiliated with the Columbia University Medical Center and the New York Presbyterian Hospital. New York Physicians LLP is a private group practice with a clinical staff of preeminent physicians representing multiple specialties in internal medicine, allergy-immunology, obstetrics-gynecology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, and orthopedic surgery.
Additionally, he is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine with the Columbia University. Columbia University is one of the world’s most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields.
He holds an expertise in Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Renal Failure, Electrolyte Disorders, Acid-Base Disorders, Kidney Stones, Renal Osteodystrophy and Hyperparathyroidism, Renal Anemia, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Nephrotic Syndrome, Proteinuria, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Glomerular Diseases, Dialysis, Preventative Medicine, and Primary Care. Dr. Lessman is dual certified in internal medicine and nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Lessman completed his undergraduate degree with a Bachelor of Art from the Washington University in St Louis in 2003. Furthering his education, he graduated with his Medical Degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2007, giving him over a decade of experience in his field. After obtaining his medical degree he completed his internship and residency with the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Furthering his training he completed his Nephrology Fellowship with the Mount Sinai Medical Center. He also completed a year of basic science research resulting in original publications in the fields of transplant immunology and molecular cell biology concerning the pathogenesis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys: the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy (dialysis and kidney transplantation). Nephrology also studies systemic conditions that affect the kidneys, such as diabetes and autoimmune disease; and systemic diseases that occur as a result of kidney disease, such as renal osteodystrophy and hypertension.
Learn More about Dr. David A. Lessman:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3248902-David-Lessman-internist-New-York-NY-10029 His profile with New York Physicians, https://newyorkphysicians.com/david-lessman.html he can be contacted at 212- 857- 4524, and is located in New York, NY.
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