Department of Medicine

Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Faculty

Michael Lauzardo, M.D., MSc Deputy TB Controller Assistant Professor of Medicine Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine University of Florida College of Medicine Box 100225 Tuberculosis Program University of Florida Health Science Center Gainesville, Florida 32610-0225 Phone (352)  392-2666 Email id: Lauzam@medicine.ufl.edu

Educational Background

• 2007 Masters in Science (MSc) Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, Great Britain
• 1997 Fellowship Pulmonary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• 1994 Residency Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
• 1992 Internship Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Clinical Interests

• - Tuberculosis
• - General pulmonary disease
• - Mycobacterial infections

Research Interests

• - Development of novel targeted testing and screening projects for tuberculosis
• - Role of migration in tuberculosis morbidity in Florida
• - Epidemiology of tuberculosis

Professional Societies

• National TB Controllers Association
• International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
• American Thoracic Society

Grants Awarded

• Division of HIV/AIDS: Principal Investigator “Community-Based TB and HIV Screening Project in a Haitian Community Center” 2003 2004
• NIH/Fogarty International Center: Co-Principal Investigator “Stigma and Tuberculosis in Haitian Populations” 2003-2006
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Principal Investigator “Regional Tuberculosis Training and Medical Consultation Center” 2005-2009

Publications (2004 onwards)

• Ashkin D, Julien J, Lauzardo M, Hollender E.  Consider rifampin but be cautious.  Chest 2006 Dec;130;1638-1640.
• Coreil J, Lauzardo M, Heurtelou M. Cultural feasibility assessment of tuberculosis prevention among persons of Haitian origin in South Florida. J Immigr Health. 2004 Apr;6(2):63-9.
• Lauzardo M, Hollender ES, Narita M, Ashkin D. Who dunnit? The changing face of tuberculosis control utilizing restriction fragment length polymorphism. Chest. 2001 Dec;120(6):1765-8
• Narita M, Alonso P, Lauzardo M, Hollender ES, Pitchenik AE, Ashkin D. Treatment experience of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Florida, 1994-1997. Chest. 2001 Aug;120(2):343-8
• Lauzardo M, Lee P, Duncan H, Hale Y. Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to a funeral director during routine embalming. Chest. 2001 Feb;119(2):640-2

For a complete list of the publications,
Visit Pubmed, US National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Honors and Awards

• 1992 Bryant L. Galusha Internship Award-Intern of the Year-, Carolinas Medical Center
• 2008-2010 Vice President/Program Chair North American Region of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseas