LauraA.PetersenMD

Internal Medicine • Houston, TX

Professor, Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
2002 Holcombe Blvd
Va Hsrd (152)
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-794-8601

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Clinical Trials

Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT Into Practice: A Randomized Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Treatment Strategy for Alcohol Use Disorders in Veterans With TBI Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

116 citations
Assessing the impact of cancer: development of a new instrument for long-term survivors.
Brad Zebrack, Patricia A. Ganz, Coen Bernaards, Laura Petersen, Laura Abraham
Psycho-Oncology. 2006-05-01
15 citations
Shared Decisions: A Qualitative Study on Clinician and Patient Perspectives on Statin Therapy and Statin-Associated Side Effects.
Sarah T. Ahmed, Julia M. Akeroyd, Dhruv Mahtta, Richard L. Street, Jason Slagle
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020-11-17
86 citations
Adoption of the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Management Guideline in Cardiology Practices Nationwide.
Yashashwi Pokharel, Fengming Tang, Philip G. Jones, Vijay Nambi, Vera Bittner
JAMA Cardiology. 2017-04-01

Journal Articles

Use of Home Blood Pressure Results for Assessing the Quality of Care for Hypertension
Eric J Thomas, Laura A Petersen, JAMA

Press Mentions

Medical Schools and Veterans Hospitals: Old Friends Make New DiscoveriesFebruary 8th, 2023
Community Was Crucial in Avera's Plans for New Gregory HospitalMarch 9th, 2021
Effects of Individual Physician-Level and Practice-Level Financial Incentives on Hypertension CareA Randomized TrialSeptember 19th, 2019
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Grant Support

Financial Incentives To Translate Allhat Into PracticeNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2011
Coronary Angiography Decision Making StudyAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2000–2002