LawrenceKleinMD

Internal Medicine • Washington, DC

Practicing Partner, Laboratory Director & Vice President Foxhall Internists PC

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Office
3301 New Mexico Ave NW
Ste 348
Washington, DC 20016
Phone+1 202-362-4467

Fax+1 202-537-0560

Summary

Dr. Klein received his undergraduate degree from MIT. where he worked closely with senior chemistry faculty on curriculum reform while pursuing research in theoretical chemistry. On graduating, he was awarded a prize as one the top two chemistry majors graduating from MIT that year. Dr. Klein subsequently entered Johns Hopkins in a joint M.D.-Ph.D. program. While at Hopkins, he was involved in several special projects with senior Hopkins faculty. He was elected to the AOA medical honorary society. After completing two years of residency training at Strong Memorial, Dr. Klein returned to Johns Hopkins as one of the first Henry J. Kaiser Foundation Fellows in Internal Medicine in the United States. Following fellowship training, Dr. Klein joined the full-time medical faculty at Johns Hopkins in the General Internal Medicine Division. In that capacity he did a mixture of clinical, teaching, and research work. He published 39 papers and abstracts and served as Director of the General Medicine Fellowship Training Program and Student Longitudinal Clinic. After spending 4 years on the full time Hopkins faculty, Dr. Klein decided to concentrate on direct patient care. As a result, he moved to Washington D.C. and joined Foxhall Internists. Dr. Klein continues to hold a faculty appointment at Johns Hopkins, as well as at Georgetown University. Since arriving in DC, Dr. Klein has been active in several medical organizations. He is a former president of the D.C. Society of Internal Medicine (ASIM) and former Governor of the D.C. chapter of the American College of Physicians. He has served on various national medical committees, including chairing the ASIM National Laboratory Committee. Currently he chairs the DC ACP Health & Public Policy and Nominations Committees. He also serves on the DC ACP Governor's Advisory Council and Awards Committee. At Foxhall Internists he is Laboratory Director in addition to providing primary medical care.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1978 - 1980
University of RochesterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
University of RochesterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1976
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Chemistry, 1968 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 1984 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1980 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Internal Medicine- Top Rated doctors in Internal Medicine/Primary Care Medicine Washington Consumer Checkbook, 2013, 2015-2017, 2020-2023
Top Washington Physicians Washingtonian Magazine, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012-2018, 2021-2023
Bethesda Magazine Top Doctors in Mont and Upper Northwest DC & Montgomery County 2019, 2021
Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2019, 2021
Member The Academy of Medicine of Washington, 2006-2018
Superdocs List Washington Post, 2011-2015
Master American College of Internal Medicine, 2010
Laureate Award ACP-ASIM, 2010
Leadership Award American College of Physicians (DC chapter), 2014
Best Primary Care Physicians—Internal Medicine Washington Checkbook, 1993, 2005, 2012-2013
Best Doctors in America 2003, 2005, 2009-2010
Top Doctors Northern Virginia Magazine, 2009
America’s Best Doctors 2008
Top Washington Doctors Consumer Checkbook, 2003
Top Washington Physicians—Geriatrics category Washingtonian Magazine, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002
Guide to Top Doctors Center for the Study of Services, 2001
Best Doctors in the United States Best Doctors Inc., 2001
John H. Maher Laureate Award American College of Physicians –American Society of Internal Medicine, 2001
Outstanding Washington Physicians – Primary Care category Town and Country Magazine, 2000
Geriatrics Recognition Award The American Geriatrics Society, 1999
Outstanding Physician Specialist – Geriatrics category Washington Consumers’ Checkbook, 1998
Best Doctors in Southeastern United States – Internist category 1996
National Scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Screening in Chronic Medical Disease
Klein LE, Annals of Internal Medicine, 6/1/1994
Medical Consultation: Role of the Internist on Surgical, Obstetrics, and Psychiatric Services (Second Edition) by William S Kammerer and Richard Gross
Klein LE, JAMA, 1/1/1991
Prescribing Efficiently in Nursing Homes
Curtis JR, Rovner BW, Klein LE, Fine JL, Lucas-Blaustein J, Folstein MF, Psychosomatics, 1/1/1989
Follicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia of the Hard Palate: A Report of a Case
Mopsik ER, Adrian JC, Klein LE, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1/1/1989
Compliance and blood pressure control
Klein LE, Hypertension, 1/1/1988
Medications and diagnoses in relation to falls in a long-term care facility
Granek E, Baker SP, Abbey H, Robinson E, Myers AH, Samkoff JS, Klein LE, J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/1987
Detection and management of mental health problems of older patients by primary care providers
German PS, Shapiro S, Skinner EA, Von Korff M, Klein LE, Turner RW, et al, JAMA, 1/1/1987
Anxiety and depression in a primary care clinic: Comparison of DIS, GHQ, and Practitioner Assessments
Von Korff M, Shapiro S, Burke JD, Teitlebaum M, Skinner EA, German P, Turner RW, Klein L, Burns B, Arch Gen Psych, 1/1/1987
Tertiary syphilis in the older patient
Klein LE, Geriatric Medicine Today, 1/1/1987
Diagnosing Dementia: Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Mental Status
Klein LE, et al, Geriatrics Digest, 8/1/1986
Drug reactions and the elderly
German PS and Klein LE, Comprehensive Therapy, 1/1/1986
Diagnosing dementia: Univariate and multivariate analyses of the mental status exam
Klein LE, Roca RP, McArthur J, Vogelsang G, Klein GB, Kirby SM, Folstein M, J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/1985
Adverse drug reactions in the elderly
Klein LE, Drug Information Journal, 1/1/1985
Drug side-effects and the doctor-patient relationship among elderly patients
German PS and Klein LE, J Soc and Admin Pharm, 1/1/1985
What do we really know about medication use and adverse drug reactions among the elderly?
Klein LE, Proceedings of the Second Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Maryland Gerontological Association, 5/1/1984
Medical Consultation: Role of the Internist on Surgical, Obstetrics, and Psychiatric Services by William S Kammerer and Richard J Gross
Klein LE, JAMA and SREPCIM Newsletter, 1/1/1984
Recognition of dementia among medical inpatients
Roca RP, Klein LE, Kirby SM, McArthur JC, Vogelsang GB, Folstein MF, Smith CR, Arch Intern Med, 1/1/1984
The preoperative consultation (letter)
Klein LE, Levine DM, Moore RD, Kirby S, Arch Intern Med, 1/1/1984
The preoperative consultation
Klein LE, et al, Med Decision Making, 1/1/1984
"Medical Care of the Surgical Patient: A Problem Oriented Approach to Management" by David R Goldman, et al
Klein LE, JAMA and SREPCIM Newsletter, 1/1/1984
Medication problems among outpatients: A study with emphasis on the elderly
Klein LE, German PS, Levine DM, Feroli, Jr. ER, Ardery J, Arch Intern Med, 1/1/1984
When PVCs are life-threatening
Horan M, Klein L, Medical Outlook for Cardiologist, 1/1/1984
"Biostatistics in Clinical Medicine" by Joseph A Ingelfinger, Frederich Mosteller, LA Thibodeau, James H Ware
Klein LE, SREPCIM Newsletter, 11/1/1983
"Coping with the Biomedical Literature" by Kenneth S Warren
Klein LE, SREPCIM Newsletter, 1/1/1983
"Medical Management of the Surgical Patient" by Michael F Lubin, et al
Klein LE, JAMA, 1/1/1983
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Abstracts/Posters

