Laura K. Frye
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Laura K. Frye, MD

Languages spoken: English

  • Dr. Laura Frye is an associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute, focusing on lung transplantation and interventional pulmonary.

    Dr. Frye completed her fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She completed additional training with a fellowship in advanced lung disease the the University of Pennsylvania and an interventional pulmonary fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. She is currently completing a Masters in Bioethics at the Ohio State University.

    As a medical educator, she is involved locally, regionally, and nationally in the education of pulmonary and critical care fellows and practicing physicians and is heavily involved in the certification of interventional pulmonary fellows. She has leadership roles within the American Thoracic Society, American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. She is an invited author of multiple reviews and services as a peer-reviewer for multiple high-impact medical journals.

    Her research is focused on outcomes of medical simulation education and health related quality of life assessments and lung transplantation. She uses her unique background to advocate for policy related to pulmonary diseases at the national and medical society level.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 105 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    June 23, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    SheÕs wonderful!

    June 16, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Excellent professional [TRANSLATED]

    May 25, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Liked her confidence and answering my questions and discussing my issues.

    May 24, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Very thorough and I understood the next steps.

    May 04, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Extremely knowledgeable and pleasant to with.

    April 01, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr.Laura Frye words really can't explain how she takes time to show you as explaining the diagnosis too you breaks it down in the exact terms for you to understand and she listens to you she doesn't show any biased or judgmental opinions about your past or present! I've trust in believe that she totally has my best interest at heart' I would like to say thank you not to just her but too every other person that has in counter me on her behalf thank you for being kind to me it means in takes me too a great altitude on my recovery.

    March 30, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Dr.Fry is awsome!

    January 23, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Dr Frye is awesome. She treated me with such kindness and respect. I am grateful to her and ALL those whom helped me along this journey

    January 15, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Frye and the other doctor that saw me were absolutely wonderful. They were so easy to talk to and they listened to what I had to say and included my daughter and son-in-law in the conversations. They explained everything very clearly and made the options I had very clear. They truly love being doctors and working with their patients. On a scale of 1 to10 they both are 100.

  • Dr. Laura Frye is an associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute, focusing on lung transplantation and interventional pulmonary.

    Dr. Frye completed her fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She completed additional training with a fellowship in advanced lung disease the the University of Pennsylvania and an interventional pulmonary fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. She is currently completing a Masters in Bioethics at the Ohio State University.

    As a medical educator, she is involved locally, regionally, and nationally in the education of pulmonary and critical care fellows and practicing physicians and is heavily involved in the certification of interventional pulmonary fellows. She has leadership roles within the American Thoracic Society, American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. She is an invited author of multiple reviews and services as a peer-reviewer for multiple high-impact medical journals.

    Her research is focused on outcomes of medical simulation education and health related quality of life assessments and lung transplantation. She uses her unique background to advocate for policy related to pulmonary diseases at the national and medical society level.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Public Health
    Board Certification
    American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

