Sarah E Lapey, M.D.

• 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

• Instruction & Training

  • 2019, MEDI 3105 - Medicine Clerkship, UT Health San Antonio
  • 2018, MEDI 3105 - Medicine Clerkship, UT Health San Antonio
  • 2017, MEDI 2001 - Intro to Clin Medicine, UT Health San Antonio
  • 2017, MEDI 3105 - Medicine Clerkship, UT Health San Antonio
  • 2016, MEDI 3105 - Medicine Clerkship, UT Health San Antonio

• Research & Grants

  Global Health - created MEDI 7003 "IM Elective" & INTD 7030 "Preparing for Global Health Work" courses, served as faculty co-sponsor for the Int'l Med Student Interest Group, mentoring students with interests in global health. Hepatology - eval & treatment of liver disease, managing the complications of obesity, reflected by the rising epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) working in the RBG Campus Hep clinic of University Health System. Obesity - special interest in the eval/mgmt of obesity, served as Physician Champion for the MOVE! Prog for STX Veterans Health Care Sys & oversaw the medical aspects of the weight loss prog at Audie Murphy VA Hospital.

• Service

  Institutional

  05/2010-Present; Hospital – Attending Physician (Supervisory role for PA and NP staff) - Currently serve in supervisory role for ancillary staff- PA and more recently NP- in Hepatology clinic and assist in providing feedback and education as they provide care to patients in GI and Hepatology.

  09/2009-04/2010; School Mentor (Community Service Learning mentor for CSL Mini Grant) - Served as faculty mentor for a CSL mini grant dedicated to Diabetes screening in the community. Mentored group of MS 2 students in carrying out a project culminating in a poster presentation at the CSL conference in 04/2010

  Service to the Profession

  10/2019: State (Volunteer); Judge for Medical Student Poster Competition, TX ACP - Served as a judge for Medical student Poster Competition at the TX ACP Annual Meeting in San Antonio, 10/2019, and evaluated medical student abstracts and posters related to their significance, case descriptions, innovation, presentation, presenter interviewing skills, and overall contribution to the field of Internal Medicine.

  11/2018: State (Reviewer): Judge for Resident Poster Competition, TX ACP - Served as a judge for Resident Poster Competition at the TX ACP Annual Meeting in Austin, 11/2018, and evaluated resident abstracts and posters related to their significance, case descriptions, innovation, presentation, presenter interviewing skills, and overall contribution to the field of Internal Medicine.

  Community

  03/2014: Community (Invited Speaker) Presenter, "Doctor‘s Day" - Delivered presentation to Warren High School students in honor of Doctor‘s Day in which I shared my experience as a physician and facilitated a discussion regarding a career in medicine (Presentation: 1 hour Preparation time: 2 hours)

  09/2009: Community (Patient Care Facilitator) One Community One Book discussion group - Facilitated a reading discussion group on "Final Exam," as part of One Community One Book initiative. Participants included residents, internal medicine staff (nurse), and librarian. (Time commitment: 2 hour session Preparation time: 1 hour)

• Publications

  • Ascites Module for Third-Year Med Students: Group Based Learning Workshop on the diagnosis, workup & management of ascites

  Book Chapter

  1. Chapter Authors: Cardell DL, Lapey S, Conde MV Textbook Authors/Editors: Linn, WD, Wofford MR, O'Keefe ME, Posey LM. Chapter 1 "Hypertension" in the textbook Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care In: Cardell DL, Lapey S, Conde MV, “Hypertension.” In: Linn WD, Wofford MR, O’Keefe ME, Posey LM, eds. Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care. New York: McGraw Hill Medical, 2009.. Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 2009; 2009. p. 3 - 17.

  2. Chapter authors: Lapey S, McCarter J, Verghese A . "From the House of God to the House of Siemens: Bedside Skills Thirty Years Later" (chapter in the book "Return to The House of God: Medical Resident Education 1978-2008") In: Book Editors: Martin Kohn, Carol Donley. Return to The House of God: Medical Resident Education 1978-2008. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press 2008; 2008. p. 35 - 42.

  Journal Article

  1. Lapey SE. Learning from the Youngest Patients Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin 1999;72(4):28-29.

• Clinical

  Dr. Lapey's current clinical focus is outpatient Hepatology, where her practice includes the evaluation and management of chronic hepatitis C and B infections, cirrhosis and portal hypertension complications, elevated liver associated enzymes, metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), drug induced liver injury, chronic liver diseases like Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Autoimmune Hepatitis, and structural liver conditions (like hepatic cysts, hemangiomas, adenomas, focal nodular hyperplasia). She enjoys encouraging her patients in optimizing their wellness through lifestyle modifications through diet, exercise, and behavioral change. She is excited for the new pharmacotherapy for MASLD.

  Provider profile

  Board Certifications

  • 2023 - American Board of Internal Medicine
  • 2013 - American Board of Internal Medicine
  • 2003 - American Board of Internal Medicine