315 464-3510

Leslie Kohman, MD, FACS

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery

SPECIALTIES

Thoracic Surgery

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

LANGUAGES

English

CLINICAL BACKGROUND AND MY APPROACH TO CARE

Mission:

Upstate’s culture will promote wellbeing and professional fulfillment for all workers and learners through education, research, compassionate care, workplace optimization and leadership

Vision:

Everyone who works or learns at Upstate will benefit from a culture that values their wellbeing, connects them to meaning, and fosters workplace fulfillment and satisfaction.

CLINICAL AFFILIATIONS

Lung Cancer and Thoracic Oncology Program (TOP)

Upstate University Hospital

Google Maps & Directions

750 East Adams Street

Syracuse, NY 13210

315 464-3510

CURRENT HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

Upstate University Hospital

CAMPUSES

Downtown

WEB RESOURCES

Professional Site

RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND AFFILIATIONS

Cancer Research Program

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Wellbeing strategies for healthcare workers

ASSOCIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)

American Surgical Association (ASA)

Association of Women Surgeons

General Thoracic Surgical Club

Medical Society of The State of New York

Onondaga County Medical Society

Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)

Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

Women in Thoracic Surgery

EDUCATION

Residency: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, 1985, Thoracic Surgery

Residency: Robert Packer Hospital, 1981

MD: Pennsylvania State University, 1976

RESEARCH ABSTRACT

Numerous clinical trials are available for patients with all stages of lung cancer, other malignancies of the chest, and malignant pleural effusions. Close coordination with specialists from other departments allows the most up to date clinical treatment and trials, even for patients who are not suitable for surgery.