Physician Info

Dr. Laster has been in private practice in Charlotte since 1986. He has had long-standing clinical and research interests in immune-mediated diseases and osteoporosis. He lectures frequently to healthcare providers on a national level.

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 Certification
  • American Board of Internal Medicine
    • Internal Medicine (1982)
    • Rheumatology (1986)
Academic Appointments
  • Assistant Consulting Professor of Medicine, Duke University
Current Professional & Committee Memberships
  • American College of Rheumatology
    • Board of Directors ( 2021-2024)
  • American Society Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
  • Osteoporosis International: editorial review board
  • Mecklenburg County Medical Society
  • North Carolina Medical Society
Awards & Honors
  • America’s Most Honored Doctors – Top 1%: 2016 – 2023
  • Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors: 2005-2023
  • Charlotte Magazine Top Doctors: 2013-2023
  • Vitals Top 10 Rheumatologists in North Carolina: 2014
  • North Carolina’s Top Doctors 2022
  • Vitals Patient Choice Award: 2012-2017, 2019, 2020
  • Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award: 2011-2014, 2016,2017
  • ARA Senior Rheumatology Fellow Award: 1986
  • Phi Beta Kappa: 1975
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