Thomas J.A. Lehman, MD
Dr. Lehman came to HSS as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology in 1987. Prior to 1987, Dr. Lehman trained in Pediatrics and Pediatric Rheumatology at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. This was followed by two years of research on animal models of rheumatic diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. From the NIH Dr. Lehman returned to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles where he served on the Pediatric Rheumatology faculty for four years before coming to HSS.
Appointments
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Physician and Senior Scientist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Specialty
Pediatrics
Rheumatology
Subspecialty
Pediatrics
Rheumatology
Certification
Pediatrics
Pediatric Rheumatology
State Licensure
New York
Education
MD, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Residency
University of California San Francisco, (VMC) PL3, San Francisco, California, US
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, PL1 & PL2, Los Angeles, California, US
Fellowship
NIADDK, NIH, Rheumatology - Arthritis Branch, US
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Pediatric Rheumatology, Los Angeles, California, US
Thomas J.A. Lehman, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
For Professionals
Special Expertise
Childhood systemic lupus erythematosus
Childhood scleroderma
Vasculitic diseases of childhood
Awards
Cassidy Award for Excellence in Teaching and Clinical Care
Phi Beta Kappa, University of California at Berkeley
Cum laude, Jefferson Medical College
Affiliations
American College of Rheumatology, Fellow
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
Western Society for Pediatric Research, Fellow
New York College of Medicine, Fellow
Selected Publications
For more publications, please see the
PubMed listing.
