Lawrence Haber, MD
Visiting Associate Professor, Medicine-Hospital Medicine

Professional Titles

• Director, COMPASS Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Content Lead, Professional Identity Formation, University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Director, Early Academic Development, Denver Health, Division of Hospital Medicine
• Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Denver Health

Recognition & Awards

• STAR Award, Division of Hospital Medicine, Denver Health (2023)
• Distinction in Medical Education, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital (2021)
• Excellence in Teaching, Academy of Medical Educators, University of California San Francisco (2019)
• Educator of the Year, Division of Hospital Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital (2018)
• Alpha Omega Alpha, University of California, School of Medicine (2007)

Research Interests

Publications

• Haber LA, Taylor EM. The Procedural Yips. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Mar 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38429482
• Haber LA, Williams BA. Cooperation Between Medical and Correctional Stakeholders. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Apr 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38558036
• Haber LA, Erickson HP, Makam AN. Staying against medical advice. J Hosp Med. 2023 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36975180
• Haber LA, Erickson HP, Lyden JR. Can my incarcerated patient discharge against medical advice?. J Hosp Med. 2023 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37449866
• Haber LA, Nguyen OK, Taub J, Martin M. Policy in clinical practice: Elimination of the buprenorphine "X-waiver". J Hosp Med. 2023 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37545111
• Haber LA, Dhaliwal G, Lo L, Rizzuto G. Evaluating a low anion gap: A practical approach. Cleve Clin J Med. 2023 Oct 2;90(10):619-623. PubMed PMID: 37783490
• Haber LA, Kaiksow FA, Williams BA, Crane JT. Hospital care while incarcerated: A tale of two policies. J Hosp Med. 2023 Oct 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37842851
• Kaiksow FA, Williams BA, Haber LA. Hospitalized While Incarcerated: Incarceration-Specific Care Practices. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37871315
• Haber LA, Boudin C, Williams BA. Criminal Justice Reform Is Health Care Reform. JAMA. 2023 Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38095916
• Haber LA, Pratt LA, Erickson HP, Williams BA. Shackling in the Hospital. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Apr;37(5):1258-1260. PubMed PMID: 35091917
• Haber LA. Letter to the Editor re: Hearts and Minds: an Exercise in Clinical Reasoning. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Feb;37(2):468. PubMed PMID: 34993855
• Burns ST, Amobi N, Chen JV, O'Brien M, Haber LA. Readability of Patient Discharge Instructions. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 May;37(7):1797-1798. PubMed PMID: 34240287
• Brooks KC, Makam AN, Haber LA. Caring for Hospitalized Incarcerated Patients: Physician and Nurse Experience. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Feb;37(2):485-487. PubMed PMID: 33409890
• Bansal AD, Haber LA. On a Ventilator in Shackles. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Dec;36(12):3878-3879. PubMed PMID: 34494206
• DeFries T, Leyde S, Haber LA, Martin M. Things We Do for No Reason™: Prescribing Thiamine, Folate and Multivitamins on Discharge for Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder. J Hosp Med. 2021 Dec;16(12):751-753. PubMed PMID: 34730500
• Haber LA, O'Brien M. Shackling Ulcer: an Upper Extremity Ulcer Secondary to Handcuffs. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jul;36(7):2146. PubMed PMID: 33629265
• Rosenthal MA, Sharpe BA, Haber LA. Using Peer Feedback to Promote Clinical Excellence in Hospital Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Dec;35(12):3644-3649. PubMed PMID: 32959350
• Thomas LR, Roesch J, Haber L, Rendón P, Chang A, Timm C, Kalishman S, O'Sullivan P. Becoming outstanding educators: What do they say contributed to success?. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2020 Aug;25(3):655-672. PubMed PMID: 31940102
• Silverman E, Haber LA, Geha RM. Lift Then Shift: Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis. Am J Med. 2019 Jan;132(1):e3-e6. PubMed PMID: 30201247
• Haber LA, Erickson HP, Ranji SR, Ortiz GM, Pratt LA. Acute Care for Patients Who Are Incarcerated: A Review. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Nov 1;179(11):1561-1567. PubMed PMID: 31524937
• Haber LA, DeFries T, Martin M. Things We Do for No Reason™: Discontinuing Buprenorphine When Treating Acute Pain. J Hosp Med. 2019 Oct 1;14(10):633-635. PubMed PMID: 31433765
• Devendra GP, Ortiz GM, Haber LA. By the Light of Day: Quality, Safety, and Education During the Overnight Admission Handoff. Cureus. 2019 Apr 23;11(4):e4529. PubMed PMID: 31263637
• Rosendale N, Goldman S, Ortiz GM, Haber LA. Acute Clinical Care for Transgender Patients: A Review. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Nov 1;178(11):1535-1543. PubMed PMID: 30178031
• Sani SN, Wistar E, Le L, Chia D, Haber LA. Shining a Light on Overnight Education: Hospitalist and Resident Impressions of the Current State, Barriers, and Methods for Improvement. Cureus. 2018 Jul 6;10(7):e2939. PubMed PMID: 30202670
• Haber LA, Ortiz GM. Clearing the air: inpatient providers' knowledge, perspectives, and experience with electronic cigarettes. J Hosp Med. 2014 Dec;9(12):805-7. PubMed PMID: 25352497
• Haber LA, Lau CY, Sharpe BA, Arora VM, Farnan JM, Ranji SR. Effects of increased overnight supervision on resident education, decision-making, and autonomy. J Hosp Med. 2012 Oct;7(8):606-10. PubMed PMID: 22865395
• Ling PM, Haber LA, Wedl S. Branding the rodeo: a case study of tobacco sports sponsorship. Am J Public Health. 2010 Jan;100(1):32-41. PubMed PMID: 19910357
• Haber RJ, Bardach NS, Vedanthan R, Gillum LA, Haber LA, Dhaliwal GS. Preparing fourth-year medical students to teach during internship. J Gen Intern Med. 2006 May;21(5):518-20. PubMed PMID: 16704402