Dr. Mark Lega MD, Critical Care Surgeon
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Dr. Mark Lega MD

Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease

4/5(13)
490 East North Avenue Suite 301 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 15212
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About

Mark Lega, MD, FCCP, works as a staff attending physician at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lega specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine working with patients who have breathing difficulties in the outpatient setting and in the intensive critical care units of the hospital. In addition to his practice, Dr. Lega is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and is involved teaching medical students, internal medicine residents, and fellows training to specialize in pulmonary/critical care. His areas of interest are lung transplantation, asthma, COPD, lung cancer, fibrosis, and long term acute care facilities.

Education and Training

Springfield College-Biology 1976 Northwestern University Medical School

Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1983

Board Certification

Internal Medicine

Critical Care

Pulmonary Disease

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 41 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Critical CarePulmonary

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Temple Medical School -

Awards

  • 2012 Pittsburgh Magazine, Leading Doctors in their specialty of Pulmonary/Critical Care   

Fellowships

  • University of Pittsburgh (Pulmonology and Critical Care)

Professional Society Memberships

  • AAmerican College of Chest Physicians, Allegheny County Medical Society

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard Work, Dedication, and being patient focusedIn addition to English, languages spoken Italian, German

Hobbies / Sports

  • Sports, Family Time

Dr. Mark Lega MD's Practice location

490 East North Avenue Suite 301 -
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15202
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Dr. Mark Lega MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 13 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Pulmonologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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