Biographical summary
Lezlie Halbach Andersen, M.D., is a pediatric hospitalist and pediatric hospice and palliative care provider. As a pediatric hospitalist, she cares for infants, children, and adolescents who are hospitalized for a wide range of medical conditions and works alongside subspecialists of multiple areas in providing care.
In addition, Dr. Andersen sees children and their families in both the inpatient and outpatient setting who are navigating serious or life-threatening illness to provide care focused on quality of life and symptom management as a member of the multidisciplinary Comprehensive Pediatric and Adolescent Support Services (ComPASS) team.
Procedures performed
Interests
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care
- Medical Education
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2019
FellowHospice & Palliative Care Medicine, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2018
Chief ResidentPediatric and Adolescent Medic, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2017
ResidentPediatric and Adolescent Medic, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2014
Doctorate of MedicineUniversity of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities
- 2009
BA - B.A. Biology, B.A. Sociology, Minor Chemistry and French Indiana University
- 2008
Internship - London CIC Internship. Internship at a family practice medical center in London.Lonsdale Medical Centre
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2020
Hospice & Palliative MedicineAmerican Board of Pediatrics
- 2017
Pediatrics (Archived)American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and honors
- 2020
1st Place Book of the Year Award 2020; Category: Maternal - Child/Prenatal Nursing/ChildbirthAmerican Journal of Nursing
- 2020
1st Place - Book of the Year Award; Category: Palliative Care and HospiceAmerican Journal of Nursing
- 2013
Gold Humanism Honor SocietyUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
Professional memberships
- 2022 - 2023
MemberHospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Rank Committee
- 2022 - present
Fellowship Selection Committee MemberDivision of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- 2021 - present
Committee MemberProgram Evaluation Committee
- 2021 - present
Program Evaluation Committee MemberMayo Clinic Pediatric Residency Program Evaluation Committee
- 2020 - 2023
Committee MemberPalliative Medicine Education Committee
- 2020 - present
Committee MemberPediatric Clinical Competence Committee
- 2019 - present
MemberMinnesota AAP
- 2019 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Pediatric Special Interest Group (SIG)
- 2019
Abstract Reviewer for Annual MeetingAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
- 2018
MemberMayo Clinic Empathic Communication Physician Champion for Pediatric Residents
- 2018
EPIC Super UserMayo Clinic Pediatric Residency
- 2017 - 2018
MemberMedicine-Pediatrics Graduate Education Committee, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2017 - 2018
MemberProgram Evaluation Committee
- 2017 - 2018
MemberPediatric Clinical Competency, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2017 - 2018
MemberResident Recruitment Committee, Mayo Clinic Pediatric Residency
- 2017 - 2018
MemberDPAM Educational Leadership Committee, Mayo Clinic Department of Pediatrics
- 2017 - 2018
MemberPediatric RRT/ERT Review Committee, Mayo Clinic Department of Pediatrics
- 2014 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publications