Robert Lapus, MD
- Associate Professor
- Director - Pediatric Clinical Operations
- Medical Director - Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital ED
Biography
Dr. Lapus serves as the McGovern Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine Director of Pediatric Clinical Operations. He oversees pediatric clinical operations at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, as well as for our pediatric emergency medicine community sites. He joined the UT faculty in 2009 after completing a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He has salary support from the NIH and CDC as a Co-Investigator looking at cognitive and developmental outcomes in children who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. He is a recipient of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award.
Education
- MD
- University of Santo Tomas (Philippines)
- Internship
- Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School
- Residency
- Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School
- Fellowship
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interests
Resident Education; Quality Improvement; Traumatic Brain Injury; Sedation and Analgesia; Patient Flow and Satisfaction
Research Interests
Quality Improvement
Additional Information
Houstonia’s Annual Top Doctors issue, August 2014. Selected as one of Houston’s top Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians.