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Andrew J. Laster, MD, FACR, CCD
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 Education/Training
- Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; B.A. 1971-1975
- Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; 1975-1979
- Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; 1979-1980
- Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; 1980-1982
- Fellowship: Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; 1982-1985
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine, 1982; Rheumatology, 1986
- International Society of Clinical Densitometry: 2001
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Our Physicians
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| Dr. Laster has been in private practice in Charlotte since 1986. He has had long standing clinical and research interests in both immune-mediated diseases as well as osteoporosis. He lectures frequently to health care providers on a national level. |
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Awards & Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1975
- Arthritis Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1985
- ARA Senior Rheumatology Award, 1986
- Center for the Study of Services "Top Doctors", Rheumatology, Charlotte area, 2000, 2002, and 2004
- Charlotte Magazine, Top Doctors, 2005
- Top Doctors, Rheumatology, Charlotte Magazine, July, 2007
Current Appointments
- Duke University; Assistant Consulting Professor of Medicine; 1998-Present
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Clinical Instructor in Medicine; 1986-Present
- Osteoporosis Task Force of North Carolina
 Chair, Burden of Illness sub- committee
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Current Professional & Committee Memberships
- International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
Board of Directors
Chair, Public Policy Committee
Site Accredidation Task Force
Invited Panelist, Position Development Conference
2001 Denver
2003 Cincinnati
2005 Vancouver
Faculty-Bone Densitometry Course lecturer
- National Advisory Board: Eli Lilly, Merck, Procter & Gamble
- Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
- American Medical Association
- Mecklenburg County Medical Society
- North Carolina Medical Society
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