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Lauren
Beste
MD
MS

Faculty
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Academic
Associate Professor
Professional
Deputy Director, General Medicine Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Director of Data & Analytics Group; National VA HIV, Hepatitis, and Related Conditions Program Office

Biography

Dr. Beste is a VA-based general internist with clinical and research interests in primary care management of viral hepatitis and other infectious diseases. She is the Deputy Director of the General Medicine Service at VA Puget Sound.

Education & Training

  • MD, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (2000–2004)
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI (2004–2007)
  • MSc, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA (2007–2009)

Honors

  • Society of General Internal Medicine Award for Leadership, SGIM Northwest Region (2015)
  • Society of General Internal Medicine Award for Excellence in Clinician Investigation, SGIM Northwest Region (2016)
  • Fellow, American College of Physicians (2019)
  • American College of Physicians Certificate in Primary Care Leadership (2021)

Research Interests

  • Liver disease epidemiology
  • Primary care management of viral hepatitis
  • Quality improvement
  • Sexually transmitted infections