Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine ...read more
The metabolic complications in CF, including vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis and testosterone deficiency; The impact of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections in CF patients ...read more
Dr. Lechtzin is a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician. He directs the Adult CF program and the neuromuscular pulmonary clinic at Johns Hopkins and is an expert in the treatment of cystic fibrosis, pulmonary complications of neuromuscular disease and the care of critically ill patients in the Medical ICU. He is a member of the Longcope Firm Faculty and provides teaching to medical students and residents at Johns Hopkins.
Dr. Lechtzin has a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology and conducts clinical research related to cystic fibrosis and also neuromuscular disease. Particular interests include the development of new therapies for cystic fibrosis, understanding the impact of pain in CF, and studying the impact of resistant infections in people with CF.