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Rianna Leazer, MD

Rianna Leazer, MD, Pediatric Hospitalist at CHKD

Phone: (757) 668-8177

Specialty:

Education

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residency: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Certification

American Board of Pediatrics

Personal Statement

The care provided by our staff is outstanding and the hospital's ties to the community are strong.

Bio

Dr. Leazer began working with CHKD as a volunteer in high school and remained with the hospital throughout her medical training.

Dr. Leazer is now an attending physician at CHKD and is also an associate professor of pediatrics at EVMS. She received the James E. Etheridge, Jr., and Ahmad A. Shoaibi scholarship in 2007 and was part of the Alpha Omega Honor Medical Society medical school.

Additional Information

Clinical Interests

  • Care of hospitalized children
  • Pain management

Research Areas

  • Management of febrile infants

Awards and Honors

  • Health Care Hero Award - 2021
  • Coastal Virginia Magazine "Top Doc" 2014-2022
  • 2011 Faculty Teaching Award for Pediatric Clerkship, EVMS
  • 2010 Rubio/Koehl Resident Teaching Award in General Pediatrics, CHKD and EVMS

Selected Publications

Biondi E, Evans R, et al. Epidemiology of Bacteremia in Febrile Infants in the United States. Pediatrics 2013; 132:990-996.

Evans R, Fine B. Time to Detection of Bacterial Cultures in Infants Aged 0-90 Days. Hospital Pediatrics 2013; 3:97-102.

Refer to Hospital Medicine

At CHKD, our hospitalists have extensive experience managing a wide variety of pediatric conditions that can only be treated through inpatient care. They manage the care of hospitalized newborns, children, and adolescents who have been diagnosed with varying conditions. Their expertise allows them to easily navigate the hospital system to provide efficient treatment in a caring and family-centered way.

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