Lester W. Blair, M.D., FACP, FCCP
Locations and Appointments
Pulmonary - Lower Manhattan
Pulmonary - Upper East Side
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
About Lester W. Blair, M.D., FACP, FCCP
Dr Lester W Blair has been in the practice of Pulmonary Medicine since 1979. He is currently Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. He completed residency training in internal medicine at the New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center and fellowship training in pulmonary diseases at NYU Langone Medical Center. His primary interest is in caring for patients with known or suspected lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, asthma and sarcoidosis. Dr. Blair is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians. He has served as President of the American Lung Association of New York and President of the New York State Thoracic Society. He has been consistently listed as a "Superdoctor" in the Sunday New York Times magazine and rated as a Best Doctor by Castle-Connolly and the US News and World Report.
Board Certifications
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease Medicine
Expertise
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Sarcoidosis
Education
Fellowship: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Internship: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Attending Physician
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Education
- Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Fellowship: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Internship: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
- Attending Physician
Board Certifications
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease Medicine
Languages Spoken
- English