Lauren Lenertz, PA-C

Lauren Lenertz, PA-C

Meet Lauren Lenertz, PA-C

Lauren Lenertz is a Physician Assistant with M.D. Express Urgent Care. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Virginia and her Master of Physician Assistant from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Ms. Lenertz believes she was brought to urgent care through her broad spectrum of medical interests and her desire to provide proper and efficient relief to patients. She has special interests in pediatrics, cardiology, suturing, incision & drainage and phlebotomy.

After growing up in a military family, Lauren Lenertz found it very nice to finally settle in Hampton Roads, noting Chesapeake as her hometown and having now lived in Williamsburg for several years. Not only does her family live here, but she has developed ties with this community through work, volunteering, and school. Ms. Lenertz loves seeing so many people she knows all around Hampton Roads and loves this area because it really feels like home.

Lauren Lenertz greatly enjoys caring for people in ways that go beyond physical and pharmaceutical medicine. In particular, she loves making people laugh, especially when they’re not feeling well. One thing she would like her patients to know is that she’s here to listen to them, to truly hear out their concerns and wishes, in order to provide personalized care. She finds it incredibly rewarding seeing the relief in her patients’ faces and knowing she is helping others in ways that best fit their acute situations.

  • Eastern Virginia Medical School, Master of Physician Assistant (Honors)
  • University of Virginia, Bachelor of Science, Biology
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
  • Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS) Certification
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment Certification

Ms. Lenertz has true passions for broad differentials, intricate procedures, and proper and efficient care, making urgent care a perfect fit. In this specialty, she can consider a breadth of body systems and disorders, which keeps her thinking and intrigued every day. A veteran clarinet player, she translates those delicate and precise hand movements to suturing and other minor surgical procedures, finding them very fulfilling. Lauren believes what binds her most to urgent care is being able to deliver appropriate and swift care for her patients, finding it incredibly rewarding seeing the relief in their faces and helping others in ways that best fit their acute situations.

  • Spending time with family
  • Going to the beach with friends
  • Walking her dog
  • Biking along trails