Alena Hoover

Alena Hoover (MD) is a Fellow in our Leadership Training Academy Class of 2026 and specializes in Complex Family Planning. She shared the following reflections on her work, advocacy, and what brings her joy.

What are your clinical or research interests?

Trauma-informed, patient-centered abortion care and contraception, improving maternal morbidity and mortality

What current policy issue motivates you to be an advocate?

Abortion restrictions, pregnancy criminalization, attacks on healthcare for LGBTQ patients

What local justice-centered organization do you wish we knew about?

Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation

What is bringing you joy these days?

Warm weather, spending time with family/friends

Our Meet Our Advocates series showcases the talents and passion of one of our doctors and finds out, in their own words, what inspires them to be physician advocates. Learn more about the Leadership Training Academy.