About Dr. Erlanger
Lisa Erlanger, MD, is a board-certified family physician and clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, WA.
As a physician, educator, activist, and speaker she focuses on anti-bias, weight-inclusive, trauma-informed care for patients of all sizes and backgrounds. She speaks nationally about weight-inclusive care and eating disorders. Dr. Erlanger is passionate about supporting the next generation of providers in the compassionate care of patients in typically marginalized bodies or with stigmatized conditions.
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 has also presented at the Renfrew Eating Disorder Conference and the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders conference.
She trains and supports the next generation of fat-positive doctors by serving on the advisory board for the rapidly growing Medical Students for Size Inclusivity, mentoring medical providers across the United States and Canada, co-managing social media platforms for weight-inclusive providers, and consulting for clinical organizations.
As a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Washington, she has taught courses including foundations of clinical medicine, patient-centered care and communication, mind-body medicine, and medicine, health, and society. She works with interprofessional teams to develop curricula and research about anti-fat bias and weight-inclusive care.
Dr. Erlanger is a Certified Body Trust (R) Provider through The Center for Body Trust in Portland, OR. She believes all people deserve weight-inclusive, evidence-based, trauma-informed, anti-bias, and compassionate health care. Her work combines a deep empathy for the human condition, a strong passion for social justice, and a dedication to patient and community empowerment. She believes health is multifaceted, individually defined, and is not a moral obligation.
She is grounded in academic medicine with a healthy skepticism for its limitations. Working with patients of all backgrounds for 25 years has given her deep respect for the wisdom we carry in our bodies, the importance of community, and the power of mind-body medicine.
When not seeing eating disorder patients at the Emily Program in Washington State, you’ll find her on a horse with her two teen daughters in the woods.