About
Dr. Michael Lazarus obtained his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand School of Health Sciences, Johannesburg South Africa. He completed internship, residency and chief residency at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He was a founding member of the first hospitalist group at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis in 2000. He joined the faculty at UCLA in 2003 and currently serves as the Medical Director of the UCLA Hospitalist Section. Dr. Lazarus board certified in Internal Medicine in 1998 and renewed his certification in 2008 and 2018.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Residency
Internships
Degree
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021