Lauren Walter, MD, MSPH

Lauren Walter, MD, MSPH, is an associate professor and associate vice chair of emergency medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she also serves as director of the Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health Fellowship.

Dr. Walter’s work spans medical education and clinical research, with a focus on public health in the emergency department. Her research includes externally funded projects on universal HIV and hepatitis C virus screening and emergency department–initiated medication for opioid use disorder.

She is active in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), where she serves as vice president of communications for the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine, supporting initiatives that enhance engagement, communication, and professional development across the academy.