Dr. Andrea Jacqueline Alejo M.D.

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Get to know Internal Medicine Physician Dr. Andrea Alejo, who serves the population of Gloucester, Virginia. Andrea Alejo, MD, practices Internal Medicine at Internal Medicine Associates of Gloucester. Dr. Andrea Alejo is an experienced and acclaimed physician. Her career in medicine started when she graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. After relocating to the United States, Dr. Alejo completed a residency at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, New York, after which she entered private practice. Dr. Alejo is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and she provides expert diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of conditions. Conditions treated by Dr. Alejo include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Anxiety, Depression, Thyroid disease, as well as acute illnesses such as upper and lower respiratory infections, urinary tract infections and acute gastroenteritis. She also provides preventive examinations, immunizations and diagnostic testing. Dr. Alejo has become noted for her holistic approach to internal medicine, and for her patient centric focus, which makes her an ideal physician for those who are scared of seeing a doctor. Internal Medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Internists are skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes. Internists care for hospitalized and ambulatory patients and may play a major role in teaching and research.

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