Title
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Patient Care Emphasis
Adolescent Medicine
Location
Le Bonheur Outpatient Center
Le Bonheur Outpatient Center
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
American Board of Pediatrics - Board Certified, Pediatrics, 2020-Present
American Board of Pediatrics - Board Certified, Adolescent Medicine, 2024-Present
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Indiana University, Riley Children’s Hospital
- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (2019-Present)
- Chair, Committee on Substance Use (2023-2025)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2017-Present) / [Tennessee Chapter 2023-Present]
- Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (2023-Present)
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (2023-Present) / [Tennessee Chapter 2023-Present]
- Society of Family Planning (2023-Present)
- Memphis Youth Participatory Action Research Collaborative (2023-Present)
- Brown, M., Fitzgerald, H. N., Sola Rufai, S., Bell, L. A., Syed, T., & Kirkpatrick, L. (2025). Documentation of Pregnancy Options Counseling in a Pediatric Emergency Department and Outpatient General Pediatric Clinic: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Clinical pediatrics, 99228251372395. Advance online publication.
- Chen, Y., 1 Seiters, H., 1 Wang, Z., & Bell, L. A. (2025). Trends in United States Adolescent and Young Adult Overdose Fatalities, 1999-2023. The Journal of adolescent health: official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, S1054-139X(25)00274-5. Advance online publication.
- Bell, L. A., Harrison, E. I., Kazmerski, T. M., Russell, M. R., Syed, T., Szoko, N., Tyler, C. P., & Kirkpatrick, L. A. (2025). A Developmentally-Informed Model of Adolescent Decision-Making Around Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study. Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, S1083-3188(25)00266-9. Advance online publication.
- Mozhui, K., Henriksen, B. A., Bell, L. A., Bretherton, I., Cheung, A. S., & Novakovic, B. (2025). Tracking Epigenetic Biomarkers of Health and Aging During the Initial Year of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy. The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 98(2), 105–115. https://doi.org/10.59249/XMGO7523
- Ruth, J.,1 Wagner, S., Aalsma, M. C., Adams, Z. W., & Bell, L. A. (2025). Clinician Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder for Adolescents. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001486. Advance online publication.
- Kirkpatrick, L., Bell, L. A., Borcky, T., Boutros-Khoury, H., Hooven-Davis, J., Rankine, J., Robbins, C., Syed, T., Szoko, N., & Allison, B. A. (2025). Evaluation of a Pregnancy Options Counseling Curriculum for Pediatric Residents. The Journal of adolescent health: official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 76(3), 475–481.
- Aalsma, M. C., Bell, L. A., Schwartz, K., Ouyang, F., Kolak, M., Monahan, P. O., Mermelstein, S. P., Carson, I., Hulvershorn, L. A., & Adams, Z. W. (2024). Clinician Willingness to Prescribe Medications for Opioid Use Disorder to Adolescents in Indiana. JAMA Network Open, 7(9), e2435416.
- Bell, L. A., & Hadland, S. E. (2024). The Changing Landscape of Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use. The Journal of adolescent health: official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 75(5), 706–708.
- Kirkpatrick, L. A., Bell, L. A., Harrison, E. I., Kazmerski, T. M., Russell, M. R., Syed, T. S., Szoko, N. A., & Tyler, C. P. (2024). Communication and Counseling Preferences of Women Who Chose Abortion During Adolescence: A Qualitative Study. Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, S1083-3188(24)00270-5. Advance online publication.
- Buchholz, C., Bell, L. A., Adatia, S., Bagley, S. M., Wilens, T. E., Nurani, A., & Hadland, S. E. (2024). Medications for Opioid Use Disorder for Youth: Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives. The Journal of adolescent health: official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 74(2), 320–326.
- Shue, S. A., Rowe, E., Bell, L. A., Damush, T., DeLong, A., Gowan, T., Skaar, T., & Haggstrom, D. (2023). Pharmacogenomics implementation across multiple clinic settings: a qualitative evaluation. Phar-macogenomics, 24(17), 881–893.
- Kirkpatrick, L., Goldman, P., Bell, L. A., Tyler, C. P., Harrison, E., Russell, M., Syed, T., Szoko, N., & Kazmerski, T. M. (2023). Structured Engagement of Community Partners to Revise a Pregnancy Options Counseling Curriculum for Pediatric Residents. Journal of medical education and curricular development, 10, 23821205231190476.
- Bell, L. A., Tyler, C. P., Russell, M. R., Szoko, N., Harrison, E. I., Kazmerski, T. M., Syed, T., & Kirkpatrick, L. (2023). Preferences and Experiences Regarding Pregnancy Options Counseling in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Qualitative Study. The Journal of Adolescent Health: official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 73(1), 164–171.
- Bell, L. A., & Hadland, S. E. (2023). Unintentional overdoses: understanding the fentanyl landscape and reducing harm. Current opinion in pediatrics, 35(4), 408–414.
- Kirkpatrick, L., Bell, L., Tyler, C. P., Harrison, E., Russell, M., Syed, T., Szoko, N., & Kazmerski, T. M. (2023). Health Care and Adoption Service Experiences of People Who Placed Children for Adoption During Adolescence: A Qualitative Study. Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, 36(1), 58–64.
- Ray, B., Bailey, K., Dunnigan, M., Aalsma, M. C., Bell, L., & O'Brien, M. (2022). Comparing Practices Used in Overdose Fatality Review Teams to Recommended Implementation Guidelines. Journal of public health management and practice: JPHMP, 28(Suppl 6), S286–S294.
- Oliver, A. P., Bell, L. A., Agley, J., Bixler, K., Hulvershorn, L. A., & Adams, Z. W. (2022). Examining the Efficacy of Project ECHO to Improve Clinicians' Knowledge and Preparedness to Treat Adolescent Vaping. Clinical pediatrics, 61(12), 869–878.
- Bell, L. A., Bushover, B., Miller, E., & Culyba, A. (2022). Staying in School: Connection, Cohesiveness, and Suspension. Academic pediatrics, 22(6), 1017–1023.
- Adams, Z. W., Agley, J., Pederson, C. A., Bell, L. A., Aalsma, M. C., Jackson, T., Grant, M. T., Ott, C. A., & Hulvershorn, L. A. (2022). Use of Project ECHO to promote evidence-based care for justice-involved adults with opioid use disorder. Substance abuse, 43(1), 336–343.
- Kirkpatrick, L., Wiener, S., Bell, L., Szoko, N., Collins, A., Russell, M., Harrison, E., Weiss, M., & Syed, T. (2021). A Curriculum for Pediatric Residents in Pregnancy Options Counseling: A Pilot Program. Academic pediatrics, 21(7), 1300–1302.
Submitted Manuscripts
- Bell LA, Seiters H, Ragos J, Sumner-Winter W, Crooks C, Brooks K, Pichon LC. - The Youth Overdose/Opioid Task Force in Memphis: A Community Case Study. (Submitted to Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine)
- Seiters H, Chen Y, Wang Z, Bell LA. - Adolescent and Young Adult Overdose Burden and Substance Use Treatment Admissions in Tennessee, 2013-2022. (Submitted to Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports)
- Gupta S, Schwartz K, Bell LA, Brown S, Aalsma MA. - Statewide Trends in Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Among Adolescents with Opioid Use Disorder. (Submitted to Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
