Dr. Laura Glaser named South Carolina’s 2026 Women in Business

Dr. Laura Glaser, DNP, founder of AURĀE Modern Medical + Spa in Mt. Pleasant, has been named South Carolina’s 2026 Women in Business. The recognition highlights her blended concierge primary care and medical aesthetics model as AURĀE prepares to expand in the Charleston area this fall.

Why it matters: - The recognition puts a Charleston-area nurse practitioner and medspa founder in the statewide spotlight for a care model that combines primary care and aesthetics in one practice. - The award also underscores growing demand for women-centered, membership-based medical services that pair convenience with cosmetic treatments.

What happened: - Dr. Laura Glaser, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, founder of AURĀE Modern Medical + Spa, was named South Carolina’s 2026 Women in Business. - The feature ran in the June/July issues of Charleston Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, Greenville Business Magazine, B2B: The Grand Strand, and B2B PeeDee Business. - The coverage reaches a combined 22,722 impressions across digital and print audiences statewide. - AURĀE Modern Medical + Spa is based in Mt. Pleasant.

The details: - AURĀE uses a model that combines concierge primary care with advanced aesthetic treatments in a single practice. - Diamond-tier members get access to same-day or next-day primary care scheduling and secure portal messaging with a registered nurse during business hours. - The practice also offers Botox, laser resurfacing, and medical-grade facials. - Dr. Glaser said her career began in hospice, emergency rooms, and family medicine, and that experience shaped her approach to care. - Dr. Glaser is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the Medical University of South Carolina. - Her clinical background includes family practice, pediatrics, women’s health, and medical aesthetics. - Dr. Glaser said she built AURĀE to create a “medical home” that treats women as whole people rather than chart numbers. - She said the award recognizes work that is not always visible, including treating a woman’s Botox and UTI in the same building with the same provider.

Between the lines: - The award signals that hybrid practices are gaining traction as patients look for more personalized, high-touch care. - AURĀE’s model also reflects a broader push to make aesthetic medicine feel more integrated with everyday healthcare. - Dr. Glaser’s personal story — including a spinal injury, doctoral studies while raising three children, and the loss of her mother during publication work — adds a resilience narrative that likely resonated with the recognition. - AURĀE’s 5.0-star rating from more than 30 Google reviews suggests strong local patient satisfaction, though online reviews are only one measure of performance.

What's next: - AURĀE is preparing to open a second Charleston-area location in fall 2026. - The new site will include expanded treatment suites, a salt therapy room, an infrared sauna, and dedicated wellness spaces. - Dr. Glaser is also a finalist for Moultrie News Best of the Best in the Medical Spa category and has been nominated for the SC Best in Business Awards. - Dr. Glaser is writing a memoir titled “Would I Listen?” about resilience and professional purpose. - AURĀE’s Instagram page is available here.