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Nelly A. Lazo, MD

Accepting New Patients
26732 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 271
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
1957.4 miles away
Speaks: English
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The Oncology Institute Mission Viejo

26732 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 271, Mission Viejo, CA 92691

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About Nelly A. Lazo

Dr. Nelly Awkar-Lazo was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the United States after she earned her medical degree from the Lebanese University in Beirut. She settled in New Jersey and completed her residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in New Jersey. She then completed her fellowship in Oncology and Hematology at Seton Hall University as a chief fellow in her fellowship program. During her fellowship, Dr. Awkar-Lazo was published in various medical journals including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, in which she authored numerous articles and case reports in her clinical research. Dr. Awkar-Lazo is fluent in French and Arabic and conversational in Spanish.

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
The Oncology Institute Mission Viejo
26732 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 271
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

The Oncology Institute Santa Ana
999 North Tustin Avenue, Suite 212
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Affiliated Locations
Providence St. Joseph Hospital - Orange
Mission Hospital Leonard Cancer Institute - Mission Viejo
Providence Mission Hospital - Laguna Beach
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo

Clinical Interests

  • Adverse Effects To Anticoagulants
  • Anemia
  • Bleeding Disorder
  • Blood Cancer
  • Blood Disorders
  • Bone Marrow Disorders
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Chemotherapy
  • Cancer Pain
  • Cancer Related Fatigue
  • Cancer Risk Assessment
  • Cancer Survivor
  • Carcinoma Of Unknown Primary
  • Chemoradiation
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Endocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy
  • Endometrial Cancer
  • Giant Cell Tumor Of The Bone
  • Head And Neck Cancer
  • Hellp Syndrome
  • Hematologic Malignancies
  • Hemoglobinopathies
  • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • Leukopenia
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphedema Therapy
  • Lymphoma
  • Lymphopenia
  • Melanoma
  • Metastatic Liver Cancer
  • Metastatic Prostate Cancer
  • Musculoskeletal Tumor
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Myeloproliferative Diseases
  • Neutropenia
  • Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Oral Complications Of Cancer
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Pancytopenia
  • Petechiae
  • Polycythemia
  • Pulmonary Metastases
  • Retroperitoneal Mass
  • Sarcoma
  • Secondary Polycythemia
  • Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
  • Splenomegaly
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Submucosal Tumors
  • Sweat Gland Carcinoma
  • Thalassemia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Thrombophilia
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Tracheal Cancer
  • Von Willebrand Disease
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia