||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER |||
Lauren Kreiger. Bellingham, WA. © 2024 Mark Turner
Lauren Kreiger, MD, has joined the Family Medicine team at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center.
Dr. Kreiger is a board-certified family medicine physician with a master’s in public health. She comes to San Juan Island from Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked as a physician at a Federally Qualified Health Center, providing inpatient and outpatient care.
Dr. Kreiger received her medical degree from the University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, and completed her family medicine residency at University Hospitals in Cleveland. She earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Albany, where she also earned a dual bachelor’s degree in biology and information studies.
She is passionate about providing high quality, compassionate, evidence-based medicine. While she enjoys all aspects of family medicine, she has additional training and interest in women’s and LGBTQ health and caring for underserved populations.
She is a skilled educator, having precepted and mentored both medical and nurse practitioner students, and has a passion for quality improvement. Outside of work she enjoys spending time outdoors, gardening, hiking, cycling, yoga, scuba diving and musical theater.
To schedule a new patient appointment with Dr. Kreiger, call 360-378-2141.
About PeaceHealth:
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a non-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, more than 3,000 providers, more than 160 clinics and 9 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online at peacehealth.org.
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