Lawrence Kline, DO
Lawrence Kline, DO is originally from Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He joined Scripps Clinic in 1978, and is director of the Scripps Clinic Sleep Center. Dr. Kline’s clinical and research interests include sleep and breathing disorders, noninvasive and invasive ventilation, sleep and heart disease, sleep and neuromuscular disorders, respiratory infections, lung cancer and chronic obstructive lung disease. In addition, he has a special interest in sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, combined cardiac and lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, mechanical ventilators, respiratory care modalities and medical ethics.
Specialties
- Sleep Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
- Critical Care Medicine
Areas of Expertise
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
- Sleep Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine, 2011
- American Board of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine, 1992
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 1976
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1975
Medical Education
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO, 1971
Internships
- US Public Health Service Hospital, Internship, Internship-Medicine, 1972
Residencies
- US Public Health Service Hospital, Residency, Medicine, 1974
Fellowships
- University of California, San Diego, Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease, 1976