Leopoldo Nicolas Segal MSc, MD

Dr. Segal is director of the Lung Microbiome Program and an associate professor of medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He received his MD from Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, and his Master of Science from New York University. He is licensed in pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine. Dr. Segal is the principal investigator of multiple projects obtaining lower airway samples through research bronchoscopies as well as through clinically indicated bronchoscopy. These projects include subjects with different pulmonary conditions wherein multiple culture-independent assays can be used to uncover bacteria presence in the lower airways and elucidate how they affect the host immune tone.