Resident Bio
I grew up in northeast Texas, went to college at Baylor University, earned my Master’s in Public Health here at GW and then went to medical school at UT Southwestern. Growing up in a small town with limited healthcare access and having the opportunities during my childhood to serve many low-resource communities internationally, I knew I wanted to go into a medical career to make a difference in the lives of those in need. My journey has given me a passion for a surgical career focusing on improving healthcare access to rural and underserved communities both close to home and abroad. I chose to come to GW because I knew that the academic yet close-knit culture would help me thrive during my training. I also am humbled and excited to be in our nation’s capital where there are a plethora of opportunities to engage with policy and social reform. Also the beautiful runs around National Mall were worth the move too!
hlanier29 [at] gwu [dot] edu (hlanier29[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Hometown
Texarkana, TX
Undergraduate School
Baylor University
Medical School
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Clinical Interests
Global surgery, Health Inequities
Professional Activities/Involvement
American College of Surgeons
Personal Interests
I enjoy playing the piano, soccer, tennis, running, traveling, spending time with family, friends, my spouse, and spoiling our weenie dog Thor
Publications
Huerta S, Phung T, Tran N, Lanier H, Pham T. Predictors of long-term mortality in octogenarian veterans following inguinal hernia repair. Hernia. 2022 Feb;26(1):243-249. doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02525-2. Epub 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34686941.
Huerta S, Lanier H, Tsai S, Pham T, Sambandam S. The Veteran Affair Surgical Quality Improvement Program Calculator is a Poor Predictor of Morbidity and Mortality in Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Veterans Undergoing Major Lower Extremity Amputations. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Sep;85:32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.04.054. Epub 2022 May 17. PMID: 35595212.
Lanier H, Diaz M, Saleh S, Lehmann C, Medford R. Analyzing COVID-19 disinformation on Twitter using the hashtags #scamdemic and #plandemic: Retrospective study. PLoS One. 2022 Jun 22;17(6):e0268409. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268409. PMID: 35731785; PMCID: PMC9216575.
Tsai S, Lanier H, Tran N, Pham T, Huerta S. Current Predictors of Mortality in Veteran Patients Undergoing Major Lower Extremity Amputations: Risk Factors Have Not Changed and Mortality Remains High. The American Surgeon. 2022;0(0). doi:10.1177/00031348221074235
Huerta S, Kakati R, Lanier H. Gas-Containing Biliary Calculi: Case Series and a Systematic Review. Am Surg. 2022 Aug 15:31348221121553. doi: 10.1177/00031348221121553. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35969478.
Liu A, Suarez A, Kak A, Lehnen J, Mitchell D, Ray G, Lanier H, Golla C, Bonner N, Rossopoulos T, Barrie U, Pagels P, Day P, Gimpel N. Training Students as Navigators for Patients Experiencing Homelessness. Fam Med. 2023 Jan;55(1):45-50. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.55.143409. PMID: 36656887.
Sambandam S, Bokhari SMMA, Tsai S, Nathan VS, Senthil T, Lanier H, Huerta S. Morbidity and Mortality in Non-Obese Compared to Different Classes of Obesity in Patients Undergoing Transtibial Amputations. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(1):267. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12010267
Hanna J, Geresu L, Diaz M, Pickering M, Casazza J, Ho M, Lanier H, Radunsky A, Saleh S, Most Z, Perl T, Turer R, Lehmann C, Chow J, Medford R. 2357. Risk Factors for COVID-19 Infection and Outcomes in People Living with HIV, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 9, Issue Supplement_2, December 2022, ofac492.164, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.164