    Education history

    Graduate Training Bioethics - The Ohio State University M.A.
    Fellowship Interventional Pulmonary - Cleveland Clinic Fellow
    Fellowship Advanced Lung Disease - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Fellow
    Certification Clinical Research - University of Pennsylvania Certificate
    Fellowship Pulmonary and Critical Care - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Fellow
    Residency Medicine - University of Kansas Medical Center Resident
    Internship Medicine - University of Kansas Medical Center Intern
    Fellowship Global AIDS - American Medical Student Association Fellow
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Kansas School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate New York University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Kagawa H, Stringham J, Selzman C, Goodwin M, Frye L, Raman S, Cahill B, Morrell M (2023). Case Report of Needle Disruption of the Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes for Refractory Chylothorax After Double Lung Transplantation. Transplant Proc, 55(8), 1981-1983. (Read full article)
    2. Agrawal A, Frye L (2021). Proliferative Membranous Bronchial Webs: A Rare Complication of Lung Transplantation. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol, 28(4), e54-e57. (Read full article)
    3. Martinez-Zayas G, Almeida FA, Yarmus L, Steinfort D, Lazarus DR, Simoff MJ, Saettele T, Murgu S, Dammad T, Duong DK, Mudambi L, Filner JJ, Molina S, Aravena C, Thiboutot J, Bonney A, Rueda AM, Debiane LG, Hogarth DK, Bedi H, Deffebach M, Sagar AS, Cicenia J, Yu DH, Cohen A, Frye L, Grosu HB, Gildea T, Feller-Kopman D, Casal RF, Machuzak M, Arain MH, Sethi S, Eapen GA, Lam L, Jimenez CA, Ribeiro M, Noor LZ, Mehta A, Song J, Choi H, Ma J, Li L, Ost DE (2021). Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Prospective External and Temporal Validation of the HAL and HOMER Models. Chest, 160(3), 1108-1120. (Read full article)
    4. Piscitello GM, Bermea RS, Stokes JW, Gannon WD, Kanelidis AJ, Konopka M, Shappell C, Frye LK, Lyons PG, Siegler M, Parker WF (2021). Clinician Ethical Perspectives on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Practice. Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 39, 10499091211041079. (Read full article)
    5. Lin J, Frye L (2020). The intersection of bronchoscopy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Thorac Dis, 13(8), 5176-5182. (Read full article)
    6. Banach BS, Antic T, Bridge JA, Cipriani NA, Frye L, Krausz TN, Biernacka A (2019). Fine-needle aspiration of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans metastasizing to hemithorax with superior vena cava compression: Case report and literature review. Diagn Cytopathol, 47(8), 797-802. (Read full article)
    7. McGinniss JE, Imai I, Simon-Soro A, Brown MC, Knecht VR, Frye L, Ravindran PM, Dothard MI, Wadell DA, Sohn MB, Li H, Christie JD, Diamond JM, Haas AR, Lanfranco AR, DiBardino DM, Bushman FD, Collman RG (2019). Molecular analysis of the endobronchial stent microbial biofilm reveals bacterial communities that associate with stent material and frequent fungal constituents. PLoS One, 14(5), e0217306. (Read full article)
    8. Frye L, Machuzak M (2017). Airway Complications After Lung Transplantation. Clin Chest Med, 38(4), 693-706. (Read full article)
    9. Ali SR, Arrossi AV, Mehta AC, Frye L, Mazzone P, Almeida F (2016). Endobronchial pleomorphic adenoma. Oxf Med Case Reports, 2016(12), omw090. (Read full article)
    10. Young JC, Chehoud C, Bittinger K, Bailey A, Diamond JM, Cantu E, Haas AR, Abbas A, Frye L, Christie JD, Bushman FD, Collman RG (2014). Viral metagenomics reveal blooms of anelloviruses in the respiratory tract of lung transplant recipients. Am J Transplant, 15(1), 200-9. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Mundanchira G, Frye L, Reisenauer J, Agrawal A (2024). The persistent problem of persistent air-leaks: approach to management. [Review]. Curr Opin Pulm Med, 31(1), 28-34. (Read full article)
    2. Graham J, Basist M, Frye L, Agrawal A, Nasim F (2023). Advances in navigating to the nodule and targeting. [Review]. Curr Opin Pulm Med, 30(1), 9-16. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Ferguson JS, Frye LK (2020). Negative Results: We Shouldn't Leave them Out in the Cold. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol, 28(1), 8-9. (Read full article)
    2. Martinu T, Koutsokera A, Benden C, Cantu E, Chambers D, Cypel M, Edelman J, Emtiazjoo A, Fisher AJ, Greenland JR, Hayes D Jr, Hwang D, Keller BC, Lease ED, Perch M, Sato M, Todd JL, Verleden S, von der Thsen J, Weigt SS, Keshavjee S, bronchoalveolar lavage standardization workgroup (2020). International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation consensus statement for the standardization of bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(11), 1171-1190. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Bermea RS, Miller J, Wilson WW, Dugan K, Frye L, Murgu S, Hogarth DK (2019). One-Way Endobronchial Valves as Management for Persistent Air Leaks: A Preview of What's to Come? [Letter to the editor]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 200(10), 1318-1320. (Read full article)

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