Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine - Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX, US
- Associate Program Director
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Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Residency
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- Medical Director
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Desmond Fetal-Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Clinics
Texas Children's Hospital
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)
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Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-1750
Fax: (832) 825-1717
- Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics & Autism (Clinic)
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8080 N. Stadium Dr.
Houston, TX, 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3400
Fax: (832) 825-3399
Education
- Residency at Bayor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
- 06/2023 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Pediatrics, Child Neurology
- MD from Sidney Kimmel Medical College @ Thomas Jefferson University
- 05/2017 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- BS from Bucknell University
- 05/2013 - Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Neuroscience
- MEd from University of Houston
- 05/2023 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Curriculum and Instruction for Health Professions Education
Certifications
- General Pediatrics
- (10/12/2022)
- American Board of Pediatrics
- Neurology With Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Interests
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Premature and High Risk Neonates
- Medical Education
- Curriculum and Instructional Development
- Educational Design Research
- Early Recognition and Diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders including Cerebral Palsy
- Fetal and Neonatal Neurology
Professional Statement
My professional mission is to be a clinician educator and medical education researcher within an academic setting to advance the training of medical learners in the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for the care of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities through a process of direct patient care, clinical instruction, graduate medical education program leadership, and publication and dissemination of medical education research and enduring educational materials.
Websites
Professional Development
- A Practical Guide to Genetic Testing in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Cerebral Palsy as a Model
- Seminar (Organizer, 2022)
- Sponsor: AACPDM
- Morning Seminar presented at the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 2022 Annual Meeting on genetic testing in neurodevelopmental disabilities.
- Navigating the Alphabet Soup: Charting the Waters of Genetic Testing in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
- Workshop (Organizer, 2021)
- Sponsor: Society for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
- Half-day workshop on genetic testing in neurodevelopmental disabilities presented at the Society for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 2021 Annual Meeting.
- Modernizing Education for the Next Generation – Tips for Creating an Engaging and Dynamic Educational Experience
- Seminar (Organizer, 2024)
- Sponsor: American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
- This goal of the 2024 Spring Symposium is to provide an audience of interdisciplinary health professions educators with the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to engage, motivate, and challenge adult learners regardless of profession or specialty. The Morning session will focus on introducing three evidence-based educational examples with practical tips for incorporating Narrative Medicine, social media-based knowledge dissemination and engagement, and "flipped classroom" learning. The Afternoon session will focus on the integration of technology into learning experiences as well as tips for gamification of learning. Each session will conclude with live panel discussions with the content experts to discuss common challenges and clarifications through moderated question and answer periods. The overriding theme of the symposium will be to provide clear examples and tools for the audience to implement into their regular teaching and learning experiences. The synchronous session will be enhanced with gamification to promote engagement with the recorded lectures to include brief content-based questions at the conclusion of each presentation.
Selected Publications
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Evans DW, Lazar SM, Boomer KB, Mitchel AD, Michael AM, Moore GJ. " " Brain Imaging Behav. 2015 Jun ; 9 (2) : 264-74.
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Lazar SM, Evans DW, Myers SM, Moreno-De Luca A, Moore GJ. " " Behav Brain Res. 2014 Jan 22; 263 : 1-8.
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Evans DW, Orr PT, Lazar SM, Breton D, Gerard J, Ledbetter DH, Janosco K, Dotts J, Batchelder H.. " " PLoS One. 2012 Jun 13; 7 (6)
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Di Luca, D. G., Lazar, S. M., Gupta, P., Lukban, M. C. S., Crowson, C., Albert, D. V., ... & London, Z.. " " Neurology: Education. 2023 Dec 1; 2 (4)
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- FAAP, Member
- Child Neurology Society
- Member
- American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
- Education Committee Chair (10/2024 - 10/2025)
- American Academy of Neurology
- Member
- Texas Neurology Society
- International Association for Health Professions Education
- Member
- Newborn Brain Society
- Education Committee Member
Funding
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Implementation of Micro-Learning Strategies to Optimize Cognitive Load in an Enhanced Team-Based Learning (TBL) curriculum for Child Neurology Trainees
- Grant funding from Center for Research, Innovation, and Scholarship in Medical Education
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