Faculty & Staff

Interim Department Chair:  Clyde Satterly, MD

Michael B Lax, MD

Michael B Lax, MD
Appointed 09/21/88
STE 204 Occupational Health Clinical Center (CNY)
6712 Brooklawn Parkway
Syracuse, NY 13211

315 464-8668

Current Appointments

Hospital Campus

  • Downtown

Clinic/Unit

Education & Fellowships

  • Residency: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1987
  • MPH: University of Illinois, School of Public Health, Chicago, IL, 1986, Public Health
  • Residency: The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1985
  • Internship: The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1984
  • MD: Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1982
  • BA: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 1978, Biology and History

Clinical Interests

  • Occupational Medicine, Pneumoconiosis, asthma, work related musculoskeletal disorders, hearing loss, toxic effect of fumes or vapors on upper airways, toxic encephalopathy, contact dermatitis, Industrial Bronchitis

Education Interests

  • Workers Compensation, Occupational Health Politics & Policy, Experiences of Injured Workers

Research Interests

  • Workers Compensation, Occupational Health Politics & Policy, Experiences of Injured Workers

Specialties & Certification

  • Occupational Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

Diseases & Conditions Treated

  • Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients
  • Medical Emergencies

Treats

  • Adults

Treatments/Services

  • Acute Illness & Injury Management
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Primary Care

Associations/Memberships

  • Onondaga County Medical Society
  • Society for Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)

Current Hospital Privileges

  • Upstate University Hospital

Web Resources

Clinical Profile Shortcut: http://www.upstate.edu/findadoc/laxm
Faculty Profile Shortcut: http://www.upstate.edu/faculty/laxm