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LifeOmic: Shelagh Fraser

May 21, 2021

LifeOmic has appointed Shelagh Fraser as its first chief medical officer. Fraser will be tasked with providing clinical expertise and interpretation of evidence-based medical practice to the LifeOmic platforms. She joins LifeOmic from Priority Physicians, an Indianapolis-based primary care practice for which she practiced internal medicine. Fraser is also a board member for Aspire Indiana and Karuna Wellness Center. She earned her MD degree from Yale University School of Medicine.

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