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Alexis Luz Rodriguez, MD, IBCLC

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine

1 Park St

New Haven, CT 06540

United States

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Biography

Alexis Luz Rodríguez, MD, IBCLC is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics who graduated from Meharry Medical College and completed pediatric residency at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. She practiced outpatient medicine initially for several years and has since become a pediatric hospitalist and lactation consultant. Her particular interests include well newborn and special care nursery care, breastfeeding medicine, outpatient follow up for infants and toddlers with complex medical problems, quality improvement work and optimizing electronic medical record use for physicians. In addition to being a pediatric hospitalist and lactation consultant, Dr. Rodriguez is a provider in NICU GRAD follow up program, a member of the Children's Hospital Quality Improvement Team, an EPIC physician builder and is more recently establishing a prenatal consultation service for families who are expecting a newborn that is at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome.



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Education & Training

Resident
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital (2013)
Intern
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital (2011)
MD
Meharry Medical College (2010)
BS
Yale University, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Alexis Luz Rodriguez's published research.

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Clinical Care

Overview

Alexis Rodriguez, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist (a physician who works exclusively in the hospital). She supports newborns as they transition through their first days of life, guides new mothers through their initial attempts at breastfeeding, and is part of the care team for children who are being treated for such problems as asthma, dehydration, and influenza.

“As a hospitalist, I look at children and ask, ‘Are they healthy? Do they have underlying illnesses?’ We keep all of this in mind as we're treating them and getting them to a point where they can transition to their outpatient doctor,” Dr. Rodriguez says. “Nobody likes being in the hospital, so we try to do this quickly and efficiently.”

Dr. Rodriguez’s approach to talking to young patients varies, depending on their age. “They all want to be respected and taken seriously. If it was a 6-year-old, I might say, ‘How are you feeling?’ If they are sitting, I would get down on their level. For a teenager, it's definitely a different approach.” But it also depends, she says. “We often ask, ‘Where is this child developmentally?’ We try to get an idea from the parents, because chronological age doesn't always show where a child is developmentally.”

“It is very scary for anyone to be admitted to the hospital, especially your child. But I like getting families through this and to that point where the child is feeling better and is ready to go home." At the end of the day it is a gratifying experience, Dr. Rodriguez says.

Clinical Specialties

Pediatrics; Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Original Certification Date
    2013

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Pediatric Hospital Medicine

1 Park St

New Haven, CT 06540

United States