Physician Assistant
Leanna Alaiwat MS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Leanna Alaiwat MS, PA-C
Leanna Alaiwat is a board certified Physician Assistant, who has followed her passion for women’s healthcare. She offers compassionate gynecology and obstetric treatment for women of all ages – from adolescents to seniors.
A downriver native, Leanna grew up in Riverview, MI. She was one of only fifteen exceptional freshman who were accepted into University of Detroit Mercy’s 5-year Accelerated Physician Assistant Program.
In addition to providing the highest level of medical care, Leanna Alaiwat is an enthusiastic advocate for patient education, giving women the knowledge to live their best life at every age and every stage. As a proud Palestinian American, Leanna is sensitive to the unique healthcare concerns of middle eastern patients, as well as women of color and other religious or ethnic minorities.
Credentials:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, University of Detroit Mercy
- Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies, University of Detroit Mercy
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG)
Leanna Alaiwat MS, PA-C Answers Questions About Physician Assistants
What is a Physician Assistant?
A Physician Assistant or “PA” is a highly trained medical provider who works under the direct oversight of a doctor to conduct examinations, diagnose conditions, provide medical treatments, and offer patient education, preventive care, and chronic care management.
At AHA OBGYN in Lincoln Park and Dearborn, MI experienced OBGYN Dr. Barbara Hannah (“Doctor Bobbie”) reviews everything that our skilled and caring Physician Assistant Leanna Alaiwat MS, PA-C does.
What are the Advantages of Seeing a Physician Assistant?
Because of the breadth of their medical training, Physician Assistants – like Leanna Alaiwat at AHA OBGYN – are skilled in providing integrative, “whole patient” care. In other words, they do not just treat their patients’ individual body parts.
Even the best and most caring doctors get stretched very thin from time to time, performing surgeries, making hospital rounds, responding to emergencies and delivering babies. But a Physician Assistant’s primary responsibility is to provide expert and accessible in-office patient care.
Because PAs have the time to get to know their patient as a unique, individual person, they can look at the “big picture” to offer customized and highly personal healthcare.
A 2014 Harris Poll found that 92 percent of Americans who have seen a Physician Assistant reported that having a PA makes it easier to get a medical appointment. This means that patients often receive faster and more thorough treatment when they visit an OBGYN office like AHA that has a Physician Assistant on staff.
And, in addition to being more accessible, because a PA works under the direct supervision of a doctor who reviews her work, patients also receive the benefit of two people weighing in on their care!
What training does a Physician Assistant Have?
A Physician Assistant receives the medical training and authority to perform approximately 80 percent of the duties that a doctor can perform.
Physician Assistant medical education is very rigorous and is modeled on medical school curriculums. PAs take courses in the medical sciences, behavioral sciences, and behavioral ethics. Additionally, PA students complete more than 2,000 hours of clinical rotations in medical and surgical disciplines, including obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, and psychiatry.
Our PA, Leanna Alaiwat, was one of only fifteen freshman accepted into the prestigious 5-year Accelerated Physician Assistant Program at University of Detroit Mercy where she received both a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
You’re in Good Hands with Physician Assistant Leanna Alaiwat
Patients can feel confident in Physician Assistant Leanna Alaiwat’s training and expertise when they visit AHA OBGYN’s office in Lincoln Park, or Dearborn, MI. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics & Gynecology, and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
She is also proud to be a member of the Detroit area’s Palestinian American community, enabling her to understand the stigma and sensitive issues that some patients are faced with regarding their feminine healthcare.
Schedule an Appointment with Leanna Alaiwat MS, PA-C
To schedule an appointment with Physician Assistant Leanna Alaiwat MS, PA-C at our Dearborn or Lincoln Park office, call us at: 313.388.4247.
25050 W Outer Dr. #102 Lincoln Park, MI 48146
2142 Monroe Street Ste B Dearborn, MI 48124
313.388.4247
