Lauren A. Sussman, MD

About Lauren A. Sussman, MD

Titles

Fellow

Awards and Honors

2025, MassGeneral Brigham for Children Scholarship for Program in Clinical Effectiveness
2025, MassGeneral Brigham for Children Quality Improvement Mini-Grant
2020-2023, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Resident Leader, Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital, Albany Medical Center
2009, Certificate of Cultural Enrichment, Advanced Studies in England
2006-2010, Deans List, University of Rochester

Leadership and Memberships

2024-preesnt, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
2018-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
2010-present, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Member

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BA in English, Minor in Jewish Studies - University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Medical Degree

MD - St. George’s University School of Medicine, St. George, Grenada, WI

Residency

Pediatrics - Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - MassGeneral Brigham for Children, Boston, MA

Additional Training

Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine - Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Program for Clinical Effectiveness - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2026

Williams K, Sussman LA, Challa P, Lopes EW, Downie J, Tracy M, Fricker G, Hasenoehrl E, Irengo R, Gurung J, Woo C, Amouei N, Lu Y, Trikola A, Sherman M, Bordeianou L, Ricciardi R, Simon T, Khalili H. Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with Severe UC from 1997 to 2021 in a Large Regional Healthcare System in the US. Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Apr;71(4):1425-1433. 

2023

Lam, TBN; Sussman, L; Infantino, B. Too Hot to Handle: A Case of Esophageal Thermal Injury From Solid Food Ingestion. JPGN Reports 4(1):p e286, February 2023. 

2022

Wardinger J, Sussman L, Irish E, Foulke L, Litwa B, Kaslovsky R. Autoimmune overload: An atypical presentation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis in an adolescent with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Jan;57(1):322-324. 

2021

Sussman, Lauren. Advocacy Letter to the Editor: “Intolerance needs to be eradicated.” Times Union. April 2, 2021.

2017

Lau Y-T, Sussman L, Espinosa EP, Katalay S, Allam B. Characterization of hemocytes from different body fluids of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 2017;71:372-379. 

Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)

2026

Sussman, L., Jebb, K., Israel, E. “A Quality Improvement Approach to Enhancing Vaccine Practices in Pediatric IBD Management at MGBfC.” Presentation at Quality and Safety Research Day, March 17, 2026, at MassGeneral Brigham for Children, Boston, MA. 

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