Krystal L. Cleven, MD

Education:

Dr. Cleven earned her medical degree from SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine. She later completed her Internal Medicine Residency training at the Northwell Health-North Shore/LIJ Hospital and her Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center.

Research and Clinical Interests:

Dr. Cleven has a strong research interest in the respiratory health of 9/11 FDNY first responders and has published her research on this topic. She specifically has an interest in post-9/11 sarcoidosis and other respiratory diseases such as asthma. Dr. Cleven is the pulmonary co-director of the Montefiore Asthma Center where she sees patients with severe asthma.

Clinical Interests:

1.     Respiratory health of 9/11 first responders

2.     Asthma     

3.     Environmental and Occupational Health

4.     Sarcoidosis 

Board Certification:

Dr. Cleven is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine