This is our last week with Dr. Lauren VanCitters at Beacon Physical Therapy, please help us say farewell before she embarks on her next venture in the South Bay Area. We have been so fortunate to have Lauren with us since 2015 and appreciate everything she has done for us and her patients over the last seven years.

We are celebrating Lauren and her last week with us by featuring her in our blog this week. Lauren graduated with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco State University and shortly after, she completed a residency in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) at an acute rehabilitation facility. Lauren then went on to become a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT) through the Institute of Physical Art, as well as becoming a specialist in pelvic floor physical therapy. Lauren is not only a talented and a skillful physical therapist, but she is also an accomplished runner with a personal marathon record of 2:49:58 and half marathon personal record of 1:23:05.

Here is some Q&A with Dr. Lauren VanCitters!

1. Hometown: Reno, NV
2. Cat or dog person: Dog person (I grew up with yellow labs)
3. Favorite meal (feel free to include where, and with whom): Souvla chicken salad Greek style followed by their frozen yogurt!
4. What are three things you like to do when you have downtime: get out in nature for a walk or hike, read a good book, try out new recipes
5. Favorite lesser-known spot/activity in the Bay Area: Running or hiking around Phoenix Lake and getting brunch at a bakery in San Anselmo called MH Bread and Butter
6. Book, music, movie rec: Book-Running for My Life by Lopez Lomong, Movie-You’ve Got Mail
7. Fun fact: I just ran the Berlin Marathon, and I am working on finishing all 6 World Major Marathons. I have two to go!

8. What will you miss most about San Francisco and Beacon PT? Definitely the people. I’m going to miss all my co-workers and all the incredible patients I’ve had the opportunity to work with at Beacon over the years.

At Beacon, we have enjoyed watching Lauren’s training and dedication to both honing her craft as a physical therapist and her running career. We will surely miss having Lauren at Beacon PT and cherish all the memories we have made.