Biography
Lara McKean Basté, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UNM School of Medicine. She grew up in Barcelona and earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain. She completed an Internship at Yale New Haven Hospital and her General Surgery residency at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. Following this she completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.
Areas of Specialty
Cancer of the colon, rectum and anus
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Minimally Invasive Surgery including Laparoscopic, Robotic and
Transanal surgeries
Diverticulitis
Rectal Prolapse and Fecal incontinence
Hemorrhoids, Anal fissures, and fistulas
Education
Medical School: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain 2012
Residency in General Surgery: Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut 2016 and Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans 2019
Research Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery: Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans 2020
Clinical Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery: Oregon Health & Science University in Portland 2021
Certifications
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
Gender
Female
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- Catalan