Lilian White, MD
Meet the Doctor
My Practice Approach
I encourage healing and promote the relief of suffering so you are best poised to live with a sense of well-being.
I love getting to know my patients and their values, goals, and dreams so I can personalize their care more and more over time. My approach is holistic, making the best use of my conventional medical training, my interest in functional medicine and complementary approaches to care.
Family medicine and primary care lend themselves to building lasting relationships. I am an advocate for my patients and enjoy being able to coordinate so many aspects of their care. While certainly specialist care is needed at times, I love that as a family physician it’s part of my role to see the big picture and relate all of a patient’s conditions to one another and in the context of their life.
Being a physician is a joy and honor for me.
Areas of Interest:
Functional and Integrative Medicine
Intellectual & developmental delay
Gut health
Student health
Care of children
Care of elderly
Education & Training:
Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP)
Board-Certified Family Physician (ABFM)
Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency
Family Medicine Resident Award for Advocacy
Cleveland Clinic Intern of the Year, Nominee
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dean’s Award
Heidelberg University, B. S. Chemistry, summa cum laude
Professional Affiliations:
Affiliate Medical Staff at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital
The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio - Executive board member
Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Foundation - Board member
Northeast Ohio Academy of Family Physicians - President
American Academy of Family Physicians
Contributing Editor, American Family Physician Journal
Institute for Functional Medicine
Cleveland Chapter of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Curriculum Vitae
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White L, The Next Generation of Natural Family Planning – American Family Physician Blog. June 2024.
White L, Fragile X – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, Hypothyroidism in Children – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, Precocious Puberty – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, Adoption – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, HIPAA in the Office – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, Glaucoma – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, Primary Hyperparathyroidism – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, Acne Rosacea – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, Allergic Rhintis – Core Content Rev Fam Med. May 2024.
White L, TMJ Pain – Core Content Rev Fam Med. March 2024.
White L, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Core Content Rev Fam Med. March 2024.
White L, Dermoscopy – Core Content Rev Fam Med. March 2024.
White L, Obesity-Long Term Medication Management – Core Content Rev Fam Med. March 2024.
White L, Endometriosis – Core Content Rev Fam Med. March 2024.
White L, Febrile Seizures – Core Content Rev Fam Med. March 2024.White L, Anemia in Children – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Cytomegalovirus – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Hearing Loss – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, CoQ10 Supplementation – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Dyspareunia – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Cleft Palate – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Dancing Injuries – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, FMLA – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Death Certificates – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Celiac Disease in Children – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, C-Reactive Protein – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Cat Scratch Disease – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Cerebrall Palsy – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Acute Diarrhea Workup – Core Content Rev Fam Med. January 2024.
White L, Choosing Family Medicine: What Was Your ‘Lightbulb Moment?’ - Fresh Perspectives blog. American Academy of Family Physicians. December 2023.White L, Atopic Dermatitis in Children – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Cannabidiol Indications – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Carcinoid Syndrome – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Bullying – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Benefits of Fish Oil – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Car Seat Safety – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Bells Palsy – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Bulemia Nervosa – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Antipsychotics: Adverse Effects – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, BRCA Testing – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.
White L, Acute Back Pain in Children – Core Content Rev Fam Med. November 2023.White L, Vitamin C – Core Content Rev Fam Med. September 2023.
White L, Abnormal Growth in Infants and Children – Core Content Rev Fam Med. September 2023.
White L, Amblyopia – Core Content Rev Fam Med. September 2023.
White L, Chronic Back Pain in Children – Core Content Rev Fam Med. September 2023.
Dakkak M, Banerjee M, White L. Osteoporosis Treatment: Updated Guidelines From ACOG. American Family Physician. July 2023.
White L. AFP Equips New Physician With Evidence-based Guidance - Fresh Perspectives, American Academy of Family Physicians News Blog. July 2023.
White L, Arnold M, Osteoporosis Prevention, Screening and Diagnosis – ACOG Recommendations. American Family Physician. November 2022.
White L, Neurofeedback: An Emerging Mental Health Therapy – American Family Physician Blog. December 2022.
White L, The Spiritual Assessment. American Family Physician Podcast. Pending publication October 2022.
White L, On Advocacy – Stethos. 2022.
White L. I’m Here to Learn. Fam Med. 2022;54(9):736-737. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2022.801209.
White L, Lin K, Back to School & Back to Sleep: Melatonin Supplementation in Children – American Family Physician Blog. August 2022
White L, Lin K, Neurocognitive symptoms in patients with celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity – American Family Physician Blog. March 2022
White L, Kauffman R, Atrial Fibrillation and Anticoagulation – Core Content Rev Fam Med. March 2022.
White L, Kauffman R, Antidotes for Acetaminophen Overdose - Core Content Rev Fam Med. September, 2021.
