Dr. Lori Langdon

Biography

Dr. Langdon was born in Harnett County and grew up outside of Coats on a hog and tobacco farm. She graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics for high school, and then went on to NC State University as a Caldwell scholar to receive her Bachelor of Science in Zoology, summa cum laude. She then received her M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her Pediatrics Residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She returned to North Carolina in 1998 and has practiced general pediatrics since that time, always in rural areas. She often had medical students with her in clinic during those years.
She was asked to do a few pediatric lectures for CUSOM in the fall of 2021 and genuinely enjoyed the interactions with students. In August of 2022, she was named Clinical Chair of Pediatrics for the medical school. She has always enjoyed the scholarship, fellowship, and advocacy of the NC Pediatric Society and has been active with this group for many years. Fortunately, she has been welcomed in as a representative of CUSOM and participated in many leadership activities with all the pediatric chairs from the other medical schools and pediatric residency programs in North Carolina. She loves how much the Peds Society has accomplished through the years with their strong advocacy for child health.
Dr. Langdon is passionate about nearly everything pediatric. She is an extreme fan of the incredible public health gains due to safe and effective vaccines. She loves child safety measures, accurate science on social media, adolescent depression and anxiety management, judicious use of antibiotics, breast feeding education, and community involvement. Feel free to check out her YouTube channel called simply, “Doctor Langdon.”

She married her high school sweet heart, Mark, when she was 19 years old. They are the proud parents of six children and, so far, three grandchildren. Mark and Lori live on his family’s farm between Coats and Angier. They enjoy hosting student groups and faculty groups for get-togethers on the farm with the cows, donkeys, sheep, dogs, cats, and a rabbit.

Dr. Langdon is currently the faculty advisor for the Pediatrics Club, the Med/Peds Club, and the CMDA. She is the vice-chair of the Harnett County Board of Health, and serves on the Harnett Health Foundation. She is Pediatric Faculty for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and serves on an advisory board for Sanofi. She was voted Preceptor of the Year for the Harnett Region in 2024 and has won “Best Pediatrician in Harnett County” for the last 4 years.