Alexandra Sundermann, MD

Division

Quantitative and Clinical Sciences
General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research Interests

Reproductive epidemiology, pregnancy health outcomes, preeclampsia, miscarriage, fibroids

Education

PhD, Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University, 2019
MD, Vanderbilt University Medical School, 2020
Residency, Duke University, 2024

Biography

Dr. Alexandra (Alex) Sundermann is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Quantitative and Clinical Sciences and the Division of General Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has a secondary appointment in the Institute for Medicine and Public Health and is a member of the Center for Women’s Health Research and the Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center. She completed her medical and doctoral degrees through Vanderbilt's Medical Scientist Training Program. Her doctoral work targeted the development and application of epidemiologic methods for studying risk relationships involving time-varying exposures in pregnancy. She then completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center. She returned to Vanderbilt as faculty in 2024 in a physician-scientist position with the aim to leverage insight from caring for patients to conduct pertinent and timely research for the advancement of reproductive health.