Dr. Erin Saner
Senior Advisor for Clinical and Translational Research. Dr. Saner connects family medicine, obesity medicine, clinical nutrition, research, and medical education to help translate evidence into everyday care.
Credentials, training & affiliations
Board certification, academic leadership, clinical research, and physician education.
Family Medicine
ABFM Board Certified
Obesity Medicine
Diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine
Wake Forest
Assistant Professor · Family and Community Medicine
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Faculty affiliate · Wake Forest
Applied Cardiometabolic Nutrition
Co-developer · Residency nutrition curriculum
About Dr. Saner
Clinical and academic leadership
Dr. Saner is an Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Her work spans Family Medicine, Obesity Medicine, clinical nutrition, cardiometabolic disease, and behavior-change counseling.
Translating evidence into primary care
Her clinical and research interests focus on practical ways to integrate lifestyle medicine, pharmacotherapy, and personalized nutrition into comprehensive obesity and chronic-disease care.
Education and research
Dr. Saner develops competency-based education for medical students and residents and co-developed Applied Cardiometabolic Nutrition. Her published work examines obesity treatment, low-carbohydrate nutrition, connected monitoring, and food-related behavior.
Selected research by Dr. Saner
Clinical research and education focused on obesity, metabolic health, and practical primary care.
Evidence-based strategies for obesity care
→Low-carbohydrate nutrition: myths, evidence, and clinical application
→Food addiction and binge-eating outcomes in a metabolic-health program
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