Lisa Erlanger, MD

BIO:

Lisa Erlanger, MD, is a board-certified family physician whose practice has focused on primary care of larger-bodied individuals, and medical care of eating disorders and mental health concerns. She graduated with honors from Washington University School of Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship through the University of Washington in Seattle. As one of the leaders in the growing movement for weight-inclusive primary care, Dr. Erlanger speaks nationally about anti-fat bias, weight-inclusive primary care, and eating disorders. Her plenary at the 2023 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Medical Student Education Conference was designated “most likely to change practice.” She serves on the advisory board for the international organization Medical Students for Size Inclusivity, mentors size-inclusive medical providers across the United States, and provides consultation for organizations making structural changes to reduce anti-fat bias. As a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Washington, she has taught foundations of clinical medicine, patient-centered care and communication, and ecology of health and medicine. Dr. Erlanger is a Certified Body Trust (R) Provider through The Center for Body Trust in Portland, OR. She believes all people deserve evidence-based, trauma-informed, anti-bias health care. When not seeing patients at the Emily Program in Washington State, you’ll find her in the woods on a horse with her two teen daughters.