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Dr. Suzanne Lazorick is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Public Health at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. Her work focuses on childhood obesity research, community-level prevention strategies, and quality improvement in primary care. She also teaches medical students, residents, and graduate students in population health and prevention.
- BS in Zoology, Duke University
- MD and MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Lazorick’s research spans school-based obesity interventions (e.g., the MATCH program), health disparities, and health systems science education. She has developed clinical tools like the Pediatric Obesity Clinician Reference Guide and contributed to statewide obesity prevention initiatives in North Carolina.
Her recent publications emphasize adolescent health behaviors, dietary interventions, and health systems transformation. Themes include rural health disparities, behavioral determinants of obesity, and scalable quality improvement models.
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar Award
Dr. Lazorick leads the ECU Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center and collaborates with state committees on public health policy. She has also trained faculty in health systems science and mentored projects integrating quality improvement into clinical practice.
