Academic history

Alejandro Lazo-Langner, MD, obtained his medical degree from the Universidad La Salle School of Medicine in Mexico City, Mexico. He then completed a residency program in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City, Mexico, followed by a clinical and research fellowship in thrombosis at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, where he also obtained a Master of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology.

Dr Lazo-Langner is currently an Associate Scientist at the Western University, Ontario, Canada, where he specialises in oncology, epidemiology, and biostatistics.

Speaking on venous thromboembolic diseases & thrombosis

Dr Lazo-Langner specialises in the fields of venous thromboembolic disease, thrombosis, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, as well as epidemiological methods. His research is focused on health outcomes and efficacy, population studies in venous thromboembolism, determinants of thromboembolic diseases, risk-benefits analysis, and also decision making. Dr Lazo-Langner is also interested in clinical and observational studies on the topic of hematological malignancies.