Alixandria Pfeiffer, DO

Dr. Alixandria Fiore Pfeiffer received her
Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, with a minor in Chemistry and History,
from Marywood University in 2015. She was a four-year starter on their NCAA
Women’ Soccer Team and led the team as captain her senior year. She attended
medical school at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida where she received her medical degree in 2019. In medical school, she
was heavily involved in advocacy and served as the National Director of Omega
Beta Iota, the National Osteopathic Political Honor Society, working intimately
with national organizations such as the AOA, AACOM, OPAC, etc. as a liaison
between these groups and medical students over national topics such as the
student debt crisis. She ultimately was awarded Medical Student of the Year at
NSU during her final year and was awarded an honorable mention (second place) in
the National Student of the Year award.

She completed her residency training at the University of Texas Health San Antonio in
2023. During residency, her research focused on maternal-fetal physiologic
changes in maternal transport, implementing a quality improvement project on
the prevention of postpartum pre-eclampsia, and a graduate medical education
project centered on resident mistreatment in the workplace. She presented her
work at local, state, and national conferences and published in several
journals. She was awarded the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Resident
Scholar Award. She also served as the sole resident-fellow member on the Board
of Trustees in the Texas Medical Association, UT House Staff Council
President/Secretary, and ACOG Junior Fellow District XI Section V Vice
Chair/Chair.  

She is a member of ACOG, SMFM, and TMA. Dr. Pfeiffer joined the faculty as a
Specialist and is currently completing her fellowship training in Maternal
Fetal Medicine. She has recently taken a position on the SMFM Health Policy
& Advocacy Committee and has been selected to be part of the UT LSOM Health
Systems Science Distinction Track. Her clinical and research interests include
maternal transport, maternal critical care medicine, maternal
morbidity/mortality quality improvement, prevention of preterm birth/abdominal
cerclage, health systems science, and resident education. Outside of medicine,
she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, family, and friends,
doing all things beach-related, soccer, and sports-related, traveling
(especially adventures off the beaten path!), and exploring new places with her
adorable dog, Frankie!