About Thomas J. A. Lehman, M.D.

Thomas J. A. Lehman, M.D. came to Hospital for Special Surgery as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology in 1987. Prior to 1987, Dr. Lehman trained in Pediatrics and Pediatric Rheumatology at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. This was followed by two years of research on animal models of rheumatic diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. From the NIH Dr. Lehman returned to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles where he served on the Pediatric Rheumatology faculty for four years before coming to HSS.

Dr. Lehman is the author of "A Parent's Guide to Rheumatic Diseases in Children."

Appointments

• Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery
• Attending Physician and Senior Scientist, Hospital for Special Surgery
• Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College

Awards

• Cassidy Award for Excellence in Teaching and Clinical Care
• Phi Beta Kappa, University of California at Berkeley
• Cum laude, Jefferson Medical College
• "Best Doctors in New York," New York magazine, 2009