Dr. Lukas Pastewski is a board-certified specialist in critical care medicine, infectious diseases and internal medicine. He earned his medical degree from the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Puerto Rico, completed his internship and residency at the Maimonides Medical Center, and completed his fellowship at the Maimonides Medical Center.

• Critical Care

Hospital Affiliations

• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Languages

• Polish
• Spanish

Education

Universidad Central Del Caribe, 2002

Residency

Maimonides Medical Center, 2005, Internal Medicine

Fellowships

Maimonides Medical Center, 2006, Critical Care Medicine
Maimonides Medical Center, 2008, Infectious Disease

Certifications

Professional Organizations

• Infectious Diseases Society of America
• American College of Chest Physicians
• American College of Physicians

Presentations

• Sharma S, Dizon R, Kopec R, Pastewski A, Ghitan M, Caruso P, Mayer S, Chapnick E., Return of polymyxin B – Does it work? Presented at the Maimonides Medical Center Research Day, May 2004.
• Pastewski A, Pastewski A, Chawla K, Kupfer Y, Tessler S. Difficult central venous catheter changes: A novel approach to overcoming resistance during guide wire insertion. Chest, Oct 2006; 130: 201s. Presented at the American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2006.