Dr. Lisa Erlanger
Dr. Lisa Erlanger
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About
About
Dr. Lisa Erlanger is a family physician, educator, activist, and speaker focusing on anti-bias, weight-inclusive, trauma-informed care for patients of all sizes and backgrounds. She is the founding president of the Association for Weight and Size Inclusive Medicine (AWSIM). She speaks nationally about weight-inclusive care and eating disorders. She is passionate about supporting the next generation of providers in the compassionate care of patients in typically marginalized bodies or with stigmatized conditions. read more
September 17 & 18 Live and On-Demand Event! | 2-Day Body Image Summit
September 17 & 18 Live and On-Demand Event! | 2-Day Body Image Summit
Here’s a Peek at What You’ll Learn!
Here’s a Peek at What You’ll Learn!
Reverse the toxic impact of diet culture on your clients’ body image — and your own!
Offer ethical, evidence-based feedback when asked about GLP-1s and fad diets
Help clients confront the body image barriers that stop them from living the life they value
Create resilience in the face of weight stigma and fat phobia
Manage social media engagement in ways that support a healthy body image
Harness the power of intuitive eating to decrease food noise
Assess and treat disordered eating and body image concerns in BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals
Guide clients through grieving the body they wish they had and forgiving themselves for mistreating it
Learn more and register here
Join Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN, and Lisa Erlanger, MD, on Thursday, September 24, 2026, from 2-3:30 p.m. ET, for a webinar exploring the paradigm shift toward weight-inclusive health care. This session will critically examine the limitations of traditional weight-centric models, highlighting how weight stigma and a focus on weight loss as an intervention negatively impact patient outcomes. Participants will examine the clinical and psychosocial impacts of weight stigma and review evidence-based approaches that prioritize patient autonomy, sustainable health behaviors, and equitable care. Register here
Recent Podcast Episodes
Recent Podcast Episodes
Featured in
Featured in
Book coming 2027!
Book coming 2027!
Getting the Healthcare You Deserve in the Body You Have
Getting the Healthcare You Deserve in the Body You Have
Lisa Erlanger MD and Ragen Chastain MEd, BCPA
Lisa Erlanger MD and Ragen Chastain MEd, BCPA
University of California Press
University of California Press
“The Weight of Bias: Anti-Fat Bias, Health, and Medical Education”
STFM Conference on Medical Education, New Orleans
“Anti-Fat Bias and Eating Disorder Care”
Accanto Health Continuing Education Program
“The Weight of Bias”
UW Dept of Family Medicine End of Quarter Meeting
“Health at Every Size: What If Health Care Were Weight Inclusive?”
Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work, Seattle
“Health Equity for Larger Bodied Patients”
Healthpoint Washington CHC Network
“Comprehensive Anesthesia Care for Higher Weight Patients: An Expert Discussion”
American Society of Anesthesiologists WSSA/BCAS Joint Scientific Meeting
“The Weight of Stigma in the Treatment of Eating Disorders”
Webinar, American Academy of Anorexia Nervosa, Chicago Illinois.
“Untangling Weight and Health”
King County Assoc. of Family Practice
“Anti-Fat Bias and Health”
University of Michigan School of Medicine
“Eating Disorders” and “Trauma Informed Care.”
University of Washington Women’s Health Care Update
“Involuntary Treatment for Eating Disorders”
Harborview Medical Center Ethics Forum
Also:
University of Washington Internal Medicine Residency
St Peters- Olympia Family Medicine Residency
Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency
PESI.com
Weight Inclusive Nutritionists and Dietitians
Medical Students for Size Inclusivity
IAEDP
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