Overview
Dr. Alexandra Brown is board certified in Family Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed residency in Family Medicine at New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center. She is a native New Yorker, but has also lived in France, where she received her Master’s in French Cultural Studies from Columbia University; and in Switzerland, where she worked for the World Health Organization for the Polio Eradication Initiative.
Dr. Brown’s passion for primary care developed through an interest in the prevention, as well as the treatment, of disease. She also has special interest in women’s health and providing primary care to the LGBTQ+ population. Dr. Brown enjoys collaborating with patients, their support systems, and specialists, in order to provide effective and individualized treatment plans.
In 2020, Dr. Brown received her residency’s patient advocacy award for her work helping her patients obtain excellent medical care. She also loves teaching and works with both Columbia medical students at the student-run Q clinic and with Columbia Family Medicine residents on the inpatient service at the Allen Hospital. Dr. Brown is fluent in French and continues to work on her medical Spanish skills.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Adult Medicine
- Cough
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Ear Infection
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- LGBTQ+ Health
- Primary Care (Columbia Primary Care)
- Sore Throat
- UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
- Wellness Exams
- Women's Health
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Languages
- English
- French
- Spanish
Gender
- Female
Schedule an Appointment
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
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Phone Appointments
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
- NYP Employee Plan
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, 2017 University of Vermont College of Medicine
- Residency: 2020 NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
- American Academy of Family Physicians
Board Certifications
- Family Medicine
Honors & Awards
- 2020: Center for Family and Community Medicine Patient Advocate Award