Sarah E Lapey, MD
Associate Professor/Clinical
Sarah Lapey MD, FACP is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
Clinical interests include the evaluation/management of all varieties of liver disease including Chronic Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), and cirrhosis with its complications.
Outside of work, hobbies include fitness activities with a love for all Peloton classes (bike/tread/rowing machine); music and jazz piano performance; spiritual development; nature appreciation and gardening; travel and global health service work, feline rescue efforts, NPR and TPR. Fluent in Spanish.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2000 - MD - Medicine - Harvard Medical School
- 1993 - BS - English and Music - Williams College
Training
- 2003 - Residency - Primary Care Internal Medicine - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- 2001 - Internship - Primary Care Internal Medicine - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Highlights
2008-present: America's Top Physicians by the Consumer's Research Council of America
2010: Awarded Fellowship in the American Colege of Physicians
2007-2009: ACES Top 20 Preceptors UT Health San Antonio
2004, 2005: ALMD Veterans Hospital Award for Excellence in Performance Measures
1993: Deans List Honors, awarded Deans List all 4 yrs at Williams College, Phi Beta Kappa Society/ Williams College, Graduated Magna Cum Laude
1993: Kleinhandler Graduation Prize in Music (Williams College)Appointments
- 2019-present - Associate Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
- 2003-present - Staff Physician - University Health
- 2003-2019 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
- 2008-2010 - Assistant Director of Humanities Education - Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, UT Health San Antonio
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- Instruction & Training
- Research & Grants
- Clinical
- Service
- Publications