- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Texas Pediatric Society
- Texas Medical Association
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Dallas Regional Chamber Young Professionals
Lauren Lazar, M.D.
- Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Biography
Lauren K. Lazar, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric gastroenterology, with additional interests in gastrointestinal manifestations of cystic fibrosis, liver disease, and quality improvement work.
Dr. Lazar earned her medical degree at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics at UT Southwestern, where she also received advanced training through a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition.
Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and board eligible in pediatric gastroenterology, Dr. Lazar joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.
She sees patients at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Children’s Medical Center Plano, and the Children’s Health Specialty Center at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Park Cities.
Education & Training
- Fellowship - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2017-2020), Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Residency - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2014-2017), Pediatrics
- Medical School - University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (2010-2014)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- D Magazine Best Doctor 2023-2025
- Dallas’ Finest Award for Young Professionals 2019, Northeast Texas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- First Year Fellows Inflammatory Bowel Disease Workshop 2018, Kravis Children’s Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital
- Clinical Training Grant, Fellowship Year 1 2018-2019, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Clinical Training Grant, Fellowship Year 2 2017-2018, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Clinical management and outcomes of hepatobiliary disease in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator era
Trocchia C, Lazar L, Sellers ZM Current Opinion in Gastroenterology 2026 Mar 42 90-99 -
Implementation of Non-invasive Point of Care Transient Elastography for Evaluation of Liver Disease in Pediatric Populations with Cystic Fibrosis
Wood W, Pottorff A, Lazar L, Sathe M Journal of Visualized Experiments 2025 Aug 2025-August -
Proctocolitis or TikTok-olitis: The dangers of social media influence on home constipation management
Polachek A, Flindt G, Lazar L, Barlow S Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2025 May 80 941-942 -
Cystic fibrosis hepatobiliary involvement: an update on imaging in diagnosis and monitoring
Wood W, Tinich T, Lazar L, Schooler GR, Sathe M Pediatric radiology 2024 Aug 54 1416-1427 -
Intrahepatic Cholangiolitis in Cystic Fibrosis (ICCF): An Under-Appreciated Cause of Persistent Cholestasis in Infancy
Bernieh A, Bove K, Garcia V, Tiao G, Lazar L, Sathe M, Sanchez J, Gonzalez R, Gonzalez-Gomez I Pediatric and Developmental Pathology 2024 Jan 27 13-22 -
Hypoplasia of Extrahepatic Biliary Tree and Intrahepatic Cholangiolopathy in Cystic Fibrosis Imperfectly Mimic Biliary Atresia in 4 Infants With Cystic Fibrosis and Kasai Portoenterostomy
Bove KE, Bernieh A, Picarsic J, Cox JP, Yang E, Mantor PC, Thaker A, Lazar L, Sathe M, Megison S American Journal of Surgical Pathology 2021 Nov 45 1499-1508 -
Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease in Children
Lazar L, Sathe M, Feranchak D 2021 Jan 437-454 -
Anatomy and pathology of the sphenoid sinus
Allen S, Sidani C, Lazar L 2015 Apr 225-240 -
Ketamine inhibits tumor necrosis factor secretion by RAW264.7 murine macrophages stimulated with antibiotic-exposed strains of community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Spentzas T, Shapley RK, Aguirre CA, Meals E, Lazar L, Rayburn MS, Walker BS, English BK BMC Immunology 2011 Jan 12
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Clinical management and outcomes of hepatobiliary disease in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator era
Research
- Quality Improvement
- Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease
- Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis
Clinical Focus
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
- Pediatric Liver Disease
- Endoscopy
- Pancreatic Disorders