Lucy Potter, MD, MPH
Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Instructor, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2020 | UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, US, Epidemiology, Data Science, Master of Public Health |
| 2017 | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US, Medicine, Doctorate of Medicine |
| 2012 | Rice University, Houston, TX, US, Managerial Studies, Bachelor of Arts |
| 2012 | Rice University, Houston, TX, US, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Bachelor of Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2024-null | ACP Guided Fellowship, Internal Medicine, American College of Physicians, Houston, Texas |
| 2020-2023 | Resident Physician, Internal Medicine, The University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2025 | Alabama Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2024 | Florida Board of Medicine |
| 2024 | Georgia Composite Medical Board |
| 2024 | Washington State Department of Health |
| 2024 | Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure |
| 2024 | Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2024 | Arizona Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2024 | Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2024 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2022 | Texas Medical Board |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, DoIM Grand Rounds Committee, 2025 - Present
Member, Junior Faculty Committee, 2024 - Present
Member, DoIM Research Committee, 2024 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Resident of the Year, University of Nevada-Reno |
| 2020 | Delta Omega Honorary Society of Public Health, UTHealth School of Public Health |
| 2019 | Best in Congress Poster Award, American Transplant Congress |
| 2012 | Magna Cum Laude, Rice University |
| 2012 | Clark P. Read Award for Excellence in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Rice University |
| 2012 | Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Rice University |
| 2008 - 2012 | Rice-Baylor Baccalaureate-MD Medical Scholar, Rice University + Baylor College of Medicine |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. The Fatigue of Immunotherapy: Systematic Review. Poster. Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. The Fatigue of Immunotherapy. Poster. Cancer Survivorship Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Burkitt's Lymphoma and Atrial Fibrillation - An Unconventional Encounter. Poster. Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat & Poster Session. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Maximizing Time Efficiency to Improve Patient Visit Satisfaction and Value in the Ambulatory Clinic Setting. Poster. Goodman Research Day, University of Nevada-Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, Nevada, US.
- 2021. Severe COVID-19 Vaccine Complications: A Case of Central Nervous System Demyelination. Poster. Nevada American College of Physicians Chapter Abstracts Competition, Reno, NV, US.
- 2020. The Health Behaviors of the Caregivers of Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipient Patients. Poster. Annual School of Public Health Research Day, US.
- 2019. Student Practicum Panel. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Ordering unindicated lumbar MRIs for low back pain? Ethical arguments to resist the temptation. Poster. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2014. The Next Generation of Global Health Education: Introducing the Interdisciplinary Health Network. Poster. Connect Conference of 2014 of the Houston Global Health Collaborative, Houston, TX. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2014. An Interdiscplinary Approach to Global Health Education. Invited. Connect Conference 2014. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2012. Priority effects in experimental communities: Disentangling the roles of habitat quality and density. Poster. Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2019. Kidney Transplants Following Donation after Circulatory Death and Donation After Brain Death Have Similar Early Outcomes. Conference. Austin, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2020. Is Bariatric Surgery Feasible in the Setting of Liver and Kidney Transplants?. Poster. American Society of Transplant Surgeons 20th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium. Miami, Florida, US.
- 2019. Is Bariatric Surgery Feasible in the Setting of Liver and Kidney Transplants?. Poster. American Transplant Congress. Boston, Massachusetts, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. The Fatigue of Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review. Poster. MASCC/ISOO 2025 Annual Meeting. Seattle, US.
- 2025. Treatment of Cancer-Related Fatigue in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Two Decades of Experience. Poster. MASCC/ISOO 2025 Annual Meeting. Seattle, US.
- 2019. The Natural History of Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Poster. European Society of Transplantation 2019 Conference. Copenhagen, DK.
- 2019. Diamond in the Rough: Successful Utilization of Dual Kidneys in an Unusual Extended Criteria Donor. Poster. European Society of Transplantation 2019. Copenhagen, DK.
- 2007. Changes in mammary gland expression of cell cycle, apoptosis, and immune response genes accompany progression through a prolonged lactation cycle of the mouse. Poster. 4th Annual International Milk Genomics Consortium, CA.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Tariq N, Saharia A, Nwokedi U, Hobeika MJ, Mobley CM, Hsu D, Potter LM, Moore LW, Elaileh A, Sherman V, Ghobrial RM. Combined liver transplantation and sleeve gastrectomy: Report of a brief-interval staged approach. Liver Transpl 29(4):422-430, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35976078.
Review Articles
- Saharia A, Potter LM, Baio F, Elaileh A, Mobley C, Ghobrial RM, Abdelrahim M, Heyne K. Is Surgery-first Still a Reasonable Option in the Era of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer?. Am J Clin Oncol 43(4):298-304, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31895096.
- Elaileh A, Saharia A, Potter LM, Flavio B, Ghafel A, Abdelrahim M, Heyne K. Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer in the era of targeted and immune therapies 9(9):1871-1888, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31598392.
Letters to the Editor
- Saharia A, Potter LM, Baio F, Abdelrahim M, Heyne K. Commentary on Neoadjuvant Versus Surgery First Approach in Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Am J Clin Oncol 43: 753-754, 2020.
Web Publications
- Potter LM. We are sheltered from global health diseases, 2013.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 13, 2025