LaurenBesteMDMSc

Internal Medicine • Seattle, WA

Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Office
1660 S. Columbian Way
S-111-GI
Seattle, WA 98108
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Education & Training

University of Washington School of MedicineFellowship, MS, Health Services Research, 2007 - 2009
Brown UniversityResidency, 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

Success of the US Veterans Health Administration's Hepatitis C Virus Care Continuum in the Direct-acting Antiviral Era.
Lowy, E., Ross, D., Rozenberg-Ben-Dror, K., Varley, C., Cartwright, E., Morgan, T., Beste, L., Maier, M.> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024 Jan 27
Automated Reminders Enhance Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Completion Among Veterans: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Stefanie Deeds, Linnaea Schuttner, Chelle Wheat, Eric Gunnink, John Geyer, Lauren Beste, Anders Chen, Jason A Dominitz, Karin Nelson, Ashok Reddy> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2024 Jan 1
2 citations
A Postcard Primer Prior to Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Among Veterans: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Stefanie Deeds, Terrence Liu, Linnaea Schuttner, Chelle Wheat, Eric Gunnink, John Geyer, Lauren Beste, Anders Chen, Jason A Dominitz, Kari Nelson, Ashok Reddy> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023 Nov 1
1 citations
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration.
Shimrit Keddem, Marissa Maier, Carolyn Gardella, Joleen Borgerding, Elliott Lowy, Maggie Chartier, Sally Haskell, Ronald G Hauser, Lauren A Beste> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022 Sep 1
COVID-19 Vaccinations Among US Veterans with Mental Illness: a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Anders Chen, Lauren A Beste, Kristen Strack, John Geyer, Chelle Wheat, Karin Nelson, Ashok Reddy> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
9 citations
Core implementation strategies for improving cirrhosis care in the Veterans Health Administration.
Vera Yakovchenko, Timothy R Morgan, Edward J Miech, Brittney Neely, Carolyn Lamorte, Sandra Gibson, Lauren A Beste, Heather McCurdy, Dawn Scott, Rachel I Gonzalez, Ang...> ;Hepatology. 2022 Aug 1
7 citations
Risk factors for adverse outcomes in emergency versus nonemergency open umbilical hernia repair and opportunities for elective repair in a national cohort of patients ...
Kay M Johnson, Kira L Newman, Kristin Berry, Kamal Itani, Peter Wu, Patrick S Kamath, Alex H S Harris, Paul B Cornia, Pamela K Green, Lauren A Beste, George N Ioannou> ;Surgery. 2022 Jul 1
Robust Hepatitis A Vaccination Response Within the United States Veterans Health Administration in the Wake of State Outbreaks.
Andrew M Moon, Joleen A Borgerding, Ronald G Hauser, Elliott Lowy, Maggie Chartier, Marissa M Maier, Timothy Morgan, Adam Ruege, Jillian Weber, Lauren A Beste> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
Improving quality of hepatitis B care in the Veteran's Health Administration.
Karine Rozenberg-Ben-Dror, Marissa M Maier, Lauren Beste, Elliott Lowy, Maggie Chartier, David Ross, Timothy R Morgan> ;Clinical Liver Disease. 2022 Jun 1
18 citations
Prior Glucose-Lowering Medication Use and 30-Day Outcomes Among 64,892 Veterans With Diabetes and COVID-19.
Pandora L. Wander, Elliott Lowy, Lauren A. Beste, Luis Tulloch-Palomino, Anna Korpak, Alexander C Peterson, Steven E. Kahn, Edward J. Boyko> ;Diabetes Care. 2021 Oct 6
Discussion and Initiation of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Were Rare Following Diagnoses of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Veterans.
Takaaki Kobayashi, Puja Van Epps, Marissa M Maier, Lauren A. Beste, Brice Beck, Bruce H. Alexander, Michael E. Ohl> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021 Aug 2
9 citations
A Machine Learning Model to Successfully Predict Future Diagnosis of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia With Retrospective Electronic Health Records Data.
Ronald G. Hauser, Denise Esserman, Lauren A. Beste, Shawn Y Ong, Denis G Colomb, Ankur Bhargava, Roxanne Wadia, Michal G. Rose> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2021 Nov 8
11 citations
Risk factors for adverse outcomes among 35 879 veterans with and without diabetes after diagnosis with COVID-19.
Pandora L Wander, Elliott Lowy, Lauren A. Beste, Luis Tulloch-Palomino, Anna Korpak, Alexander C Peterson, Bessie A. Young, Edward J. Boyko> ;BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 2021 Jun 1
11 citations
The Hepatic Innovation Team Collaborative: A Successful Population-Based Approach to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance.
