Sebastian Lara

MD, MA

Lieutenant Commander, Navy

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Title
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Naval Medical Readiness & Training Command, Sigonella, Italy
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Medical Humanities, Medical Education, Bioethics, Global Health, Medical Spanish
Email
sebastian.lara@usuhs.edu

Education

Residency National Capital Consortium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
M.D. Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
M.A. Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Northwestern University Graduate School, Evanston, IL
B.S. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Staff Pediatrician - US Naval Hospital Sigonella

Executive Director - Military Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course

Clerkship Director, Pediatrics

Staff Pediatrician - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Staff Pediatrician - US Naval Hospital Guam

Humanitarian Deployment - Pacific Partnership 2018

Representative Bibliography

Ford B, Lara S, Park J. (2022) Heart Murmurs in Children: Evaluation and Management. American Family Physician. Mar 1;105(3):250-261.

Lara S, Foster C, Hawks M, Montgomery M. (2020). Remote Assessment of Clinical Skills during COVID-19: A Virtual, High-Stakes, Summative Pediatric OSCE. Academic Pediatrics. 20(6):760-761.

Smith B, Lara S, Buryk M, Recupero A. (2018). Bilateral Inguinal Hernias in a Phenotypic Female Should Raise the Suspicion for a Disorder of Sexual Development. American Academy of Pediatrics National Exhibition, Orlando, FL.

Lara S, Duke D, Learn PA, Turner CE, Hartman KR. (2017) Desmoid Type Fibromatosis in a Patient with Very Long-Chain-Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency. American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Lara S, Pavey A, Gorman GH, Hisle-Gorman E. (2014). Developmental delay in children exposed to intimate partner violence. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Lara S, Pavey A, Gorman GH, Hisle-Gorman E. (2014). Well-child care and immunization compliance of children exposed to intimate partner violence. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada. [Platform Presentation]