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Peter H. Lenz, MD

Professor Educator

Fellowship Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Director, Hoxworth Medical Specialties

Internal Medicine | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Fellowship : Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine )
  • Chief Resident: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (Internal Medicine )
  • Residency : Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (Internal Medicine )
  • Medical Degree: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
  • Bachelor's Degree: The Ohio State University (Biology)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) (Certification Date: 2010-10-13) - (Recertification Date: 2020-09-22)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 2006-08-28) - (Recertification Date: 2016-12-22)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease) (Certification Date: 2009-10-26) - (Recertification Date: 2019-09-01)

Specialties

Critical Care Medicine
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Asthma

Critical Care Medicine

Lung Disease

Pulmonary Disease

Airway Disorders

Aspergillosis

Bronchial Disease

Chronic Cough

Dyspnea

Histoplasmosis

Legionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis)

Pleurisy

Pneumonia

Respiration Disorders

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Respiratory Tract Disease

Respiratory Tract Infections

Shortness of Breath

Thoracic Disease

Triad Asthma

Tuberculosis

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Peer Reviewed Publications

Doyle, Stephen; Sharp, Michelle; Winter, Gretchen; Khan, Malik M Khurram S; Holden, Rhiannon; Djondo, Daniel; Bosslet, Gabriel; Lenz, Peter 2021. Twelve tips for teaching in the ICU. Medical teacher, , 1-10

O'Toole, Jacqueline; Zaeh, Sandra; Eakin, Michelle N; Adelman, Mark H; Ashton, Rendell W; Biddison, Lee Daugherty; Bosslet, Gabriel T; Burkart, Kristin M; Doyle, Stephen T; Khan, Malik M Khurram S; Lenz, Peter H; McCallister, Jennifer W; Rand, Cynthia S; Riekert, Kristin A; Soffler, Morgan I; Winter, Gretchen R; Sharp, Michelle 2021. Balancing Demands: Determinants of Burnout Reported by Fellows in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. ATS scholar, 2 1, 108-123

Bosslet, Gabriel T; Carmona, Hugo; Burkart, Kristin M; McCallister, Jennifer; Reitzner, Joyce; Kreider, Maryl; Lenz, Peter H 2020. Virtually Hosting a National Medical Society Conference. Lessons Learned from the 2020 Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors Conference. ATS scholar, 1 3, 307-315

Sharp, Michelle; Burkart, Kristin M; Adelman, Mark H; Ashton, Rendell W; Biddison, Lee Daugherty; Bosslet, Gabriel T; Doyle, Stephen T; Eckmann, Thomas; Khurram S Khan, Malik M; Lenz, Peter H; McCallister, Jennifer W; O'Toole, Jacqueline; Rand, Cynthia S; Riekert, Kristin A; Soffler, Morgan I; Winter, Gretchen R; Zaeh, Sandra; Eakin, Michelle N 2020. "A National Survey of Burnout and Depression Among Fellows Training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: A Special Report by the APCCMPD. Chest, ,

Oberle, Amber J; Kumar, Sunita; Nelson, Michael; Kraft, Monica; Lenz, Peter H 2019. Searching for the First Job: A Practical Guide for Fellows-in-Training. Chest, 155 1, 25-32

Ashton, Rendell W; Burkart, Kristin M; Lenz, Peter H; Kumar, Sunita; McCallister, Jennifer W 2018. Response. Chest, 154 4, 990-991

Ashton, Rendell W; Burkart, Kristin M; Lenz, Peter H; Kumar, Sunita; McCallister, Jennifer W 2018. Response. Chest, 153 4, 1082-1083

Ashton, Rendell W; Burkart, Kristin M; Lenz, Peter H; Kumar, Sunita; McCallister, Jennifer W 2018. Strategies for Success in Fellowship. Chest, 153 1, 233-237

Richards, Jeremy B; McCallister, Jennifer W; Lenz, Peter H 2016. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors' Attitudes toward Training in Medical Education. A Nationwide Survey Study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 13 4, 475-80

Kannan, Jennifer A; Bernstein, David I; Bernstein, Cheryl K; Ryan, Patrick H; Bernstein, Jonathan A; Villareal, Manuel S; Smith, Andrew M; Lenz, Peter H; Epstein, Tolly G 2015. Significant predictors of poor quality of life in older asthmatics. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 115 3, 198-204

Lenz, Peter H; McCallister, Jennifer W; Luks, Andrew M; Le, Tao T; Fessler, Henry E 2015. Practical strategies for effective lectures. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 12 4, 561-6

Epstein, Tolly G; Kesavalu, Banurekha; Bernstein, Cheryl K; Ryan, Patrick H; Bernstein, Jonathan A; Zimmermann, Nives; Lummus, Zana; Villareal, Manuel S; Smith, Andrew M; Lenz, Peter H; Bernstein, David I 2013. Chronic traffic pollution exposure is associated with eosinophilic, but not neutrophilic inflammation in older adult asthmatics. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 50 9, 983-9