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Leah Chandler, APRN
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Leah grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana. She played college soccer at Southeastern Louisiana University during which time she had 2 knee surgeries. This sparked her interest in Orthopedics. She went to Louisiana technical college and became an orthopedic surgical technician which solidified her interest in the field. She then moved to Austin to advance her career and went to nursing school at Austin Community College. She worked as a critical care nurse for 7 years at St. David's Medical Center. She went back to school to become a nurse practitioner and graduated with a Master's of Science in Nursing at UT Arlington. She's excited to be a part of the team at OSA and work with Dr. Dodgin. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her partner and 2 dogs along with hiking, listening to audio books, discovering new restaurants and traveling.