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Lauren M Zajac, MD, MPH

Pediatrics, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

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About Me

Dr. Lauren Zajac is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is a board-certified pediatrician with fellowship training in pediatric environmental health. Dr. Zajac serves as the clinical director for both the Region 2 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (serving NJ, NY, PR and USVI) and the New York State Children's Environmental Health Center network. Dr. Zajac is the director of the Children's Environmental Health elective program at Mount Sinai. As faculty at the Graduate School in Public Health, she teaches MPH courses and serves as track advisor for the Environmental Health Track. Dr. Zajac is also the Chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) executive committee for the Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change.

Language

English

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Environmental Medicine, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Pediatrics

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Research Topics

Environmental Health, Public Health

About Me

Language

English

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Environmental Medicine, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Pediatrics

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Research Topics

Environmental Health, Public Health

Clinical Focus

Asthma
Lead Poisoning
Lead Toxicity
Preventive Medicine

Asthma
Lead Poisoning
Lead Toxicity
Preventive Medicine

Education

MPH, University of Michigan School of Public Health

MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Residency, Pediatrics

Childrens Hospital at Montefiore

Residency, Pediatrics

Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Fellowship, Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

Awards

2023

Chairperson

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Environmental Health & Climate Change

2018

Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health

2013

Chairman’s Award for Research

Department of Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center

2010

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society

2010

Bela Schick Pediatric Society Prize for Excellence in Pediatrics

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2008

Award for Outstanding Service Beyond the Mount Sinai Community

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2007

Award for Innovation

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Research

Identification and management of environmental triggers of childhood asthma

Insurance Information

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Publications

Publications:22

Selected Publications

Prescriptions (Rx) for Prevention: Clinical Tools for Integrating Environmental Health into Pediatric Clinical Care. Christopher Bland, Lauren Zajac, Joseph Wilson, Luz Guel, Sofía Curdumí Pendley, Annemarie Charlesworth, Katrina Korfmacher, Nicholas Newman, Marilyn Howarth, Sophie J. Balk, Maida Galvez, Perry Sheffield. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
Environmental Issues in Global Pediatric Health: Technical Report. Lauren Zajac, Philip J. Landrigan, Lauren Zajac, Sophie J. Balk, Lori G. Byron, Gredia Maria Huerta-Montañez, Philip J. Landrigan, Steven M. Marcus, Abby L. Nerlinger, Lisa H. Patel, Rebecca Philipsborn, Alan D. Woolf. Pediatrics
Environmental Issues in Global Pediatric Health: Policy Statement. Lauren Zajac, Philip J. Landrigan, Lauren Zajac, Sophie J. Balk, Lori G. Byron, Gredia Maria Huerta-Montañez, Philip J. Landrigan, Steven M. Marcus, Abby L. Nerlinger, Lisa H. Patel, Rebecca Philipsborn, Alan D. Woolf. Pediatrics

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Industry Relationships

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Dr. Zajac has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

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Dr. Zajac has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.