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Yaron B. Gesthalter, MD

Interventional Pulmonology
Interventional Pulmonology Mount Zion
415-885-3882
Portrait of Yaron B. Gesthalter
Portrait of Yaron B. Gesthalter
ucsf logo

Yaron B. Gesthalter, MD

Interventional Pulmonology
Interventional Pulmonology Mount Zion
415-885-3882

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About me

Dr. Yaron B. Gesthalter is a pulmonologist who treats patients with conditions affecting the airways, lungs and pleura (the membranes covering the lungs). These conditions include lung nodules, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pleural effusion, asthma, airway obstruction and interstitial lung disease.

Gesthalter has a special interest in using minimally invasive procedures to treat cancers affecting the lungs.

Gesthalter's research investigates how to reduce lung cancer risk through computational biological methods and lung cancer screening.

Gesthalter earned his medical degree at Tel Aviv University and completed a residency in internal medicine at Yale University. At Boston University School of Medicine, he completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine and a research fellowship in computational biomedicine. He then completed a fellowship in interventional pulmonary medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Gesthalter is a member of the American Thoracic Society, International Society of Pleural Diseases and American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology.

Education & training

Board certification

  • Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Med/Critical Care Med
  • Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Med/Pulmonary Disease

Fellowship

  • Pulmonary Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center GME
  • Pulmonary Disease, Boston University Medical Center-GME

Residency

  • Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital Pediatrics GME

Internship

  • Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital Pediatrics GME

Degree

  • MD, Sackler School of Medicine (Tel Aviv University)

My expertise

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    Average rating

    4.9
    4.9 out of 5 Stars
    177 ratings
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    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      December 18, 2025

      Very happy to have been referred to hus physician

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      December 11, 2025

      Not only the doctor was very knowledgeable and professional, he was very understanding and friendly

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      October 20, 2025

      Good

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      October 13, 2025

      Dr. Gesthalter could not have done a better job. He is an excellent communicator.

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      October 3, 2025

      Overall good experienced

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      October 1, 2025

      I just really appreciate that he takes the time to explain things to me and he let this be a partnership between me and him

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