Lauren S Piper, DO

Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Office of the Dean
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Biography

Lauren Piper, DO, is a family physician. She graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her family medicine residency, with a certificate of emphasis in Women’s Health, at Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Following residency, Dr. Piper worked in Marshall, Michigan, doing full spectrum family medicine including inpatient care, outpatient care, prenatal care and deliveries, as well as nursing home care. In 2014, she left private practice to become an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.

Dr. Piper is a certified ALSO instructor and continues to practice full spectrum family medicine. She serves as the Clinic Director for the Family Medicine Residency Clinic on Crosstown Parkway. Dr. Piper has interests in maternal/infant health, domestic violence, and preventative health care.

Education

Residency 2005, Women's Health focus, Family Practice, Metropolitan Hospital
Residency 2003, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Metropolitan Hospital
Transitional Internship 2002, Metropolitan Hospital
DO 2001, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University
DO 2001, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University
BA 1996, Health Sciences, Kalamazoo College
BA 1996, Health Sciences, Kalamazoo College

Board/Specialty

American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine (Family Medicine/OMT)