Donald Lazarus

Donald Lazarus, M.D.

Assistant Professor

(713) 794-7316

Email

donald.lazarus@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
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Houston, TX, US

Staff Physician: Medical Care Line
Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
United States
Interventional Pulmonologist and specialist in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Addresses

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Clinic): 2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 794-8985

Education

Clinical Fellowship at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: 06/2013 - Houston, Texas, United States; Interventional Pulmonology

Clinical Fellowship at ��vlog�� of Medicine: 06/2012 - Houston, Texas, United States; Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center: 06/2005 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Internal Medicine

Internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center: 06/2003 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Internal Medicine

MD from Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine: 05/2002 - College Station, Texas, United States

BS from Texas A&M University: 05/1998 - College Station, Texas, United States; Biomedical Science

Certifications

Interventional Pulmonology: #1062 (01/01/2014); American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology; Recertified 2024

Pulmonary Disease: #263623; American Board of Internal Medicine; Recertified 2021

Critical Care Medicine: #263623; American Board of Internal Medicine; Recertified 2022

Internal Medicine: #263623; American Board of Internal Medicine; Recertified 2015

Honors & Awards

Outstanding VA Pulmonary/Critical Care Faculty: BCM Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellows (06/2023)

Outstanding VA Critical Care Faculty: BCM Critical Care Medicine Fellows (06/2022)

Outstanding Pulmonary/Critical Care Faculty: BCM Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellows (06/2021)

Outstanding Pulmonary/Critical Care Faculty Award: BCM Pulm/Critical Care Fellows (06/2020)

Outstanding Pulmonary/Critical Care Faculty Award: BCM Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellows (06/2016)

Early Career Award for Excellence in Patient Care: ��vlog�� of Medicine (06/2017)

Top Doctors in Houston, Pulmonology: Houstonia Magazine (09/2023)

Top Doctors in Houston, Pulmonology: Houstonia Magazine (09/2022)

Top Doctors in Houston, Pulmonology: Houstonia Magazine (09/2021)

Outstanding Graduating Fellow: BCM Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship (06/2012)

Chief Fellow: BCM Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship (07/2011 - 06/2012)

COL Robert H. Moser Award: For superior clinical practice at a MEDDAC demonstrated by clinical competence, professionalism, humanistic values, and patient compassion; Army Chapter of the American College of Physicians (11/2007)

"That's the Way!": Awarded to BCM physicians for "going above and beyond to deliver exceptional patient experiences"; BCM (04/2015)

Professional Interests

Interventional Pulmonology
Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
Therapeutic bronchoscopy
Pleural procedures
Lung cancer
Thoracic malignancies
Pulmonary care of patients with cancer

Professional Statement

Dr. Lazarus is an interventional pulmonologist with additional training in therapeutic bronchoscopy, advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy, and advanced pleural procedures. His clinical interests include lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies, malignant and benign central airway obstruction, minimally invasive diagnosis and staging of lung cancer, and the diagnosis and management of pleural effusions. His scholarly interests include procedure-focused outcomes, multidisciplinary collaboration in cancer care, and medical education with emphasis on bronchoscopy and procedure education.

