Dr. Leia Anderson
Naturopathic Doctor
CREDENTIALS, EDUCATION & ACHIEVEMENTS
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling from The University of Pittsburgh Graduate
School of Public Health
Bachelor of Arts in Microbiology from Ohio Wesleyan University
Board Member of the Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Licensed Naturopath in the State of Vermont (until PA offers licensure)
WHY I BECAME A NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR…
I have been interested in prevention-based healthcare since High School, after witnessing family members with preventable diseases only getting sicker with managed conventional care.
My passion for scientific research and prevention led me to getting a Masters in Genetic Counseling, but after working with patients in that setting I realized I needed to be a Doctor to have the greatest impact on people’s health.
I love being able to empower my patients to think differently and pro-actively about their health, and I’m humbled and in awe every day by the amazing ability our bodies have to heal naturally when given the opportunity!
The more lives I’ve seen transformed, the more addicted I become to being a healer, and the more I fall in love with Naturopathic Medicine!
THINGS YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT ME
-I play the violin and was briefly in a Blue Grass band in college
-I sang in an A Capella Choir with other University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Public Health students called the PalPITTations
-I hiked part of the Grand Canyon and Camelback Mountain in Arizona while very pregnant with my son during medical school
-I had a fully natural labor and delivery of my daughter; in fact, she was so speedy we almost didn’t make it to the hospital!
-I’ve moved at least 15 times in my life so far
FAMILY LIFE
I love my amazing children, and strive to instill in them healthy habits that will last a lifetime. I plan to unabashedly encourage them to share my enthusiasm
for music, exercise, and science!
I’ve been through a divorce, and I’ve witnessed the deaths of multiple close family members, yet I LOVE life and believe in the overall goodness of people and benevolence of the universe. I suspect that resilience, gratitude, and self-care have been my secret sauce for happiness; I believe we all have the ability to live in a beautiful state regardless of what life throws our way. If you are looking for your own balance, vitality,
and inner peace, let me help you find it!