Making the connection between food, environment, and health—both as cause and as cure.

Hello! I am a nationally board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner (ARNNP, PhD, IFMCP) practicing primary care in Washington State, where ARNPs have the broadest scope of practice nationwide. Prior to joining Phinney Primary Care & Wellness, I worked in Internal Medicine at UW Medicine, caring for a diverse patient population and building the trusted, long-term relationships that are essential to meaningful health outcomes.

My approach to medicine is shaped by both my personal health journey and my professional background as a PhD scientist in biotech, where I worked in drug discovery and diagnostic development. Together, these experiences led me to focus on how nutrition, lifestyle, genetics, and environmental exposures—including toxins and stress—interact to influence health and disease. Rather than simply managing symptoms, I prioritize identifying and addressing root causes.

I am certified in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. While I no longer provide complex Functional Medicine care at Phinney Primary Care & Wellness, I continue to offer Primary Care through a Functional Medicine lens, integrating evidence-based, individualized thinking into everyday clinical care.

For more information about my dedicated Functional Medicine practice, please visit www.ElizabethGoldbergPhD.com.

Outside the clinic, I have a deep passion for cooking and nourishing food, as well as spending time outdoors kayaking, paddle boarding, cross-country skiing, backpacking, biking, and creating art from found natural objects. Whenever possible, I recharge in nature with my husband and children.