Alexandra Sims Corley, MD, MPH, FAAP

Dr. Alexandra Corley, BA Anthropology '09, is an attending physician within the division of general and community pediatrics at Children's National Hospital and an associate professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science Department of Pediatrics. 

Dr. Corley originally hails from Richmond, Virginia. While attending George Mason she simultaneously completed the prerequisites for medical school and coursework in anthropology and sociology. She started her medical career at The George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where her interests in patient advocacy and under-resourced populations were supplemented in the community/urban health track. While at GW, she served as chapter president of GW's Student National Medical Association, and worked on the regional executive board thereafter. Upon graduation in May 2013, she was recognized with honors by the Gold Humanism Honor Society, as well as the Department of Pediatrics.

Dr. Corley completed her pediatrics residency, chief residency, and health services fellowship at Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C. In 2018, she was recognized by George Mason University as a Top 50 Exemplar Alumnus. Dr. Corley is now the medical director at Children's National Primary Care @Shaw Metro in NW D.C.

Her academic interests are in health equity and access, and health services for children and adolescents with chronic disease. She enjoys mentoring students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in medicine.

Dr. Corley volunteers her time to George Mason as a member of the CHSS Dean's Advisory Board. She is wife to Derrick and mom to Deacon.