Margot Lazow wins CPS resident award
The Cincinnati Pediatric Society announced Margot Lazow, MD, as this year’s outstanding second-year resident at the annual Spring Dinner on April 30. The winner is selected for his/her performance as a resident, based on clinical skills, teamwork, professional behavior and conduct, highest ethical and moral standards and being a strong advocate for families.
Lazow hails from New Jersey. She graduated from Columbia University in New York, and earned her MD at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She set her sights on Cincinnati Children’s for her residency because she loved the culture and feel of the program.
“It’s a top program, and everyone is smart and hardworking,” she says. “But they are also very friendly and welcoming.”
Lazow’s career choice is in keeping with family tradition. Her father is a surgeon, and her sister is a surgical resident. “What really confirmed my decision to go into medicine was a volunteer experience I had as an undergrad working with young adult oncology patients,” she explains. “I loved hearing their stories. I loved the relationships I was able to build. That’s why I chose to become a doctor – for the relationships you can form with patients and families.”
She plans on doing a fellowship in hematology/oncology after completing her residency. Her goal is to become a pediatric oncologist at an academic hospital.
Meanwhile, Lazow is proud to be partnering with her mentors Joe Real, MD, and Melissa Klein, MD, MEd, on innovative ways to improve care. Specifically, the three are collaborating with Brad Cruse and Dave Davis from Learning and Development to create a virtual 360 tour of Avondale.
“The tour includes interviews with neighborhood parents, community liaisons and a school principal, highlighting the neighborhood’s strengths and barriers to healthy living – for example, not having a grocery store within walking distance,” she says. “Providers will be able to access the tour using an app. The goal is to help them understand the challenges many of our patients and families face and introduce them to helpful, affordable community resources as well.”
If all goes well, the app will be ready to pilot in July.
The biggest lesson Lazow has learned in her residency so far is the importance of teamwork. “It’s vital to work well together to deliver good patient care,” she says.
She’s also grateful for the support of her colleagues and mentors. “Knowing that this award was chosen by my classmates makes this award all the more special to me.”
