Lauren Bretz, MD, MEd

Dr. Bretz provides medical subspecialty care for teens and young adults at Texas Children’s Hospital. She believes that quality healthcare for adolescents is an investment in our future and is driven to empower patients and families to be well equipped as they face the challenge of transitioning from a preteen to an emerging adult. She works closely with Adolescent Medicine’s multidisciplinary team of nurses, dietitians, and psychologists to ensure patients receive coordinated, whole-person care. Dr. Bretz is engaged in medical education at various levels and believes that the best way to advance medicine is to raise up the next generation of physicians to be passionate life-long learners who are devoted to providing high quality care.

Clinical Interests

Eating disorders, reproductive and sexual health, mood disorders

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Awards

Gold Humanism Honor Society Member

Fellow Medical Educator Excellence Award- Baylor College of Medicine- 2022

Chief Resident- Baylor Scott and White Pediatrics- 2018-19

John K. Blevins Award- Outstanding Resident in General Pediatrics- 2018-2019

* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Research interests

Medical education, telehealth in adolescent medicine, transition from pediatric to adult based care

Bretz LA, Raphael M, Wiemann, CM. Confidentiality and Patient Satisfaction in Adolescent Telehealth Visits, Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 70, Issue 4, Supplement, 2022, Pages S43-S44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.01.177.

Beharry M, Bretz LA, Auerswald C, Warf C. Chapter 76: Youth Experiencing Homelessness. In: Katzman D, Gordon C, Callahan T, Chung R, Joffe A, Rosenthal S, Trent M, eds. Neinstein's Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care: A Practical Guide, 7th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2023 (in press)

Bretz, LA, Williams E, Enzler C, Zimmerman C, Garland B, Hergenroeder A, Wiemann CM. Factors Influencing Chronic Condition Self-Management During Middle Adolescence.  Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021-02-01, Volume 68, Issue 2, Pages S32-S32

Bretz LA, Mallet L, Beharry M. Health Outcomes in a “Teen-Tot” Clinic: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2020; 66(2). Doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.11.199.