Some internists opt for a subspecialty, such as cardiology or gastroenterology.

They manage chronic illnesses and often they have long-lasting relationships with their patients. They’re called general internists, and they typically see people in their office. Many internists treat people for a wide variety of illnesses. Family physicians treat children as well as adults, so they must have a broader base of knowledge. Internists have a great depth of knowledge about adult health issues. Both can treat a wide spectrum of conditions. When choosing a primary care physician (PCP), you may opt for an internist or a family physician. They only treat adults and they aren’t surgeons. They can also give preventive care and treat anything from skin rashes to ear infections. They’re doctors who specialize in the internal organs and systems of the body, but they are not limited to those areas. Brown is fluent in French and continues to work on her medical Spanish skills.An internist is a doctor of internal medicine. 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. Brown received her residency's patient advocacy award for her work helping her patients obtain excellent medical care.

Brown enjoys collaborating with patients, their support systems, and specialists, in order to provide effective and individualized treatment plans. She also has special interest in women's health and providing primary care to the LGBTQ+ population. Brown's passion for primary care developed through an interest in the prevention, as well as the treatment, of disease. 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.

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. Alexandra Brown is board certified in Family Medicine.

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