Biography
Dr. Lauren Oshman is a family physician and associate professor in the University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She sees patients at the Chelsea Health Center and delivers babies at U-M's Von Voightlander Women's Hospital. She is also the program director of the Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes (www.mct2d.org),. Dr. Oshman enjoys taking care of patients from newborn to elderly and helping all patients achieve their best health. She graduated from Baylor College of Medicine (2003) and completed residency training at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, NY (2007). She completed the Cook County Faculty Development Fellowship in Chicago, Ill. (2014) and NorthShore University HealthSystem Quality and Patient Safety Fellowship in Chicago, Ill. (2016). Prior to joining the University of Michigan in 2020, she practiced for five years in Concord, New Hampshire, then as residency faculty and Vice-Chair for Quality at NorthShore University Health System in Chicago, Ill. Dr. Oshman enjoys long distance running, mindfulness meditation, and spending time with her family and dog. Dr. Oshman speaks conversational Spanish.
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interests
- Women's Health
- Obstetrics
- Pediatrics
- Office Procedures: IUDs and contraceptive implants
- Diabetes
- Mental Health
- Opioid Use Disorder and Addiction
- Insomnia
- Patient-Centered Communication
- Motivational Interviewing
- Lifestyle Medicine
- Obesity Medicine
Research Interests
- Quality Improvement
- Primary Care Diabetes Management
- Safe Opioid Prescribing
- Motivational Interviewing
- Implementation of Evidence-Based Medicine
In the News
Study Finds Racial Inequities in Newborn Drug Testing
Newborn drug testing inequities remained similar after recreational legalization of cannabis, overall test positivity rates for THC increased
Credentials
Medical School
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2003.
Residency
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, 2007.
Advanced Degree
M.P.H., Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 2001.