DR. ALANA BiGGERS
Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, FACP is board-certified in Internal Medicine and an Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine, where she received her MD degree. She completed residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin, obtained her Master of Public Health in chronic disease epidemiology from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and completed a research fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Bio
Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, FACP is board-certified in Internal Medicine and an Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine, where she received her MD degree. She completed residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin, obtained her Master of Public Health in chronic disease epidemiology from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and completed a research fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Dr. Biggers has spent over 10 years caring for patients, teaching future doctors, and conducting research to improve health for people with conditions like diabetes, cancer risk, and sleep problems. She had led and/or collaborated with colleagues on NIH- and non-profit funded research grants. Her work focuses on mindfulness and how stress affects our health. She has built a community centered mindfulness program called My ESSENCE.
Additionally, Dr. Biggers enjoys teaching residents and students about best practices in urban health and providing medical care for under-resourced communities.
Beyond her clinical and research work, Dr. Biggers expands her role by providing tips on healthy living by speaking at community events and reviewing medical content for various media outlets.