Lauren D. Brollier, MD


Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Assistant Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Email:  Lauren.D.Brollier@uth.tmc.edu
Phone:  713-500-6223

Educational Teaching Philosophy

My educational efforts within McGovern Medical School focus on medical students, anesthesiology residents, and pediatric anesthesiology fellows.  My teaching philosophy is to support all learners in expanding their clinical skills, knowledge base, and professionalism to ensure McGovern Medical School trains the best physicians.  I strive to ensure I am leading by example as an exemplary physician mentor and leader, while maintaining my own professionalism development, current medical knowledge, and clinical practice standards.

Past & Current Educational Activities:

  • Clinical teaching
  • Assistant Program Director Anesthesiology Department
  • Anesthesiology Resident Education Curriculum Coordination
  • Mock Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)/Standardized Oral Examination (SOE)
  • Standardized Oral Examination Practice
  • Medical Student Anesthesiology Clerkship Co-Director
  • Resident Mentor Program Chair

Areas of Expertise and Personal Interest:

  • Resident & Medical Student Education
  • Oral Board & OSCE Simulation
  • Professionalism
  • Mentoring

Honors/Awards/Appointments:

  • Top Doctors in Anesthesiology: 2021
  • Dean’s Teaching Award (annual award recommended by department chair to less than 15% of faculty): 2017 – 2021 (nominated every year since I have joined UT Faculty)
  • Outstanding Teaching Faculty in Pediatric Anesthesia: 2019-2020
  • White Mountain Award – Society for Ambulatory Anesthesiology: 2015
  • Outstanding Senior Resident in Anesthesiology: 2015

Selected Publications:

  • Brollier, Lauren; Matuszczak, Maria; Marri, Tejaswi; Moorman, Andrew; Carbajal, Jael; Sorial, Emad; Jain, Ranu: Anesthetic Management of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Intrathecal Nusinersen Administration for Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Single Center Experience. Pediatric Anesthesia, 2020.
  • Senior, Lauren; Brollier, Lauren: Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs): Age-Related Differences. Question of the Week, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. Accepted September 2020.
  • Senior, Lauren, M.D., Ahn, Stephanie, M.D., Buchanan, Allison, M.D., Brollier, Lauren, M.D., Cameron, Staci, M.D. Hemodynamic Instability in a Pediatric Patient with Myasthenia Gravis. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, February, 2021.
  • Markham, Travis H.; de Haan, J. Blair, Guzman-Reyes, Sara; Campbell, Amber; Brollier, Lauren; Pivalizza, Evan: Changes in USMLE Step 1 Examination Score Reporting and Anesthesiology Resident Selection. Anesthesia and Analgesia. Accepted August 2020.