Lisa Gilbert, MD, FAAFP
Associate ScholarDr. Lisa Gilbert is a board-certified family medicine physician and core faculty at Ascension Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Program, affiliated with the University of Kansas Medical School. She obtained bachelor’s degrees in Cell and Molecular Biology and French at Missouri State University, graduated from medical school at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, and completed residency in family medicine at Via Christi. She then completed a Fellowship in International Family Medicine and obtained a Certificate of Knowledge in Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health (CTropMed).
She practiced full-spectrum family medicine, including obstetrics, in rural Kansas for almost 3 years; she also worked part-time in prenatal care at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and served as medical director and board member of a pregnancy resource center in Garden City. She then returned to Wichita for a full-time residency faculty position. She obtained a Master’s in Catholic Clinical Ethics from Georgetown University and serves as Chair of the Ethics Committee at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital. Additionally, she currently serves as a board member of American Association of Prolife OBGYNs (AAPLOG) where she founded the Family Medicine Section. She is the Kansas State Director of the American Academy of Medical Ethics (AAME).
Dr. Lisa Gilbert has served in Liberia, Cameroon, and Niger, and volunteers regularly at a free clinic for the uninsured in Wichita. She is passionate about women and children’s health, global health, advocacy for vulnerable populations, and medical ethics.