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 and chair of the Third- and Fourth- Year Curriculum Subcommittee. 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 medical honors society Alpha Omega Alpha 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. 

Areas of Expertise

• Family Medicine, seasonal vaccinations  

Education

• B.S., Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego
• M.D. '99, New York Medical College
• Residency, Family Medicine, Brown University
• M.P.H. '09, New York Medical College

Research

• Environmental determinants of physical activity in children
• Health literacy
• Medical education

Publications

• Shabsigh M, Solomon LA. "Peptide PET Imaging: A Review of Recent Developments and a Look at the Future of Radiometal-Labeled Peptides in Medicine." Chemical & biomedical imaging, 2(9), (2024) 615-630. doi: 10.1021/cbmi.4c00030
• Sharma DK, Ramadass B, Callary SA, et. al. "The effect of prebiotic fibre on the gut microbiome and surgical outcomes in patients with prosthetic joint infection (PENGUIN) - study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (ACTRN12623001273673)." Nutrition journal, 23(1), (2024) 132. doi: 10.1186/s12937-024-01034-z
• Mosley AJ, Solomon LH. "Moral judgments of outgroup cultural use." Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, (), (2024) . doi: 10.1037/cdp0000721
• Hammat AS, Nelson R, Davis JS, et. al. "Estimation of two-year hospital costs of hip and knee periprosthetic joint infection treatments using activity-based costing." The bone & joint journal, 106-B(10), (2024) 1084-1092. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.106B10.BJJ-2024-0106.R1
• Lee YE, Solomon LH. "Not all punishment is equal: The effect of punishment severity on children's social evaluations." Developmental psychology, (), (2024) . doi: 10.1037/dev0001845
• Townsel C, Louis L, Clark C, et. al. "Emergency Department Utilization for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Post Partum, 2006-2020." JAMA network open, 7(9), (2024) e2433045. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33045
• Zelmer AR, Yang D, Gunn NJ, et. al. "Osteomyelitis-relevant antibiotics at clinical concentrations show limited effectivity against acute and chronic intracellular S. aureus infections in osteocytes." Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 68(10), (2024) e0080824. doi: 10.1128/aac.00808-24

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Memberships and Affiliations

• Alpha Omega Alpha