Lauren is a double board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician Assistant. She offers experience in medicine that spans nearly two decades, encompasses several specialties, and healthcare settings. Her passion for wellness has evolved while serving patients from various backgrounds, health concerns, and circumstances.  As a complement to traditional medicine, Lauren has turned her attention to Lifestyle Medicine, working with patients to address root causes contributing to their health conditions.  The uniqueness of this specialty empowers patient wellness through an evidence-based comprehensive program of proper nutrition, enhancing physical activity, conquering sleep, and improving stress resilience. In collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey Askew, Lauren will inaugurate and build the Oracle Lifestyle Medicine Clinic which will officially launch in the fall of 2023.

Lauren is both personally and professionally dedicated to a healthy, balanced lifestyle.  She is an advocate for plant-predominant eating patterns, movement in nature, and restoring whole-body health.  She diligently works to establish healthy connections in the community and leads the local Fredericksburg chapter of Walk with a Doc.  She is a dedicated wife and mother, who enjoys traveling, fostering meaningful relationships, and spending active time with her loved ones.