About Me
Dr. Alejandra Carrasco
Alejandra Carrasco, M.D. is a board certified physician, bestselling author, wife and mom of 3.
She has dedicated the last fifteen years to studying nutrition, integrative, preventative, and functional medicine.
Dr. Alex founded Nourish Medicine in 2012, and is the bestselling author of Bloom: 7 Steps to Reclaim Your Health, Cultivate Your Desires, and Reignite Your Spark.
She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a certified practitioner by the Institute of Functional Medicine, as well as by the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine.
During her fourth year of medical school, Dr. Alex spent time training with Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona Program of Integrative Medicine and in New York at Beth Israel’s Continuum Center for Health and Healing. In 2008, she did research with M.D. Anderson’s Integrative Medicine Center, focusing on nutritional interventions in cancer therapy, namely omega-3 fatty acids and medicinal mushrooms.
She is also the co-founder of Hey Mami, a platform created to support women through preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, and all aspects of motherhood.
She is married to Daniel Carrasco, M.D., a local dermatologist, and they have 3 joyful and beautiful children.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Alex loves to garden, cook, and read.
Education
2017 – Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner
2012 – Fellow of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine
2011 – Fellow of the American Board of Family Medicine
2011 – Completion of Graduate Medical Education in Family Medicine at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, TX
2007 – Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX
2003 – Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Spanish Translation from Rice University in Houston, TX
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