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Donald Lazarus Jr., MD, Pulmonology, Houston, TX, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Pulmonology • Houston, TX

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease, Thoracic Oncology

Interventional Pulmonologist and Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2009 - 2012
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
  • Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of Medicine
    Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
  • American Association for Bronchology and Interventional PulmonologyDiplomate (board certified) in Interventional Pulmonology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Outstanding Pulmonary/Critical Care Faculty Baylor College of Medicine Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship, 2016
  • Outstanding graduating fellow BCM PCCM fellowship, 2012
  • Chief Fellow BCM PCCM fellowship, 2011-2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Safety and feasibility of prolonged bronchoscopy involving diagnosis of lung cancer, systematic nodal staging, and fiducial marker placement in a high-risk population  
    Kular H, Mudambi L, Lazarus DR, Cornwell L, Zhu A, and Casal RF, J Thorac Dis. 2016; 8 (6): 1132-1138., 6/2016
  • EBUS-TBNA: a decade of progress  
    Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Eapen GA, and Yasufuku K, J Clin Trials. 2016; 6: 2, 4/2016

Books/Book Chapters

  • Textbook of Critical Care 
    Chapter: Approach to Critically-Ill Pregnant Female 
    Lazarus DR, Munnur U, Hall NR, and Guntupalli KKEditors: Mehta Y, Sharma J, Gupta M.Jaypee Brothers, New DelhiEdition 1,2015
  • Lung Cancer 
    Chapter: Bronchoscopic Interventions for Lung Cancer 
    Page 253 - 266Lazarus DR and Eapen GAEditors: Roth JA, Hong, WK, Komaki RU.Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, NJEdition 4,2014
  • Textbook of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 
    Chapter: Surgical Aspects of Obstructive Lung Diseases 
    Page 2191 - 2199Lazarus DR and Velamuri SEditors: Jindal SK et al..Jaypee Brothers, New DelhiEdition 1,
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Using Laryngeal Mask Airway with Deep Sedation and Spontaneous Breathing for Pleuroscopy
    Lazarus DR, Iribarren J, Austria S, Castro N, Suarez E, Atluri P, Sarkiss M, Lan C, Casal RF, CHEST 2012, Atlanta, GA
  • SVC Syndrome and Pulmonary Artery Stenosis as a Manifestation of Fibrosing Mediastinitis
    Lazarus DR and Guy E, BCM Dept of Medicine Research Symposium, Houston, TX
  • Safety and Effectiveness of Microdebrider Bronchoscopy for the Management of Central Airway Obstruction
    Iribarren J, Jimenez CA, Lazarus DR, Eapen GA, Morice R, Ost DE, Lan C, Casal RF, CHEST 2012, Atlanta, GA

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Donald Lazarus, Dr. Donald Lazarus, MD, Dr. D Lazarus, Dr. Donald Ray Lazarus