Get to know Pulmonologist Dr. Alex E. Lechin, who serves patients in Houston and Pasadena, Texas.

Dr. Lechin is a board-certified pulmonologist who currently serves as Director of the Texas Institute of Chest and Sleep Disorders in Houston and Pasadena, Texas. Texas Institute of Chest and Sleep Disorders focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the following pulmonary diseases and Sleep conditions such as: respiratory failure, asbestosis, asthma, allergy,  bronchitis, chronic cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Interstitial Lung diseases, lung cancer, Pulmonary Hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, pleural effusion, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, among others. Dr. Lechin served as an Instructor of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at Emil Friedman School from 1976 until 1978. He also served as an Instructor of Physiology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Central University of Venezuela from 1987 until 1988. Furthermore, he served as an Instructor of Physical Diagnosis at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine from 1990 until 1991.

Alex Lechin, MD, FCCP, FAASM, attended Luis Razetti School of Medicine of the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, and received his medical degree in 1986. Then, he completed a clinical pharmacology fellowship at the Experimental Medicine Institute of the Central University of Venezuela (1986-1987), followed by an internship in internal medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston, North Carolina (1987-1988). Furthermore, he conducted his internal medicine residency at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, TN (1988-1991). In addition, he completed his fellowship training in pulmonary, critical, and sleep medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas (1991-1994). Dr. Lechin received board certification in internal medicine, critical care medicine, sleep medicine, and pulmonary disease medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine. He remains a member of the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the American Federation for Medical Research. Moreover, he attained fellowship of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (FAASM). For more information about Dr. Johann Brandes, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2688268-Alex-Lechin-Pulmonologist.