Steven Escobar, MD

Steven Escobar, MD, specializes in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease. His clinical interests include performing minimally invasive lung biopsy procedures. He also has a research focus on the early diagnosis of lung cancer.

Dr. Escobar believes the art of medicine is balancing the latest, state-of-the-art evidence-based medicine with the patient’s needs and desires and then applying it to a personalized treatment plan.

When he is not caring for patients, Dr. Escobar enjoys mountain biking and riding motorcycles.

Specialties

  • Pulmonary Disease

Areas of Expertise

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pulmonary Disease

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, 2010
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 2008
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, 2006
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2004

Medical Education

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, MD, 1996

Internships

  • Naval Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1997

Residencies

  • Naval Medical Center - San Diego, Internal Medicine, 2004

Fellowships

  • Naval Medical Center - San Diego, Pulmonary Disease, 2009