BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes Lauren Slattery, MD, to its Surgical Care Belfast practice.

Dr. Slattery joins MHWH after completing her fellowship in endocrine surgery at Columbia University’s Department of General Surgery in New York City. Prior to that, she completed her residency as a general surgery physician at the University of Utah’s Department of General Surgery in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Slattery earned her medical degree from the University of Queensland School of Medicine - Ochsner Clinical School in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and New Orleans, Louisiana. She holds a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, with minors in math/computer science and music.

For more information, please visit mainehealth.org or call Surgical Care Belfast at 505-4603.

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit, integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America,” and is committed to a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. MaineHealth includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, comprehensive pediatric care services, an extensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services as well as home health, hospice and senior care services. With more than 2,000 employed providers and approximately 23,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth hospitals include MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor in Westbrook, MaineHealth Franklin Hospital in Farmington, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, Biddeford and Sanford, MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, MaineHealth Stephens Hospital in Norway and MaineHealth Waldo Hospital in Belfast. MaineHealth also includes the MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, MaineHealth Behavioral Health in Westbrook, MaineHealth Home Health and Hospice in Saco, the MaineHealth Institute for Research in Scarborough, the MaineHealth Medical Group and MaineHealth NorDx in Scarborough. MaineHealth affiliates include Maine General Health in Augusta and Waterville and St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston. It is also a significant stakeholder in the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization in Portland and a joint venture partner in the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Portland.