Websites

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Care Center

Selected Publications

Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Lei X, Cantor SB, Grosu HB, Lazarus DR, Faiz S, Bashoura L, Shannon VR, Balachandran D, Noor L, Hashmi Y, Casal RF, Morice RC, Eapen GA.. " " Chest. 2014 Jan 30. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-190. 2014 Jun ; 145 (6) : 1347-1356.
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Lazarus DR, Ost DE.. " " Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Dec;34(6):74. 2013 ; 34 (6) : 748-761.
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Lazarus DR, Ost DE.. " " Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2013 Jul;19(4):331-9.. 2013 Jul ; 19 (4) : 331-339.
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Griffith ME, Lazarus DR, Mann PB, Boger JA, Hospenthal DR, Murray CK.. " " Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jun;28(6). 2007 Jun ; 28 (6) : 720-722.
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Shorr AF, Lazarus DR, Sherner JH, Jackson WL, Morrel M, Fraser VJ, Kollef MH.. " " Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr;35(4):1077-83.. 2007 Apr ; 35 (4) : 1077-1083.
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Ong P, Grosu H, Eapen GA, Rodriguez M, Lazarus D, Ost D, Jimenez CA, Morice R, Bandi V, Tamara L, Cornwell L, Green L, Zhu A, Casal RF. " " Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Mar ; 12 (3) : 415-419.
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Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Kuhl K, Nogueras-Gonzalez G, Perusich S, Green LK, Ost DE, Sarkiss M, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Cornwell L, Austria S, Sharafkhaneh A, Rumbaut R, Grosu H, and Kheradmand F. " " Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Apr 1; 191 (7) : 796-803.
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Grosu HB, Morice RC, Sarkiss M, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Faiz S, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, and Ost DE. " " Chest. 2015 Jun ; 147 (6) : 1621-1628.
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Casal RF, Phan MN, Keshava K, Garcia JM, Grosu H, Lazarus DR, Iribarren J, and Rosen DG. " " BMC Endocr Disord. 2014 Nov 22; 14 : 88.
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Vial MR, Sarkiss M, Lazarus DR, Eapen G. " " Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 May ; 99 (5) : 1816-1819.
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Grosu HB, Ost DE, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Liang L, Song J, Lei X, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, and Jimenez CA. " " Ann Am thorac Soc. 2015 ; 12 (10) : 1534-1541.
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Abu-Awwad R, Medrek S, Lazarus DR, Casal RF. " " Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Dec ; 12 (12) : 1885-1887.
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Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Eapen GA, Yasufuku K. " " J Clin Trials. 2016 Apr 27; 6 : 264.
Pendurthi M, Hoang V, Lazarus DR, Casal RF. " " Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul 15; 194 (2) : e1.
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Kular H, Mudambi L, Lazarus DR, Cornwell L, Zhu A, Casal RF. " " J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jun ; 8 (6) : 1132-1138.
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Jabuonski TA, Lazarus DR. " " JAMA. 2016 Jun 21; 315 (23) : 2621.
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Vial MR, Stewart J, Lazarus DR, Eapen GA, Ost DE, Grosu HB, Jimenez CA. " " Thorax. 2016 Jul 15; epub ahead of print
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Oliver NT, Lazarus DR, Hamill RJ, Restrepo A. " " Curr Trop Med Rep. 2016 Dec ; 3 (4) : 176-180.
Cornwell LD, Panchal R, Bakaeen FG, Omer S, Preventza O, Lazarus DR, Casal RF. " " JAMA Surg. 2017 Feb 1; 152 (2) : 207-209.
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O'Connell O, AlmeidaF, SimoffM, YarmusL, Lazarus R, YoungB, ChenY, SemaanR, Saettele T, CiceniaJ, BediH, KlimentC, LiL, SethiS, DiazMendozaJ, FellerKopman D, Song J, Gildea T, Lee H, Grosu H, Machuzak M, RodriguezVial M, Eapen G, Jimenez C, Casal R, Ost D. " " Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec 21; Published online ahead of print
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Medrek SK, Kular HS, Lazarus DR, Bujarski S, Patel K, Bandi V. " " Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Jul ; 14 (7) : 1221-1223.
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Medrek SK, Lazarus DR, Zarrin-Khameh N, Moyhuddin N, Bandi V. " " Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Sep 1; 196 (5) : e12-e13.
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Lazarus DR, Casal RF. " " J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov ; 9 (11) : 4660-4670.
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Miller RJ, Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Ost DE, Eapen GA. " " Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar ; 39 (1) : 1-16.
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Falce K, Guy E, Hyman D, Hotze T, Lazarus D, Bandi V, Parchem J, Davidson C, Munnur U. " " Int J Obstet Anesth. 2018 Apr 10; Epub ahead of print.
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You R, DeMayo FJ, Liu J, Cho SN, Burt BM, Creighton CJ, Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Lu W, Tung HY, Yuan X, Hill-McAlester A, Kim M, Perusich S, Cornwell L, Rosen D, Song LZ, Paust S, Diehl G, Corry D, Kheradmand F. " " Cancer Immunol Res. 2018 Jun ; 6 (6) : 645-657.
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Memberships

American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology: Member, Diplomat

American College of Chest Physicians: Member

American Thoracic Society: Member

American College of Physicians: Fellow

Skills

Advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy: Advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy to include EBUS, navigational bronchoscopy/EMN, and autofluorescence and NBI bronchoscopy.

Therapeutic bronchoscopy: Advanced therapeutic bronchoscopy for central airway obstruction, hemoptysis, and persistent air leak/bronchopleural fistulas, including rigid bronchoscopy, stenting, and various other mechanical and thermal based techniques

Advanced pleural procedures: Advanced pleural pulmonary procedures to include pleuroscopy (medical thoracoscopy), thoracentesis, thoracic ultrasound, tunneled indwelling pleural catheters, chest tubes.

Standard pulmonary/critical care procedures: Airway and vascular procedures standard among pulmonary/critical care physicians.

Interventional Pulmonology

General Pulmonary Medicine

Critical Care Medicine

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