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Mariana
Lazo
,
MD

Associate Professor

Departmental Affiliations

School of Medicine
Primary
Joint
Division
Cardiovascular and Clinical Epidemiology

Contact Info

Research Interests

Liver disease; NAFLD; diabetes; obesity; alcohol consumption; Latino Health; neighborhoods; social epidemiology
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2011
ScM
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2006
MD
La Salle Del Pedregal
2002
Overview
My current research interest involves understanding the contributions of socioeconomic and neighborhood conditions to the distribution of chronic liver diseases and risk factors, and to the observed disparities by race/ethnicity (particularly among Hispanics) and by SES. In addition, I'm also interested in characterizing the burden of chronic liver disease and risk factors in Latin American countries.

My past research program focused on: 1) Epidemiology of chronic diseases, in particular chronic liver diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity, and 2) Health effects of alcohol consumption. I've employed a broad scope of methodologies from primary data collection, to secondary data analyses of US national surveys and cohort studies, systematic reviews, and the conduct of clinical trials. Dr. Lazo has conducted work in the U.S. but also internationally in Latin America.

My primary appointment is as an Associate Research Professor at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health with appointments at the Department of Community Health and Prevention and the Urban Health Collaborative. In addition to the Drexel affiliation, I retain an appointment as Associate Professor (Adjunct) at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and as faculty of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity.
Honors & Awards
2003-2006 National Council for Science and Technology. Mexico.
2011          Inductee, Delta Omega Society
2011          Inductee, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Select Publications
Selected publications from the last 11 years
  • Lazo M, Selvin E., Clark JM. Clinical Implications of Short-Term Variability in Liver Function Test Results. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Mar 4;148(5):348-52. PMID: 18316753.
  • Lazo M, Solga SF, Horska A, Bonekamp S, Diehl AM, Brancati FL, Wagenknecht LE, Pi-Sunyer FX, Kahn SE, Clark JM; for the Fatty Liver Subgroup of the Look AHEAD Research Group. The Effect of a 12-Month Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on Hepatic Steatosis in Adults with type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2010 Oct;33(10):2156-63. PMID: 20664019.
  • Hernaez R., Lazo M, Bonekamp S, Kamel I, Brancati FL, Guallar E, Clark JM. Diagnostic accuracy and reliability of ultrasonography for the detection of fatty liver: a meta-analysis.  Hepatology. 2011 Sep 2;54(3):1082-90 PMID: 21618575.
  • Lazo M., Hernaez R., Bonekamp S, Kamel I, Brancati FL, Guallar E, Clark JM. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Mortality among US Adults: A prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2011 Nov 18;343:d6891. PMID:  22102439.
  • Lazo M,  Young JH, Brancati FL, Coresh J, Whelton S, Ndumele CE, Hoogeveen R, Ballantyne CM, Selvin E. NH2-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Diabetes. Diabetes. 2013 Sep;62(9):3189-93. PMID: 23733199.