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)

1. 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228251372395
2. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.06.023
3. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2025.05.002
4. 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 https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.01.25323163
5. 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. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001486
6. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.11.003
7. 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. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworko-pen.2024.35416
8. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.07.024 
9. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2024.08.007
10. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.047
11. 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. https://doi.org/10.2217/pgs-2023-0179
12. 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205231190476
13. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.02.017
14. Bell, L. A., & Hadland, S. E. (2023). Unintentional overdoses: understanding the fentanyl landscape and reducing harm. Current opinion in pediatrics, 35(4), 408–414. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0000000000001249
15. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2022.08.006
16. 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. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001546
17. 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228221107816
18. Bell, L. A., Bushover, B., Miller, E., & Culyba, A. (2022). Staying in School: Connection, Cohesiveness, and Suspension. Academic pediatrics, 22(6), 1017–1023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2021.12.016
19. 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2021.1941518
20. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2021.04.029 

Submitted Manuscripts

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)