Stefanie Lai, DO

Specialty

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Location

Foundation Health Partners
OMM Clinic
1919 Lathrop Street
Suite 105

Profile

Three-quarters of Dr. Lai's grandparents are physicians, so practicing medicine runs in her family. Her grandmother broke a lot of barriers, serving as a chief medical officer at a hospital in the 1970's, which inspired Dr. Lai to follow a career path in medicine. The ability to work with her hands and help patients through therapeutic touch led her to the osteopathic manipulative medicine specialty. 

She believes that active listening is crucial to any doctor-patient relationship and helps build trust. To Dr. Lai, trust fosters a healing environment especially in the OMM specialty. She likes that in Fairbanks OMM is not considered a last resort for treatment and wants to help patients more immediately and not after they have exhausted more traditional medical options.

In addition to OMM, Dr. Lai's clinical interests include medical acupuncture, ultrasound guided procedures and BOTOX for migraines and neurologic conditions like post-stroke spasticity. 

Interests & Activities

The great outdoors and abundance of nature in Alaska helped draw her to the 49th State, as Dr. Lai loves spending time outdoors and connecting with nature. Outside of her practice Dr. Lai enjoys playing pickleball, skiing, exploring visual arts, and baking.

Medical Education

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Internship & Residency

Berkshire Medical Center
Larkin Community Hospital Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

Board Certification

American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

Affiliations

• ACUMED Integrated Structural Acupuncture
• American Academy of Osteopathy                                                 
• American Fascial Distortion Model Association