Kate V. Lauer

T32 Postdoctoral Trainee

Kate has a B.S. in biochemistry and genetics from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a M.D from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors and attending sporting events.

Type: MANTP Trainees

Association of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with postoperative bleeding in bariatric surgery: an observational study

Kate V Lauer, Jamie Ho, Dawda Jawara, Mads Owen, Andre Acra, Megha Brahmbhatt, Glen E Leverson, David A Harris, Anne O Lidor, Luke M Funk

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. 2026 October 13. pmid:42869679, pmc:PMC13662282, doi:10.1016/j.soard.2026.08.030
A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score for body mass index predicts longitudinal weight change

Tianyuan Lu, Lily N Stalter, Kate V Lauer, Bret M Hanlon, Wenmin Zhang, Luke M Funk

Genome medicine. 2026 September 4. pmid:42693481, pmc:PMC13543510, doi:10.1186/s13073-026-01741-8
Post-operative Hemoglobin Trends for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Observational Study

Kate V Lauer, Jamie Ho, Lily N Stalter, Mads Owen, Andre Acra, Megha Brahmbhatt, David A Harris, Anne O Lidor, Luke M Funk

Obesity surgery. 2026 July 25. pmid:42501168, pmc:PMC13562350, doi:10.1007/s11695-026-08875-z
Who Picks Up the Slack? Impact of Interprofessional Role Ambiguity on Resident Education, Team Function, and Patient Care

Jackie S Cha, Emily L Tucker, Kate V Lauer, Brigitte Smith

Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2026 March 27. pmid:41894467, doi:10.1097/XCS.0000000000001939
Evaluating the economic impact of bariatric surgery: A multi-year comparative analysis

Kate V Lauer, Dawda Jawara, Lily N Stalter, Bret M Hanlon, Matthew R Lemahieu, Luke M Funk

American journal of surgery. 2025 October 18. pmid:41109813, pmc:PMC12717673, doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116665
Durability Wins-BIOLAP and the Case for Synthetic Mesh

Kate V Lauer, Victoria R Rendell, Luke M Funk

JAMA surgery. 2025 October 8. pmid:41060635, pmc:PMC12715766, doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2025.4004
The GLP-1 Era-What Comes After Bariatric Surgery?

Kate V Lauer, David A Harris, Luke M Funk

JAMA surgery. 2025 August 27. pmid:40864450, pmc:PMC12451535, doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2025.3099
Should we be scoring pain differently for rib fractures? A comparison of two scoring systems

Kate V Lauer, Ann P O’Rourke, Katie E Austin-Nash, Ben L Zarzaur, Nicole L Werner

Injury. 2025 August 1. pmid:40750533, doi:10.1016/j.injury.2025.112625
Response Regarding: Using Machine Learning to Predict Weight Gain in Adults: An Observational Analysis From the All of Us Research Program

Kate V Lauer, Dawda Jawara, Lily N Stalter, Bret Hanlon, Matthew M Churpek, Luke M Funk

The Journal of surgical research. 2025 April 13. pmid:40222865, pmc:PMC12481457, doi:10.1016/j.jss.2025.03.011
Using Machine Learning to Predict Weight Gain in Adults: an Observational Analysis From the All of Us Research Program

Dawda Jawara, Kate V Lauer, Manasa Venkatesh, Lily N Stalter, Bret Hanlon, Matthew M Churpek, Luke M Funk

The Journal of surgical research. 2025 January 1. pmid:39742657, pmc:PMC11911080, doi:10.1016/j.jss.2024.11.042