White L, Kauffman R, Heart Failure – 65 and 66. Core Content Rev Fam Med. July, 2021.
White L, Kauffman R, Early Onset Preeclampsia – 15 and 16. Core Content Rev Fam Med. July, 2021.
White L, Kauffman R, Acupuncture for Migraines – 11 and 12. Core Content Rev Fam Med. July, 2021.
White L. Safety of Coronavirus Vaccines. Ohio Fam Physician. 2021; 73(1):26-27.
White L, Kauffman R, Postoperative Fever – 21 and 22. Core Content Rev Fam Med. January, 2021.
White L, Kauffman R, Abnormal PTT – 47. Core Content Rev Fam Med. November, 2020.
White L, Kauffman R, Rodes MB. Direct Primary Care: A Growing Payment Model Fit for a Pandemic and Beyond. Ohio Fam Physician. 2020;72(3):20-21.
White L, Kauffman R, Acute MI Algorithm - 51. Core Content Rev Fam Med. September, 2020.
White L, Kauffman R, Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy. Core Content Rev Fam Med. May, 2020.
White L. An Open Letter to Graduating Medical Students. KevinMD.com, April 2020.
White L. Where Are the Medical Students During the Pandemic? KevinMD.com, Doximity Op-Med, March, April 2020.
White L. This I Believe: Our Patients are Among our Greatest Teachers. FMEC Annual Meeting Program, Family Medicine Education Consortium. November 2019. Lancaster, PA.
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White, L. (April 2023). Opening Circle: Seeing in the Dark. Humanistic Experience in Activism, Reflective Transformation and Integrative Medicine (HEART-IM), American Medical Student Association. Ben Lomand, CA.
White, L. (February 2023). Starting from Scratch. Direct Primary Care Unsummit. Dublin, OH.
White, L., Stange, K. (February 2023). Resident and Academic Opportunities. Direct Primary Care Unsummit. Dublin, OH
Sexton, S., Sell, J, White, L. (September 2022). Getting Started in Medical Writing: Spotlight on Diversity and Equity. Family Medicine Education Consortium. Arlington, VA.
White, L. (April 2022). Opening Circle: Seeing in the Dark. Humanistic Experience in Activism, Reflective Transformation and Integrative Medicine (HEART-IM), American Medical Student Association. Ben Lomand, CA.
White, L., Tomazic, J., Tyler, C., Hanicak, J. (October 2021). Forming a Narrative Medicine Group in Residency. Family Medicine Education Consortium, Pittsburg, PA.
Raj, K., White, L., Ford, A.. (September 2021). The Value and Impact of Osteopathic Recognition, AACOM/AIAMC Webinar.
White, L. (April 2021). Enlighten: Seeing in the Dark. Humanistic Elective in Activism, Reflective Transformation, and Integrative Medicine (HEART-IM), American Medical Student Association. Virtual.
White, L., Prabhu, M., Leeds, F.S.. (October 2020). Teaching Metacognitive Techniques to Improve Accuracy of Differential Diagnoses in Medical Students: What We Have Learned So Far. Family Medicine Education Consortium, Virtual Annual Conference.
White, L. (June 2020). Direct Primary Care and Integrative Medicine. Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
White, L., Prabhu, M., Jones, A., Conway MD, K., Crawford MS PhD, T., Leeds MS MD, F.S.. (January 2020). Teaching Metacognitive Techniques to Improve Accuracy of Differential Diagnosis in Medical Students. Society for Teachers in Family Medicine, Portland, OR.
White, L., Overturf, G., Jonas, A. Patrick, MD, ABFM; Hershberger, Paul, Ph.D. ABPP. (November 2019). Designing a Health Counseling Program for a Free Clinic: Our Successes and Failures. Family Medicine Education Consortium, Lancaster, PA.
White, L., F. Stuart Leeds, M.D., MS. (April 2019). Differential Diagnosis: cognitive technique, intellectual exercise…or ethical mandate? Medical Student Research Symposium, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH.
White, L., Godinez, L., A. Patrick Jonas, MD, ABFM; Hershberger, Paul, Ph.D. ABPP. (April 2019). Paths to Wellness: a medical and psychology student-led, health-oriented program for patients of a local free clinic. Medical Student Research Symposium, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH.
White, L., Gilliam Ed.D./PC.;, K., Jonas MD, ABFM, A. P., Harrison, L. (April 2017, November 2017). Exploring Integrative Modalities with Interprofessional Education. International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health, Baltimore, MD; Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC), Cleveland, OH.
