Lisa Voltarelli, M.D.

"I grew up in Tucson, Arizona and went on to college in Los Angeles, CA at Occidental College. As a psychology major I developed an interest the psychological and social contexts for wellness and health. I also taught resilience workshops for underserved elementary schoolers. Interested in cultural exchange and global health development, I studied abroad in India and later spent several months in Brazil, reconnecting with my family and learning Portuguese. After college, I worked as a research coordinator at UCSF Memory and Aging Center. There, I took on the role of establishing infrastructure for a new observational study. Over several years, I had the privilege of developing longitudinal relationships with patients with neurodegenerative disease and their families. At Boston University School of Medicine, I had an important role as student leader for student meditation groups, family medicine and integrative medicine initiatives. I took on an independent research project in addiction medicine, using large datasets to identify primary care level prevention strategies for adolescent substance use. I speak Spanish and Portuguese, which have been invaluable skills in caring for and advocating for Latino patients. I have spent several months in Peru and Nicaragua working on various projects and learning Spanish. I am thrilled to be joining Swedish-First Hill Family Medicine program to train to provide broad-spectrum care for underserved patients. In addition to medicine, I love traveling, meditating, partner dancing, and running. I am so excited to be moving to Seattle to take advantage of all the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, and nature that the Pacific Northwest has to offer."