Vincent Lem, MD
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Locations
Saint Luke's Pulmonary Specialists
Saint Luke's Frank and Evangeline Thompson Thoracic Center
Saint Luke's Pulmonary Specialists
About Vincent Lem, MD
Vincent Lem, MD, is board-certified in pulmonary and critical care. He has been awarded best teacher on three occasions by the residents at Saint Luke's/UMKC. Selected by peers as among the top pulmonologists in Kansas City each year for the past two decades. Special interest in critical care and interstitial lung diseases. Pulmonary practice, however, covers all aspects of lung medicine. I treat patients with the same compassion and dedication as you would want your loved ones treated.
Publications
Inferior Vena Cava Filters Hospital Practice 2011 Aug: 39(3)
Remote ICU Care Correlates with Reduced Health System Mortality Chest 2007, 132 (abstract meeting) 4436
Intensive Care Units with High versus Low Annual Volumes ( SCCM Annual Congress Poster Session Jan. 18, 2012 )
Antigen Presentation by Alveolar Macrophages Ann of the NY Acad of Sciences Vol 465 pp 74-81 June 1986
Human Alveolar Macrophages:HLA-DR positive macrophages J of Immunol Jan 1, 1986 Vol 136 no. 2 497-505
Bronchoalveolar cells from sarcoid patients J of Immunol Sept 1, 1985 vol 135 no. 3 1766-71
Education & Credentials
Training & Education
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Fellowship
Univ. of Texas Health Science Ctr
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Internship
University of Teaxs Medical Branch
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Medical School
University of Kansas School of Medicine
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Residency
University of Missouri - School of Medicine
Academic Titles
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS II Local (excluding National General STM plan, I-35 Preferred Plan, and HCA, Advent Health, and NKC Hospital employee plans)
- Aetna Elect Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice
- Aetna Medicare Assure (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Core Value HMO
- Aetna Medicare Premier Preferred HMO
- Aetna Medicare Premier and Premier Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Select
- Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA)
- Aetna UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust (Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO)
- Aetna Workers Comp
Blue Cross
- BCBS of Kansas
- BCBS of Kansas Blue Choice Preferred Care Blue PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Blue Select Plus (UCMO and City of KCMO)
- BCBS of Kansas City Federal PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Freedom Network PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Freedom Network Select PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Preferred Care
- BCBS of Kansas City Preferred Care Blue
- BCBS of Kansas City Traditional
- BCBS of Kansas Federal
- BCBS of Kansas Traditional
- BCBS of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna OAP
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare
Corvel
- Corvel
First Health Network
- First Health Network
Home State
- Home State Health Plan (Missouri Medicaid)
Humana
- Humana Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO SNP - Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage Team Care Gold HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Team Care Gold PPO
MHNet
- Healthy Blue MO Medicaid
- MH Net Behavioral Health
Medicare
- American Health Advantage-Missouri Medicare Advantage
- Devoted Health Medicare Advantage (Core and Giveback)
- Kansas Health Advantage/Kansas Superior Select, Inc (KSSI) Medicare Advantage
- Medicare
MultiPlan
- MultiPlan
Orscheln Industries
- HealthSCOPE Benefits (Orsheln Industries)
Other
- BeechStreet
- Century Health Solutions (PPO)
- CompResults/CompAlliance (WC) PPO
- Health Choice of Northwest Missouri (PPO)
- Integrated Health Plan PPO
- Medica Connect
- Medica Select
- OHA Networks (WC)
- OHARA Managed Care (WC)
- Occupational Health Management PPO (WC)
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- ProviDRs Care Network PPO (formerly WPPA)
- Provider Partners Health Plan
- Sunflower State Health Plan Kansas Medicaid
Other Medicaid
- Healthy Blue KS Medicare Advantage DSNP
- Healthy Blue Kansas Medicaid
TriWest
- TriWest
United Healthcare
- UHC Medicare Erickson Advantage plans-KC
- United HealthCare Choice
- United HealthCare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan (Missouri Medicaid)
- United HealthCare Navigate
- United HealthCare Select
- United HealthCare Select Plus
- United Healthcare - AARP Medicare Advantage Choice Plans
- United Healthcare - AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot
- United Healthcare - All Savers Insurance
- United Healthcare - Community Plan (Kansas Medicaid)
- United Healthcare - Core and Core Essential
- United Healthcare - Definity Health Reimbursement Account POS
- United Healthcare - Definity Health Savings Account POS
- United Healthcare - Golden Rule HMO (HMO & PPO)
- United Healthcare - Options PPO
- United Healthcare - United Health One
- United Healthcare Individual Exchange Benefit Plan (IEX) MO and KS Plans
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete Choice
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete HMO
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Dual Complete SNP PPO (MO and KS)
- UnitedHealthcare - Group Medicare Advantage PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Complete
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Gold SNP
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Silver SNP
Reviews & Ratings
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