Lauren G. Solan, M.D., M.Ed.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Administrative: (585) 276-4113

Office: (585) 276-4113

Fax: (585) 276-1128

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Not Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 667
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics , Pediatric Hospitalist (SMD)

Patient Care Settings

Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics

Biography

Dr. Solan is a pediatric hospitalist who cares for patients admitted to the hospital with general pediatric conditions. She also does research with interests in improving the way providers communicate with each other and with families and in helping patients transition home after hospital discharge. Dr. Solan also serves as the Division Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Fellowship Director for the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship.

Professional Background

Dr. Solan is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (BS) and State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medical and Biomedical Sciences (MD). She completed pediatric residency training, chief residency and a three year Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She was also a National Research Service Award fellow at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She also received her Masters in Medical Education through the University of Cincinnati in 2014. She joined the University of Minnesota as faculty in July of 2014 where her husband matched for fellowship. Upon completion of her husband's fellowship, she joined faculty at the University of Rochester as a clinical hospitalist and researcher in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She served as Associate Division Chief for Pediatric Hospital Medicine from 2018-2019 and is currently the Division Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Fellowship Director for the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Solan is board certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Research

Dr. Solan has a broad interest in improving the way providers communicate with each other and with families. Dr. Solan has a special interest in patient transitions home after hospital discharge and the communication and handoff processes that surround that event. Dr. Solan served as a site co-investigator for the IIPE-PRIS Accelerating Safe Signouts (I-PASS) study in Cincinnati. She was also a study team member for a Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute grant that evaluated the experiences of families transitioning home after a child's hospitalization, modified a nurse-led transitional home visit program, and evaluated the efficacy of the new transitional home visit program on patient-centered outcomes. Dr. Solan was funded by a University of Rochester CTSI KL2 Career Development Grant from 2017- 2019; investigating how to predict which pediatric patients are at greatest risk for hospital readmission or Emergency Department revisit.

Credentials

Education

2007
MD | SUNY State University of New York-Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (USA)

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2011 - 06/30/2014
Fellowship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011
Residency in Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

07/01/2008 - 06/30/2010
Residency in Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

06/01/2007 - 06/30/2008
Internship in Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Awards

Present
Strong Star Award Recipient awarded by colleagues who demonstrate integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Center
Location: Rochester, NY

2017 - 2018
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award
Sponsor: Pediatric and Medicine / Pediatric Residents
Location: University of Rochester Department of Pediatrics, Rochester, NY

2016 - 2019
APA Pediatric Hospital Medicine Special Interest Group Co-Chair
Sponsor: APA

2014
2014 APA Region V Trainee Abstract Award Winner

2013
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Senior Resident Division Teaching Award
Sponsor: Awarded to members of the Division of Hospital Medicine
Location: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Residency Program

2012
Honorable Mention for AAMC Readiness for Reform Award for I-PASS Curriculum

2007
Richard T. Sarkin MD Award
Location: Buffalo Pediatric Society Award, Buffalo, NY

2006
Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society
Location: SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Publications

Journal Articles

3/19/2022
Schroeder AR, Solan LG, Williams D, Thomas B, Smith C, Minshew G, Rauch DA. "Reviewer feedback for abstract submissions to the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting: a pilot project." Academic pediatrics.. 2022 Mar 19; Epub 2022 Mar 19.

9/16/2021
Kaissi M, Solan LG. "Staying Connected: Using Quality Improvement to Bridge the Communication Gap Between Pediatric Hospitalists and Primary Care Providers." Hospital pediatrics.. 2021 Sep 16; Epub 2021 Sep 16.

4/6/2021
Bracken AE, Fable JM, Lin H, Schriefer J, Voter K, Philip S, Solan LG, Davis C, Shipley LJ, Barker E, Roberts A, Angell L, Flannery M, Muoio E, Noble M, Frey SM. "A Quality Improvement Approach to Decreasing Postdischarge Acute Care Reuse Among Children With Asthma." Hospital pediatrics.. 2021 Apr 6; Epub 2021 Apr 06.

Books & Chapters

2019
Chapter Title: Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Book Title: Schwartz's 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 8th edition
Author List: Solan LG, Gosdin CH
Edited By: Cabana MD
Published By: Wolters Kluwer 2019

2015
Chapter Title: Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Book Title: Schwartz's 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 7th edition
Author List: Solan LG, Gosdin CH
Edited By: Cabana MD
Published By: Wolters Kluwer 2015

2014
Chapter Title: Urolithiasis
Book Title: Step-Up to Pediatrics
Author List: Solan LG
Edited By: Shah SS, Ronan J, Alverson B
Published By: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2014

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