
Lauren Beste MD MSc
Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
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1660 S. Columbian WayS-111-GISeattle, WA 98108
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Education & Training
- University of Washington School of MedicineFellowship, 2007 - 2009
- Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- RI State Medical License 2005 - 2007
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Validation and expansion of Baveno VII criteria for cACLD and CSPH based on liver stiffness and platelet count: Correlation with risk of hepatic decompensation and death.Philip Vutien, Abbey Barnard Giustini, Nicole J Kim, Andrew M Moon, Chun-Nan Hsu
Hepatology. 2025-08-01 - Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Prevalence Among Veterans With and Without Military Sexual Trauma.Traci A Takahashi, Desta Gebregiorgis, Marissa Maier, Joleen Borgerding, Lauren A Beste
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2025-06-25 - Getting to Implementation for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (GTI-PrEP): A data-driven approach to PrEP prescribing.Shari S Rogal, Brittney Neely, Monica Merante, Karen Slazinski, Lorenzo McFarland
Implementation Science Communications. 2025-06-02
Journal Articles
- Hepatitis C–related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence in the Veterans Health Administration After Introduction of Direct-Acting AntiviralsLauren A Beste, George N Ioannou, JAMA
- Preventing Hepatitis B Reactivation During Anti‐CD20 Antibody Treatment in the Veterans Health AdministrationBryan D Volpp, Lauren A Beste, Hepatology Communications
Press Mentions
- 5 Things to Know About Hep C if You Inject DrugsOctober 20th, 2022
- A Review of Telehealth Innovations for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)January 30th, 2019
- Memory Loss May Be REVERSIBLE in up to 10 Percent of Dementia Patients, Intriguing Study SuggestsFebruary 2nd, 2024
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