Rianna Leazer, MD

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.
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