About
Physician, researcher
& educator
Originally from Fullerton, California, Dr. Lean earned her BA with Honors
and Highest Distinction from UC San Diego before attending medical school at
George Washington University in Washington, D.C. During her anesthesiology
residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, she was selected as a
Bonica Scholar, a prestigious
research-track distinction. She went on to complete her pain management
fellowship at UCLA.
Today, Dr. Lean serves as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology in the
Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at the UC Irvine
School of Medicine. She treats patients, teaches residents, and conducts
research that has produced multiple peer-reviewed publications. She also teaches
cancer pain management and ethics as faculty for the national Dannemiller
Pain Review Course.
Beyond her UCI practice, Dr. Lean is available for conference speaking, medical device and pharmaceutical consulting, and physician proctoring across Southern California.
Outside of the clinic, you'll find Alexa on a yoga mat (she's a certified
instructor), exploring a new city, or trying her hand at whatever catches
her curiosity, from cooking to picking up a new sport. She's happiest when
she's learning something that challenges her thinking. And at the end of
the day, her favorite company is her dog, Jojo.
