About Me
Alexandra Horwitz, MD, received her undergraduate degree in biology from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., and completed medical school at Temple University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her internal medicine-pediatric residency at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Horwitz then completed her fellowship in allergy and immunology at the AI duPont Children's Hospital/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She worked as an allergy-immunology physician in a private practice in State College, Pa., before joining the faculty at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She is currently assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine. Dr. Horwitz is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, as well as a member of the Pennsylvania Allergy and Asthma Association.Locations
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Professional Education
- Education
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Medical School, Temple University School of Medicine (Pennsylvania) - 2001
- Fellowship
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Fellowship, Allergy & Immunology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - 2008
- Residency
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Residency, Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics Milton S. Hershey Medical Center - 2005
- Internship
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Internship, Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore) - 2002
Research Interests
- Eosinophilic esophagitis and anxiety in children
Academic Interests
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Food allergy
- Medical student, resident, and fellow education and curriculum development
- Severe combined immunodeficiency