From Physician to Patient to Pharmacist and Back: A Pilot Study
Klein LE, The Gerontologist, 1/1/1991
Recognition and communication of medication side-effects by older patients
Klein LE, German PS, Barker LR, Burton L, Skinner EA, Clin Res, 1/1/1989
Medication side-effects: Non-congruent communication between elderly patients and providers
Klein L, German P, Barker LR, Skinner EA, Klein GB, Robbins L, Clin Res, 1/1/1986
Medication use among the elderly: Intentional versus unintentional compliance
Klein L, German P, Barker LR, Skinner EA, Klein GB, Robbins L, Clin Res, 1/1/1986
Mental health morbidity in outpatient medical practice: A randomized trial of detection and management
Klein L, German P, Shapiro S. Turner R, Teitelbaum M, Clin Res, 1/1/1985
Medical care of the elderly: What do we know?
Klein L, Levine D, German P, Entwisle G, Southard J, Clin Res, 1/1/1984
The effect of cost on medical resource utilization
Klein L, Steinwachs D, Levine D, Entwisle G, Southard J, Clin Res, 1/1/1984
Treatable conditions among demented medical inpatients
Roca RP, Klein L, McArthur JC, Vogelsang G, Kirby SM, Folstein MF, Smith CR, Clin Res, 1/1/1984
A randomized trial screening for mental health morbidity among medical outpatients
Klein L, German P, Turner R, Teitlebaum M, Clin Res, 1/1/1984
Perceived side-effects and patient-provider communication among medical outpatients
Klein L, German P, Levine D, Feroli R, Ardery J, Clin Res, 1/1/1983
Age and its relationship to health behaviors in a general population
Klein L, Levin D, Kirby S, Parry R, Morrisky D, Entwisle G, Southard J, Clin Res, 1/1/1983
Detecting dementia: Orientation versus non-orientation items and a decision rule
Klein L, Roca R, Kirby S, McArthur J, Vogelsang G, Smith C, Klein G, Clin Res, 1/1/1983
Medical care of the elderly: Where's the problem?
Klein L, Levine D, German P, McPhee S, Kirby S, Ardery J, Smith C, Entwisle G, Southard J, Clin Res, 1/1/1983
The stability and sensitivity of the mental status exam
Klein LE, Roca R, McArthur J, Vogelsang G. Kirby S, Klein GB, Smith C, Clin Res, 1/1/1982
Aging, health knowledge, and medication compliance: Effects and interactions
Klein LE, German PS, McPhee SM, Smith C, Kirby SM, Levine D, Clin Res, 1/1/1982
The general medical consult: Patterns and implications
Klein LE, Moore RD, Kirby SM, Clin Res, 1/1/1982
Testing mental status on the medical service
Roca RP, Klein LE, McArthur J, et al, Clin Res, 1/1/1982
The preoperative consult: Process and outcome
Klein LE, Moore RD, Kirby SM, Clin Res, 1/1/1982
Knowledge and compliance with drug regimens
Klein L, German P, McPhee S, Smith C, The Gerontologist, 1/1/1981
The decision-making process in the outpatient diagnosis of acute urinary tract infection
Klein L, Lewis C, Clin Res, 1/1/1981
The effect of aging on knowledge and drug-taking behavior in the post-discharge period
Klein L, German P, McPhee S, Smith C, Glass S, Frank D, Clin Res, 1/1/1981
Effect of physician tutorials on prescribing patterns and drug cost in ambulatory patients
Klein L, Charache P, Johannes R, Clin Res, 1/1/1980
The accuracy of the diagnosis urinary tract infection in the acute care setting
Klein L, Charache P, Johannes R, Clin Res, 1/1/1979
Linking inpatient and outpatient care: Informing patients of their diagnosis prior to discharge
Smith C, Levine D, Morlock L, Steinwachs D, Klein L, Lewis C, Clin Res, 1/1/1979
Communicating Drug Information
Klein LE
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Lectures

