Lani Kay Douglas Ackerman, M.D.

Primary Office

College Station Clinic
979-691-3300

Lani K. Douglas Ackerman, M.D.


Family Medicine, Geriatrics

Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Education

  • Texas A & M Health Science Center College of  Medicine, College Station, TX, M.D., 1985
  • Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, B.S., 1983

Specialty Training

  • Family Practice Residency Program, John Peter Smith Hospital, Ft. Worth, TX, 1985-1988
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX

Scott & White Appointment

July 31, 2007

Board Certification

  • American Board of Family Practice
  • Geriatrics, (CAQ) - Certificate of Added Qualification

Publications and Research

  • Ackerman LK. Family practice in the kingdom of Nepal.  Family Medicine 32[2], 126-128. 2000.
  • Ackerman LK. Teaching cross-cultural medicine and international health at home.  Academic Medicine 73[5], 602-603. 1998.
  • Ackerman LK. Health problems of refugees.  J Am Board Fam Pract. 10[5], 337-348. 1997.
  • Ackerman LK. Case report, hyperactive malarial syndrome.  Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 9[5], 356-359. 1996.
  • Ackerman LK. Breastfeeding, the primary care physicians role.  Family Practice Recertification 17[8], 32-48. 1995.
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Patient Care Emphasis

Women’s and adolescent health; travel medicine; geriatrics, including osteoporosis prevention and treatment; pediatrics, especially breast feeding; healthy lifestyle

Professional Activities

  • Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Christian Medical Dental Society
  • President and Founder, Health Environmental Learning Program 501(c)3 organization based in the Himalayas of Asia
  • Founder and Director, House of Light Orphanage

Foreign Languages

Nepali, Spanish

Interests/Hobbies

Classical, christian and bluegrass music


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