Lisa M. Yerian MD

Lisa Yerian, MD is the Medical Director of Continuous Improvement in the Division of Medical Operations and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. She received a BS from the University of Notre Dame in 1996 and a medical degree from the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Yerian completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology and a fellowship in gastrointestinal and liver pathology at the University of Chicago.

She joined the staff of the Cleveland Clinic in 2004, where she serves as a member of the gastrointestinal pathology service and director of the hepatopancreatic biliary service. In 2009 she was appointed Section Head of Surgical Pathology, and through her work, in surgical pathology, she developed an interest in using process improvement and business management tools and principles in the laboratory. She now enjoys applying these tools throughout Pathology, the Cleveland Clinic, and beyond as Medical Director of Continuous Improvement.

Dr. Yerian is an active member and contributor of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). She has directed several national and international courses in the liver and gastrointestinal pathology and in continuous improvement and is well-known for her enthusiasm for teaching.