Draft:Andy Lazris
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Andy Lazris, MD, CWSP, CMD, is an American primary care physician, author, speaker, and healthcare policy reform advocate.[al 1] He is widely known for his outspoken criticism of the U.S. healthcare system, especially regarding Medicare,[al 2] and has authored both non-fiction and fiction books on medical ethics,[al 3] risk communication, and systemic reform.[al 4]
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Comment: The subject of an article must either meet the criteria for presumed notability OR meet the general notability requirements, refer WP:BIO, WP:ANYBIO. General notability requires significant coverage of the subject in multiple (more than two) independent (ie not connected with the subject) reliable, secondary sources. Refer also WP:42. - MmeMaigret (talk) 10:01, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
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Early life and education
Lazris graduated magna cum laude in History from Brown University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[al 5] He received a full merit scholarship to attend Albert Einstein College of Medicine, earning his medical degree in 1990. He completed his residency in Internal medicine at the University of Virginia Medical Center from 1990 to 1993.[1] As of 2025, he is pursuing a Master’s degree in History at the University of Maryland.[2]
Career
Lazris is the founder of Personal Physician Care, a geriatric-focused medical practice based in Columbia, Maryland.[3] He has holds certifications as a Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP) and Certified Medical Director (CMD).[4][5] He serves as medical director for several long-term care facilities and specializes in palliative care,[al 6] wound care, and minimizing overtreatment in elderly populations.[6]
Lazris is co-director of the Primary Care Council of the Right Care Alliance.[7] He advocates for reforming Medicare to reduce unnecessary treatments and improve quality of life for seniors.[8] He used the Benefit Risk Characterization Theater (BRCT), a tool for improving doctor-patient communication around health risks, in collaboration with Erik Rifkin.[al 7][4]
Works
- Rifkin, Erik; Lazris, Andrew (2015). Interpreting Health Benefits and Risks: A Practical Guide to Facilitate Doctor-Patient Communication. Springer.[al 8]
- Lazris, Andy (2023). Rantings of a Front Line Heretic: COVID, Faux Liberalism, and the End of Scientific Integrity. Self-published.
- Lazris, Andy (2025). A Return to Healing: Flexner, Osler, and How American Medicine Went Astray (1st ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781487562861.[9]
Bibliography
- Brian Beihl (29 June 2016). "Curing Medicare (2020) – critiques the systemic flaws in elderly care". The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen (Podcast). WNHW.
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