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Lori Solomon, M.D. '99, M.P.H. '09, has been an active NYMC faculty member since completing her residency in family medicine at Brown University, where she served as a chief resident. She has filled many roles in the School of Medicine, including associate dean of community health affairs, director of the Family Medicine Clerkship, director of the Foundations of Clinical Medicine course, chair of the Third- and Fourth-Year Curriculum Subcommittee, and now chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Solomon has led curricular reform initiatives on cultural competency, community and preventive medicine, evidence-based medicine, clinical skill development, and longitudinally integrated clerkships.
Dr. Solomon spent a year doing HIV bench research before attending New York Medical College. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and has been awarded for her work in the community in Westchester County and the Bronx. Her research interests include environmental determinants of physical activity in children, health literacy, and medical education.
As a family physician, Dr. Solomon is committed to improving patients' healthcare experience and health outcomes through longitudinal, comprehensive medical care. She loves helping her patients adopt healthy lifestyles and supporting patients through all life phases.
Education
- Residency, Family Medicine, Brown University
- M.D. '99, New York Medical College
- M.P.H. '09, New York Medical College
- B.S., Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego
Areas of Expertise
- Family Medicine
- Seasonal Vaccinations
- General Pediatrics
Research
- Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity in Children
- Health Literacy
- Medical Education
Publications
- Femia J, Abrahams JM, Sandow M, et. al. "Balancing Innovation and the Safe Introduction of Orthopedic Arthroplasty Implants to Market: The Ever-Evolving Regulatory Environment in Australia." Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 44(1), (2026) e70106. doi: 10.1002/jor.70106
- Birarra MK, Tadesse TY, Solomon L, et. al. "Knowledge, practices, and predictors of cardiovascular disease prevention among adults with type II diabetes mellitus at the university of Gondar Medical Center, Northwest Ethiopia." Journal of the National Medical Association, (), (2025) . pii: S0027-9684(25)00347-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2025.11.014
- Ghadirinejad K, Graves S, de Steiger R, et. al. "Can a machine learning approach contribute to monitoring post-market surveillance of total knee arthroplasty prostheses?" The Knee, (), (2025) . pii: S0968-0160(25)00272-8. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2025.10.020
- Hammat AS, D'Apollonio T, Nelson R, et. al. "The Higher Hospital Costs of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty by Diagnosis: Analysis of Cost Drivers and Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment Pathways." ANZ journal of surgery, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1111/ans.70368
- Abrahams JM, Ramasamy B, Dong X, et. al. "Total hip arthroplasty for acute acetabular fractures through the replace-in-situ philosophy : radiological assessment of component stability." Bone & joint open, 6(10), (2025) 1282-1294. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.610.BJO-2025-0025.R1
- Mott C, Solomon LH. "Contrasting guilty minds: Exposure to contrast concepts narrows conceptions of acting knowingly and recklessly." Journal of experimental psychology. Applied, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1037/xap0000547
- CReST2 Collaborative Group. "Covered versus uncovered endoluminal stenting in the acute management of obstructing colorectal cancer in the palliative setting: randomized clinical trial (CReST2)." The British journal of surgery, 112(9), (2025) . doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf117
