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Office
1999 Marcus Avenue
Ste 306
Lake Success, NY 11042Phone+1 516-467-8600
Summary
- Dr. Robert Lesser is a rheumatologist based in Lake Success NY, who completed his medical education at Chicago Medical School and went on to complete his residency and fellowship in internal medicine and rheumatology at Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital. He had been a consultant at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and an attending physician at NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health. Since 2015. Dr. Lesser is part of the Faculty Group Practice of NYU Langone Health System. He has contributed to notable publications on COVID-19 outcomes in rheumatic patients, as well as research on Non Giant Cell Arteritis, neuropsychiatric lupus, amassing citations in various scholarly works. His professional accolades include recognition as a Fellow from the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology, and he has been listed multiple times as a top doctor in the New York Metro Area by Castle Connolly and New York Magazine.
Education & Training
- Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 1985 - 1987
- Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
- Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 1987 - Present
- NY State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1983 - 1988
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Physicians ACP
- FACP American College of Physicians
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsCOVID-19 outcomes in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: A prospective cohort study.Di Yan, Avani M Kolla, Trevor Young, Lauren Fried, Shruthi Shankar
JAAD International. 2022-09-01 - 77 citationsCOVID-19 in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Prospective Study on the Effects of Comorbidities and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Clinical Outcomes.Rebecca H. Haberman, Rochelle Castillo, Alan Chen, Di Yan, Deborah Ramirez
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2020-12-01 - 1 citationsImprovement of Neuropsychiatric Lupus with Addition of SSRI Antidepressant/Antipsychotic Therapy.R S Lesser, J L Walters, R Khan, R Pebenito, S Klee
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 1997-10-01
Journal Articles
- Non-Giant cell Arteritis of the Temporal Artery Presenting as the Polymyalgia -Temporal Arteritis SyndromeRobert S. Lesser, David Aledort and JT Lee, J Rheumatol, 11/1/1995
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French, Hebrew
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