Kevin Gerard Lazo, MS, DO
Intensivist & Pulmonologist
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Areas of Expertise
My Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Internal Medicine
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About Me
- Per Diem Critical Care Consultant Physician
I am an intensivist and pulmonologist who provides comprehensive medical attention to critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Memorial Hospital. My expertise includes a variety of critical care procedures related to vascular access, intubation, and mechanical ventilation, as well as bronchoscopy and pleural procedures, such as indwelling pleural catheter and thoracentesis installation. In addition to caring for those with critical illnesses, I am passionate about helping patients manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary manifestations of cancer, and drug/radiation-induced toxicity of the respiratory system.
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I first joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a fellow, where I trained with some of the world’s best-known intensivists and pulmonologists. This background has helped me to not only develop proficiency in a range of lung procedures, but also knowledge about different disease states among the critically ill.
As an intensivist, my job is to provide the best comprehensive care to help my patients recover from acute illness and continue their treatment journey. My goal is to give patients and their loved ones the hope that they can get strong enough — especially from a respiratory standpoint —to do just that.
It is my honor to be a member of the ICU staff at MSK. Beyond my clinical work in this area, I am pursuing various research and quality improvement projects aimed at assessing novel agents for distributive shock (in the ICU) and investigating noise pollution (in the bronchoscopy suite).
Outside of medicine, I enjoy traveling, cooking, and rooting for the New York Knicks, Giants, and Mets.
An intensivist is a doctor with special training in treating patients who are critically ill (very sick). They often work in the intensive care unit (ICU).
A pulmonologist (pull-muh-NAHL-uh-jist)is a doctor with special training in the lungs.
My Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Internal Medicine
Education
- MS, Georgetown University
- DO, New York Institute of Technology – College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residencies
- Internal Medicine - Lenox Hill Hospital
Fellowships
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine
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