Lauren Cianciaruso, DO currently serves as Pod Chief for Inova Primary Care – Loudoun North and West, where she leads strategic and operational initiatives to strengthen provider alignment and improve patient outcomes across the region. Dr. Cianciaruso originally joined Inova over eight years ago and has served as Chief of Primary Care and Regional Medical Director, overseeing multi-site teams of physicians and clinicians across Northern Virginia, and currently Co-leads the Cancer Screening Care Pathway Development team. With more than 20 years of clinical and senior leadership experience, she has advanced care transformation and value-based strategies to improve quality, safety, and patient and team member experience. Her career began in Loudoun County in 2002, where she cared for patients in Purcellville and at Loudoun Hospital, and later co-founded the county’s first Federally Qualified Health Center, serving as Chief Medical Officer for five years. Dr. Cianciaruso earned her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine and holds a Master of Medical Management (MMM). She is a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP). She has also served as a physician advisor to Loudoun County Public Schools and spent six years on the Loudoun Health Commission. Dr. Cianciaruso enjoys caring for her longstanding panel of patients at Inova Primary Care – Purcellville and remains deeply committed to the Loudoun healthcare community.