About Leah Alexander
Dr Leah Alexander is a paediatrician with nearly twenty years of experience. Following her certification in 2002, Alexander has spent years working in her community, offering care in hospitals and a private practice office to patients from birth to twenty-one years of age. The care involved general health checks, treating illnesses, and addressing concerns. Alexander also aided practices in managing finances and mentored and taught paediatric residents, sharing her knowledge and skills with them.
Alexander has also worked freelance, offering digital medical consultations to patients through video chat or private messages. She has also used her knowledge and experience to educate and inform others. Alexander currently works as a writing consultant, creating educational video content. Before this, she wrote patient-friendly articles focused on paediatric topics, fact-checking and editing other medical-based articles, and providing readers with clear and concise information.
Experience
- Paediatrician, and Cross Country Locums, throughout her career, Alexander has provided outpatient medical care in an office setting. Patients will see Alexander for health maintenance, illness visits, and phone and in-person counselling for parents and patients.
- Paediatrician Partner, Elizabeth Pediatric Group – for over five years, Alexander provided medical care to patients from birth to twenty-one years old in hospital and office settings. She also managed the practice’s finances during partnership years and mentored and taught paediatric residents.
- Paediatrician, Progressive Pediatrics – Alexander continued to provide medical care for patients from birth to twenty-one in a private office setting for just under a year.
- Paediatric Consultant, Healthtap – Alexander offered digital medical consultations via private messages or video chats for nearly five years. She also provided medical advice through the patient Q&A message board.
- Freelance Writer, Upwork – writing patient-friendly articles on paediatric and other medical topics, providing assistance with medical fact-checking and editing for six years
Writing Consultant, MedAuego – creating content for patients as educational videos on a freelance basis
For full details on experience, please check out Dr Leah Alexander on LinkedIn.
Education
- Michigan State University – Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
- Kalamazoo College – Bachelor of Arts, Health Science
Awards and Notable Accreditation
Board certified Doctor in General Pediatrics (from the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)) – 2002