Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Staff Physician
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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)
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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 Baylor College 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
- Baylor College 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
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. "Quality-adjusted Survival Following Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Indwelling Pleural Catheters." Chest. 2014 Jan 30. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-190. 2014 Jun;145(6):1347-1356. Pubmed PMID: 24480929
- Lazarus DR, Ost DE. "The solitary pulmonary nodule-deciding when to act." Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Dec;34(6):74. 2013;34(6):748-761. Pubmed PMID: 24258565
- Lazarus DR, Ost DE. "How and when to use genetic markers for nonsmall cell lung cancer.." Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2013 Jul;19(4):331-9.. 2013 Jul;19(4):331-339. Pubmed PMID: 23715289
- Griffith ME, Lazarus DR, Mann PB, Boger JA, Hospenthal DR, Murray CK. "Acinetobacter skin carriage among US army soldiers deployed in Iraq.." Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jun;28(6). 2007 Jun;28(6):720-722. Pubmed PMID: 17520547
- Shorr AF, Lazarus DR, Sherner JH, Jackson WL, Morrel M, Fraser VJ, Kollef MH. "Do clinical features allow for accurate prediction of fungal pathogenesis in bloodstream infections? Potential implications of the increasing prevalence of non-albicans candidemia.." Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr;35(4):1077-83.. 2007 Apr;35(4):1077-1083. Pubmed PMID: 17312565
- 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 "Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for systematic nodal staging of lung cancer in patients with N0 disease by CT and integrated PET/CT." Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Mar;12(3):415-419. Pubmed PMID: 25584815
- 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 "Randomized trial of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration under general anesthesia versus moderate sedation." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Apr 1;191(7):796-803. Pubmed PMID: 25574801
- Grosu HB, Morice RC, Sarkiss M, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Faiz S, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, and Ost DE "Safety of flexible bronchoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with malignant space-occupying brain lesions." Chest. 2015 Jun;147(6):1621-1628. Pubmed PMID: 25393333
- Casal RF, Phan MN, Keshava K, Garcia JM, Grosu H, Lazarus DR, Iribarren J, and Rosen DG "The use of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions." BMC Endocr Disord. 2014 Nov 22;14:88. Pubmed PMID: 25416021
- Vial MR, Sarkiss M, Lazarus DR, Eapen G "Endobronchial ultrasound-guided diagnosis of pulmonary artery tumor embolus." Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 May;99(5):1816-1819. Pubmed PMID: 25952219
- Grosu HB, Ost DE, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Liang L, Song J, Lei X, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, and Jimenez CA "Mediastinal granulomatous inflammation and overall survival in patients with a history of malignancy." Ann Am thorac Soc. 2015;12(10):1534-1541. Pubmed PMID: 26284901
- Abu-Awwad R, Medrek S, Lazarus DR, Casal RF "Endobronchial instillation of DNase to facilitate bronchoscopic drainage of a lung abscess." Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Dec;12(12):1885-1887. Pubmed PMID: 26653195
- Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Eapen GA, Yasufuku K "EBUS-TBNA: A Decade of Progress." J Clin Trials. 2016 Apr 27;6:264.
- Pendurthi M, Hoang V, Lazarus DR, Casal RF "Spontaneous cavitation and progressive accumulation of air in a metastatic mediastinal lymph node." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul 15;194(2):e1. Pubmed PMID: 27163455
- Kular H, Mudambi L, Lazarus DR, Cornwell L, Zhu A, Casal RF "Safety and feasibility of prolonged bronchoscopy involving diagnosis of lung cancer, systematic nodal staging, and fiducial marker placement in a high-risk population." J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jun;8(6):1132-1138. Pubmed PMID: 27293829
- Jabuonski TA, Lazarus DR "Lung volume reduction coils for severe emphysema." JAMA. 2016 Jun 21;315(23):2621. Pubmed PMID: 27327810
- Vial MR, Stewart J, Lazarus DR, Eapen GA, Ost DE, Grosu HB, Jimenez CA "Unusual aetiology of a hilar mass in a man with history of thyroid cancer." Thorax. 2016 Jul 15;epub ahead of print Pubmed PMID: 27422794
- Oliver NT, Lazarus DR, Hamill RJ, Restrepo A "Isolated Cryptococcal neoformans pleuritis in a lung cancer patient: case report and review of the literature." Curr Trop Med Rep. 2016 Dec;3(4):176-180.
- Cornwell LD, Panchal R, Bakaeen FG, Omer S, Preventza O, Lazarus DR, Casal RF "Bronchoscopic management of prolonged air leaks with endobronchial valves in a veteran population." JAMA Surg. 2017 Feb 1;152(2):207-209. Pubmed PMID: 27806152
- 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 "A prediction model to help with the assessment of adenopathy in lung cancer (HAL)." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec 21;Published online ahead of print Pubmed PMID: 28002683
- Medrek SK, Kular HS, Lazarus DR, Bujarski S, Patel K, Bandi V "Use of sclerotherapy for the treatment of massive hemoptysis due to a bleeding bronchial varix." Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Jul;14(7):1221-1223. Pubmed PMID: 28665700
- Medrek SK, Lazarus DR, Zarrin-Khameh N, Moyhuddin N, Bandi V "Obstructive post-tracheotomy granulation tissue." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Sep 1;196(5):e12-e13. Pubmed PMID: 28654761
- Lazarus DR, Casal RF "Persistent air leaks: a review with an emphasis on bronchoscopic management." J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov;9(11):4660-4670. Pubmed PMID: 29268535
- Miller RJ, Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Ost DE, Eapen GA "Flexible bronchoscopy." Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar;39(1):1-16. Pubmed PMID: 29433707
- Falce K, Guy E, Hyman D, Hotze T, Lazarus D, Bandi V, Parchem J, Davidson C, Munnur U "Bronchoscopic resection of a tracheobronchial leiomyoma in a pregnant patient." Int J Obstet Anesth. 2018 Apr 10;Epub ahead of print. Pubmed PMID: 29764714
- 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 "IL-17A regulates tumor latency and metastasis in lung adeno and squamous SQ.2b and AD.1 cancer." Cancer Immunol Res. 2018 Jun;6(6):645-657. Pubmed PMID: 29653981
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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