Ruth Lagman, M.D.
| Appointed: |
2001 |
| Gender: |
Female |
| Languages: |
English
Tagalog |
Solid Tumor Oncology
Biographical Sketch
Ruth Lagman, MD, was born in Manilla, Philippines. She finished her Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of the Philippines in 1982. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, in Manila in 1986. She then spent a clinical-internship year followed by a brief stint as a volunteer physician in rural Philippines. Her experience in rural Philippines motivated her to pursue a master’s degree in Public Health at the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale University with a concentration in the epidemiology of infectious disease. The degree was conferred in 1993 upon completion of her master's thesis.
Dr. Lagman did her internal medicine residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Conn., from 1990-1993. She then returned home to the Philippines and spent a year teaching at the College of Medicine at Angeles University in Pampanga, Philippines. In 1995, she entered the clinical fellowship program in Palliative Care at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She then spent the next few years in private practice, in general internal medicine in the greater Chicago area.
She returned to Cleveland, Ohio, in July 2001 to join the medical staff of the Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Department of Hematology and Oncology, at Cleveland Clinic. She also has been appointed Director of Clinical Services of the Palliative Medicine program, and Medical Director of the Hospice of Cleveland Clinic. Her interests are music therapy and complementary and alternative medicine.
Dr. Lagman enjoys traveling, swimming and golf. She is married to Yew Sing Thomas Lee, an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Education & Fellowships
| Medical School: | University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Manila, Philippines |
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| Internship: | University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Transitional Year, Manila, Philippines |
| Residency: | University of Connecticut Health Center, Internal Medicine, Farmington, CT |
| Fellowship: | Cleveland Clinic, Palliative Care, Cleveland, OH |
| Other Education: | (Graduate) Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| Other Education: | (Undergraduate) University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines |
Additional Training
Certifications
American Board of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Internal Medicine
Professional Memberships
- American College of Physicians
- American College of Physician Executives
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
Specializes in Services
Industry Relationships
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