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photo Lawrence Gerber, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Hospitalist, Section of Hospital Medicine VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Email: Lawrence.Gerber@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-3640
Contact
Office: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
University Drive C
Pittsburgh, PA 15240
 
Phone: 412-360-3640
Fax: 412-360-1690
E-mail: Lawrence.Gerber@va.gov
Education and Training
Education
BS, Biology, Cornell University, 1989
MD, New York University School of Medicine, 1993
Educational Interest
Dr. Gerber focuses his educational interests on teaching inpatient hospitalist procedures (e.g., arthrocentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture); teaching urine microscopy; teaching polarized light microscopy for crystal analysis; and teaching blood-smear evaluation. He is also interested in utilizing and teaching Point of Care Ultrasound as a tool for the diagnostic evaluation.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Gerber L.D., Wing E.J. Life-threatening neutropenia secondary to piperacillin/tazobactam therapy. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1995; 21: 1047-8.
Schoen R.E., Gerber L.D., Margulies C. The pathologic measurement of polyp size is preferable to the endoscopic measurement. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1997; 46: 492-6.
Preisner R.M., Sgro G., Gerber L.D. Mastering Paracentesis for Medical Residents. Web-based course, Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER Institute). 2015.
Gerber, L. D. Cellulitis and Soft Tissue Infection [computer based instruction]. Annals Virtual Patients. 2019.
Gerber, L. D., Sgro, G., Cyr, J. E., Conlin, S. An academic hospitalist-run outpatient paracentesis clinic. Fed Pract. 2022; 39(3): 114-119.
Notable Achievements
Chief of Staff Clinical Excellence Award, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2016
Best Small Group Facilitator Award for Medical Student Instruction in the Hematology Course, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2022

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Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

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