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Preceptor March 2024 - Present
Doctors on the Streets (DOTS)
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President June 2024 - Present
Secretary June 2023 - June 2024
Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
Support the chapter through regular email updates, maintaining meeting minutes
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Executive Board Member June 2024 - Present
Board Member April 2023 - June 2024
Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
Support the activities of the academy to advocate for physicians in Cleveland and NE Ohio
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Trustee, Treasurer July 2023 - Present
Resident Alternate Trustee July 2022 - July 2023
Foundation Board of Trustees, Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
Participate in Foundation Board meetings and as a liaison to resident members of the OAFP
Governance committee member
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Sound Technician Volunteer August 2022 - Present
Lakewood New Life Church
Manage sound board/mixing to support musicians and worship experience, 5-10 hours per month
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Reviewer February 2020 – Present
Family Medicine, PRiMER
Review submissions as selected by editors of Family Medicine
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Co-Leader/Co-Founder October 2020 - June 2023
Arts & Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency
Coordinate monthly meetings and moderate discussions/activities surrounding meaning in medicine
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Contributor September 2022- April 2023
Voices of Family Medicine – Publishing Circle
Writing on topics in family medicine through an independent group of family physicians and support faculty. Published in blog form. Meetings led by an experienced author to teach methods of writing critique.
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Resident Representative January 2022- January 2023
American Family Physician Journal
Collaborate with journal editorial and support staff to write, review and edit for the journal.
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Co-Leader June 2020 – September 2022
Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, Cleveland Chapter
Coordinate monthly chapter meetings with co-leader by inviting speakers and notifying members of upcoming meetings and events
Outreach to local healthcare professionals to build the community of integrative medicine in Cleveland
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Undergraduate-Graduate Medical Education Liaison April 2021- July 2022
Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency
Coordinate events with undergraduate and medical schools to encourage and support students interested in family medicine and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation program in Family Medicine at Lakewood
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Communications Resource Team, Volunteer Reviewer Fall 2020 – Fall 2021
Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
Provide feedback on individual OAFP publications and other communications vehicles, primarily through editing 3-4 article submissions for The Ohio Family Physician on a quarterly basis
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Student Coordinator March 2019 – May 2020
Humanistic Elective in Activism, Reflective Transformation,
and Integrative Medicine (HEART-IM), American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
Member of 5-student leadership team selected to lead and plan 1-month elective in April 2020
Role: recruit and coordinate student attendance to HEART-IM 2020
Overall time commitment: 180+ hours
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Chair and Co-Founder May 2018 – May 2020
Paths to Wellness, Bellbrook Open Arms Health Clinic
Designed and implemented student-led, health-oriented sessions for patients at a local free clinic
Overall time commitment: 100+ hours as of September 2019
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Clerkship Steering Committee December 2018 - September 2019
Family Medicine Department, WSU-BSOM
Contributed to design of family medicine clerkship curriculum
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Student Membership Ambassador March 2018 - May 2018
Second-Year Medical Student Representative May 2017 - May 2018
First-Year Medical Student Representative September 2016 - May 2017
Family Medicine Interest Group
Coordinated events surrounding the topic of family medicine
Recruited 25+ student members for the AAFP
Categorical AAFP 2018 Program of Excellence Award: Excellence in Professional Development & Interprofessional Collaboration
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Planning Committee Member October 2017 - March 2018
Integrate Chicago
Collaborated with other students to organize conference on integrative medicine for health-professions students at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine with 96+ students in attendance
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President and Co-Founder May 2017 - October 2017
Project Wellness
Directed eight student leaders in the development of an evening of introducing students to concepts in integrative medicine, including: Keynote speaker, dinner, and 7 workshops (acupuncture, aromatherapy, self-care, osteopathic manipulation, nutrition, meditation, massage)
Over 60 students attended from multiple surrounding health professions schools in the Dayton area
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Cleveland Magazine Best Doctors of 2024
Top 25 Under 35 Movers & Shakers in Northeast Ohio, March 2024
Family Medicine Residency Award for Advocate, June 2023
An Outstanding House Staff Preceptor of Year 3 Medical Students during Core Clerkships , June 2022
Cleveland Clinic Intern of the Year, Nominee, June 2021
Professionalism Award (aka “Rookie of the Year”), June 2021
A Most Valuable Physician Club, Award Recipient, December 2020
Dean’s Award, Boonshoft School of Medicine, May 2020
John C. Gillen Family Medicine Clerkship Award, April 2020
Kettering Geriatric Scholarship, April 2020
Unsung Hero Award, November 2019
This We Believe Award, FMEC, September 2019
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Student Scholar, September 2019
OAFP National Conference Student Scholarship, July 2019
Grand Lake Medical Student Scholarship, May 2019
Gold Humanism Honor Society Chapter Boonshoft School of Medicine, Inductee, March 2019
Wright Stuff Award, June 2018
Ohio Federation Independent Colleges (OFIC) Battelle Scholarship July 2014, July 2015
“Paddleboard Sunset”
Summer 2022