Skip to main content.
kumc.edu
Home

Colleen G. Lechtenberg, M.D.

Colleen Lechtenberg portrait
Associate Professor, Neurology
clechtenberg@kumc.edu

Professional Background

Colleen Lechtenberg, M.D., received her medical degree from the University of Kansas Medical Center, and went on to complete her residency and a neurovascular fellowship at KU Medical Center. She joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 2009.

Dr. Lechtenberg treats stroke patients and works as an inpatient neurohospitalist, while also serving as the medical director of The University of Kansas Health System’s Comprehensive Stroke Center.

She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association and the Wahl Academic Society.

Education and Training
  • BA, Psychology, University of Kansas
  • Other, Pre-Medical Education, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
  • MD, Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
  • AHA National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS), American Heart Association
  • Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
  • Kansas Medical License, Kansas Board of Healing Arts
  • Missouri Medical License, Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
  • mRS Certification, N/A
  • Neurology Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Vascular Neurology Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Affiliations
  • Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Task Force, Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Task Force, Other, 2019 - Present
  • Health System Leadership Committee, Health System Leadership Committee, Member, 2017 - Present
  • Physician Manpower Planning Committee, Physician Manpower Planning Committee, Member, 2017 - Present
  • Stroke Quality Committee, Stroke Quality Committee, Member, 2017 - Present
  • Viz.AI Technology Work Group, Viz.AI Technology Work Group, Other, 2017 - Present
  • Inpatient Neurology Program Expansion Group, Inpatient Neurology Program Expansion Group, Other, 2016 - Present
  • Planning Committee for Workflow trough Cambridge Tower, Planning Committee for Workflow trough Cambridge Tower, Other, 2016 - Present