Dr. Lazarus is a graduate of Adelphi University, New York, and the University of Bologna School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy. He did a Clinical Clerkship for Internal Medicine at Nassau County (NY) Medical Center and a Clinical Clerkship for General Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. He performed a Straight Surgical Internship at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, and a Combined Residency Program at State University of New York. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.