Health and Retirement' lectures-2006-2018
InterAmerican Development Bank - 11/1/2018
Abormal Chest Xrays: Non Mycobacterial Tuberculosis
Clinical Pathology Society - 5/12/2016
Perspectives on new Cholesterol and Hypertension National Guidelines
1/1/2014
Small Feedings of the Mind: Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation
11/1/2012
Controversy: Issues in Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation
2/1/2011
The Spider in the Bottle: Controversies in Bisphosphonate Treatment
2/1/2009
A Mother with Prolactinemia – Controversies in Medical Treatment
12/1/2007
Guerilla Marketing – Hook ‘em with Practice Management
10/5/2006
A Man with Weight Loss and Anemia; A Woman with Vertebral Compression Fractures
1/1/2005
A Patient with Intractable Cough (Whooping Cough in Adults)
2/1/2003
Two Women with Hypotension (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
2/1/2002
Homocysteinemia: New Perspectives as a Vascular Risk Factor
3/1/2001
The Mini Mental and Clock Examinations in the Evaluation of the Patient with Memory Decline
1/1/1999
The Elderly and their Drugs
Baltimore, MD - 4/1/1989
Recognition and Communication of Medication Side-Effects by Older Patients
Baltimore, MD - 2/1/1989
Impact of Post-Discharge Care on Patient Outcomes
Boston, MA - 11/1/1988
Medications and the Elderly
Baltimore, MD - 4/1/1988
The Role of Doctor-Patient Interactions in Clinical Management: Drugs and the Elderly
Bethesda, MD - 6/1/1986
Hypertension in the Geriatric Population
Baltimore, MD - 4/1/1986
Adverse Drug Experiences Among the Elderly
Washington, DC - 2/1/1986
Geriatric hypertension: When and how to treat it
Washington, DC - 9/1/1985
Drugs in the Elderly
Laurel, MD - 1/1/1985
Geriatric Hypertension
Baltimore, MD - 10/1/1984
Drug Management in the Elderly
Bethesda, MD - 9/1/1984
Polypharmacy in the Elderly
Baltimore, MD - 5/1/1984
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