(Draft) Andrea Braden, MD, IBCLC

About Andrea

Dr. Braden is the Founder & CEO of lactation innovation company Lybbie, the Lead Ob/Gyn Hospitalist Clinical Educator at TeamHealth, and a Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. She graduated from the University of South Alabama School of Medicine in 2007 and completed residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Connecticut in 2011. Her academic focus centers around the postpartum period, with a particular emphasis in breastfeeding medicine, perinatal mood disorders, transgender healthcare, and female sexual dysfunction. Additionally, she is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Breastfeeding Expert Work Group and a graduate of the inaugural Women’s Wellness through Equality and Leadership (WEL) physician leadership training program. Dr. Braden has been the recipient of multiple research grants from the Emory/Georgia Tech Coulter Translational Fund and the Georgia Research Alliance to support her work in improving breast pump technology. She is a co-investigator with researchers from the Grady Trauma Project on 2 NIH-funded studies that seek to understand the effects of trauma exposure on women’s reproductive health. Furthermore, Dr. Braden is one of the founding physicians for Grady Memorial Hospital’s Gender Center, a multi-disciplinary clinic that addresses the specific health care needs of the trans population. In 2019, she was awarded an American Medical Association’s Inspiration Award in recognition of her time, wisdom, and support throughout the professional careers of fellow physicians, residents, and students. When she is not working, Dr. Braden can be found loving on her husband and 5 adorable children, devouring a good book, playing piano while singing her heart out, volunteering at her children’s school, and exploring the world one exotic destination at a time.

What you can expect

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Upcoming

2023

Contributor:
- In Style
- Salon.com
- Parents
Breast Feed LA
(Consulting)

Consulting and Advising

Advisory Board Member, Couplet Care, LLC, 2022 – present
Advisory Board Member, Aveta.Life, Inc., 2021 – present
Ob/Gyn Consultant, Optum Consulting, 2021
Co-Founder / Chief Executive Officer, MamaLibra, LLC, November 2019 – present
Editor of web and print content to ensure gender inclusivity, American Cancer Society, 2019 – 2021
Pharmaceutical Consultant, Sage Therapeutics, 2017 – 2019