Erika D. Lease, MD, FCCP

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Erika D. Lease, MD, FCCP

Erika D. Lease, MD, FCCP

  • Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program, UW Medicine
  • Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Pulmonology

Cancer and Organ Transplant

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“The Comprehensive Cancer and Organ Transplant Consult Clinic is the first of its kind. It will provide coordination pre- and post-transplant for people who have cancer. The clinic will offer tight coordination with the transplant programs, which is something that doesn’t exist otherwise.”

— Dr. Lease

Provider Background

Area of Clinical Practice
Pulmonology

I am a physician who sees patients at Fred Hutch at UW Medical Center - Montlake. I specialize in lung transplantation, solid organ transplant-related infection care, pulmonary and respiratory disease care.

Diseases Treated

Lung Cancer

Languages

English

Education, Experience and Certifications

Bachelors Degree
University of Washington

Medical Degree
University of Washington

Residency
Duke University, Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Infectious Disease

Board Certifications
Internal Medicine, 2009; Pulmonary Disease, 2011; Infectious Disease, 2019, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pediatrics, 2008, American Board of Pediatrics

Awards

UW Medicine Golden Eddy Award for Excellence in Patient and Family Education 2018

UW Medicine Patient Reported Assessment In Satisfaction and Excellence (PRAISE) 2018

ACCP Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) 2019

Clinical Trials

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Publications

Many of our Fred Hutch physicians conduct ongoing research to improve standards of patient care. Their work is evaluated by other physicians and selected for publication to the United States National Library of Medicine, the largest medical library in the world. See scientific papers this Fred Hutch physician has written. 

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Insurance

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