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Our Leadership

A group of physicians passionate about advancing weight inclusive medicine as a way to reduce healthcare disparities for larger bodied patients and promote body autonomy for patients of all sizes.

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Board Members

President

Lisa Erlanger, MD (she/her)

  • Director of Medical Services
    The Emily Program, Washington State
  • Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
    University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Certified Body Trust (R) Provider
    The Center for Body Trust, Portland, OR

Treasurer

Naomi Busch, MD (she/her)

  • Family Medicine
  • Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner (MCMP)
  • Seattle Menopause Medicine (owner)

Secretary

Jessica Mui, BA (she/her)

Membership Engagement Co-Chair

Mónica Peralta, MD

Dr. Mónica Peralta is a physician and certified counselor specializing in intuitive eating, mindful eating, and body liberation. Based in Nicaragua, she brings extensive expertise to her practice, supported by a postgraduate degree in clinical nutrition and diabetes. With a steadfast commitment to patient well-being, Dr. Peralta fosters a nurturing environment, prioritizing a weight-inclusive approach in direct patient care. Her advocacy work involves raising awareness with scientific evidence on how weight stigma and the pathologization of bodies causes systemic discrimination and oppression.

Vice President

Membership Engagement Co-Chair

Katarina Wind, MD, CCFP (she/her)

Dr. Katarina Wind started learning about weight inclusive care as she was recovering from her own eating disorder. This was the first time she saw care that emphasized adequate nourishment of all body sizes. As logical as this seems, current medical models encourage the very same calorie deficits, and behaviours, for larger patients that would be diagnosed as eating disordered in smaller patients.

In her practice as a family physician and hospitalist, she emphasizes care that doesn’t assume patients’ behaviours or health status from their body size, and focuses on treatments that do not require disordered eating behaviours. She also has created and teaches a workshop series for medical students in weight inclusive care, now in its third year.

Education Committee Chair

Anna R. Whelan, MD, FACOG (she/her)

  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • UMass Memorial Medical Group & UMass Chan Medical School
  • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Communications Committee Chair

Mara Gordon, MD (she/her)