Vytas Vaitkus, DO
- Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
- Specialty: Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Call: 216-844-8500
Biography: Vytas Vaitkus, DO
Expertise
Certifications & Memberships
- Critical Care Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine
Education
Fellowship | Pulmonary/Critical Care
Pulmonary/Critical Care - SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine (2017 - 2020)
Residency | Internal Medicine/Chief Resident
Internal Medicine/Chief Resident - VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn Campus (2016 - 2017)
Residency | Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine - SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine (2013 - 2016)
Medical Education
Ohio University College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2013)
Undergraduate
Case Western Reserve University (2007)
About
Vytas Vaitkus, DO is board-certified, fellowship trained pulmonologist at University Hospitals and an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. His special clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung nodules, lung cancer and pleural effusions.
After earning his medical degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, Dr. Vaitkus completed internal medicine residencies at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in Brooklyn, New York and VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn Campus. He then completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine.
Dr. Vaitkus has been involved in several sleep medicine clinical trials and has authored multiple pulmonary-related publications.