Shari S. Rogal, Vera Yakovchenko, Rachel Gonzalez, Angela Park, Lauren A. Beste, Karine Rozenberg-Ben-Dror, Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Dawn Scott, Heather McCurdy, Emily Comst...> ;Cancers. 2021 May 7
7 citations
Screening is associated with a lower risk of hepatocellular carcinoma-related mortality in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Feng Su, Noel S. Weiss, Lauren A. Beste, Andrew M. Moon, Ga-Young Jin, Pamela Green, Kristin Berry, George N. Ioannou> ;Journal of Hepatology. 2021 Apr 1
4 citations
Differences in Syphilis Incidence Using a Laboratory Algorithm in People With and Without HIV in an 11-Year Nationwide Cohort Study.
Marissa M Maier, Ina Gylys-Colwell, Elliott Lowy, Joleen Borgerding, Puja Van Epps, Michael E. Ohl, Ronald G. Hauser, Maggie Chartier, Lauren A. Beste> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021 Jan 22
12 citations
Getting to implementation: a protocol for a Hybrid III stepped wedge cluster randomized evaluation of using data-driven implementation strategies to improve cirrhosis ...
Shari S. Rogal, Vera Yakovchenko, Timothy R. Morgan, Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Rachel Gonzalez, Angela Park, Lauren A. Beste, Edward J. Miech, Carolyn Lamorte, Brittney Neely...> ;Implementation Science. 2020 Oct 21
9 citations
Testing Practices and Incidence of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infection in the Veterans Health Administration, 2009-2019.
Lauren A. Beste, Marissa M Maier, Joleen A. Borgerding, Elliott Lowy, Ronald G. Hauser, Puja Van Epps, Michael E. Ohl, David Ross, Maggie Chartier> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021 Nov 2
20 citations
Hepatitis C-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence in the Veterans Health Administration After Introduction of Direct-Acting Antivirals.
Lauren A Beste, Pamela Green, Kristin Berry, Pamela S. Belperio, George N. Ioannou> ;JAMA. 2020 Sep 8
42 citations
Assessment of a Deep Learning Model to Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Hepatitis C Cirrhosis
George N. Ioannou, Weijing Tang, Lauren A. Beste, Monica A. Tincopa, Grace L. Su, Tony Van, Elliot B. Tapper, Amit G. Singal, Ji Zhu, Akbar K. Waljee> ;JAMA Network Open. 2020 Sep 1
3 citations
Alanine Aminotransferase Results Differ by Analyzer Manufacturer in a National Integrated Health Setting, 2012-2017.
Lauren A. Beste, Michael Icardi, Christine M. Hunt, Ina Gylys-Colwell, Elliott Lowy, Leslie Taylor, Timothy R. Morgan, Michael F Chang, Marissa M Maier, Ramsey Cheung> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2020 Jun 1
1 citations
Eliciting patient views on the allocation of limited healthcare resources: a deliberation on hepatitis C treatment in the Veterans Health Administration.
Akbar K. Waljee, Kerry A. Ryan, Chris Krenz, George N. Ioannou, Lauren A. Beste, Monica A. Tincopa, Sameer D. Saini, Grace L. Su, Maria E. Arasim, Patti T. Roman, Brah...> ;BMC Health Services Research. 2020 May 1
3 citations
Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Exposure in the Veterans Health Administration and Association With Military-Related Risk Factors.
Lauren A. Beste, George N. Ioannou, Michael F. Chang, Christopher W. Forsberg, Anna Korpak, Edward J. Boyko, Jennifer L. Sporleder, Nicholas L. Smith, Charles Maynard,...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2020 Apr 1
9 citations
Effect of travel distance and rurality of residence on initial surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in VA primary care patient with cirrhosis.
Yolanda Rodriguez Villalvazo, Jennifer S. McDanel, Lauren A. Beste, Antonio J. Sanchez, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, David A. Katz> ;Health Services Research. 2020 Feb 1
8 citations
Brief Report: Incidence of HIV in a Nationwide Cohort Receiving Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention.
Puja Van Epps, Brigid Wilson, Will Garner, Lauren A. Beste, Marissa M Maier, Michael E. Ohl> ;Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2019 Dec 15
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Journal Articles

Hepatitis C–related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence in the Veterans Health Administration After Introduction of Direct-Acting Antivirals
Lauren A Beste, George N Ioannou, JAMA
Preventing Hepatitis B Reactivation During Anti‐CD20 Antibody Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration
Bryan D Volpp, Lauren A Beste, Hepatology Communications

Press Mentions

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

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
Member
Society of General Internal Medicine - SGIM
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Seattle VA Medical CenterSeattle, Washington