CCBS - Dr. Jonathan B. Lesser

Dr. Jonathan B. Lesser

Jonathan B. Lesser, M.D.
Director of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Lesser has extensive experience in neurosurgical anesthesiology for patients undergoing complex neurosurgical procedures. Patients and their families often experience anxiety and trepidation when facing surgery.

Dr. Lesser believes that addressing these concerns is as much a part of good patient care as providing expert anesthesia. Lesser is a strong believer in the team approach.

When the patient, the patient’s family, the physicians and the support staff work together as a team, the patient feels more confident, and at ease both before the surgery, and during recovery

ACADEMIC TRAINING

Undergraduate:
State University of New York, College @ Purchase, Purchase, New York, B.A., 1981

Medical School:
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. M.D., 1984 - 1988

Internship:
Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, LA. Medicine, 1988 - 1989

Residency:
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY Anesthesiology, 1989 - 1992

Chief Residency:
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY Anesthesiology, 1991 - 1992

BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Anesthesiology, 1993

CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Columbia University
Deputy Associate Director of Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Director of Neuroanesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Senior Attending in Anesthesiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University 1996 - present

Executive Committee 1996 - present

Quality Improvement Committee                     1992 - present

Education Committee 1992 - present

Residency Selection Committee 1992 - present

Resident Clinical Competence Committee 1992 - present

Research Committee 1992 - present

Animal Welfare Committee 1995 - 1999

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES
American Society of Anesthesiology
New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
International Anesthesia Research Society
The Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care

MISCELLANEOUS
Occasional reviewer for the journal Anesthesiology
Occasional reviewer for the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia