Steve Kraman MD

Steve Kraman, MD, is an internal medicine physician with clinical expertise in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. He is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and is part of UK HealthCare’s pulmonary and critical care team. Dr. Kraman earned his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. He pursued fellowship training in pulmonary medicine at Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, New York, and at Brookdale Hospital. Board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Disease, Dr. Kraman is also a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. His career includes extensive academic and administrative leadership, including service as Vice Chairman within the Department of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief within the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and medical director of the pulmonary clinic at the Kentucky Clinic. He has also held senior leadership roles within the Veterans Affairs health system and served as Associate Dean for VA Affairs. Dr. Kraman’s scholarly interests include respiratory acoustics and the clinical interpretation of lung sounds.