Nicholas Vander Els MD

Nicholas Vander Els is a pulmonologist with decades of experience in diagnosing and treating patients who suffer from lung conditions and complications caused by cancer and its treatment. In addition to seeing patients with a variety of pulmonary diseases in outpatient clinics, He consults on inpatient cases throughout the hospital. He also performs procedures such as thoracentesis, catheter placement in the pleural space, and bronchoscopy. He is also experienced in performing endobronchial ultrasounds to diagnose lymph nodes in the chest.

Nicholas Vander Els has participated in research to evaluate patient tolerance to varying levels of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and other forms of cancer treatment. He is also very involved in training our distinguished group of fellows. He is also the Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory, which performs a full range of tests including routine testing as well as cardiopulmonary exercise tests and bronchoprovocation challenges. The pulmonary function laboratory at MSK is one of the busiest labs in the country.