Leah Rushin, MD

My favorite animated movie is A Goofy Movie.

Goodnight Moon, because it celebrates the simplicity of a good nights sleep in an everyday environment.

My favorite childhood toy was my blue stuffed koala bear that I was very attached to.

My parents, because they have faced many challenges and continually reinvented themselves to adapt for the sake of our family.

I enjoy watching anime and movies, creating and collecting art, and pursuing my fashion interests.

Childhood is when you are most filled with potential. I enjoy helping families make the decisions best suited to keeping that potential as wide as possible as their little one matures into adulthood.

Forming a relationship with your medical team is a skill that grows over time. I enjoy forming connections with my patients and their communities as much as I enjoy treating their illness. I try to approach each encounter with curiosity and compassion to enable caregivers to make the best decision for their kids.

Through my residency program I received training in complex care and special needs children. I understand many of the complexities of navigating the system when multiple services are required. I have experience accommodating patients with a multitude of disabilities and/or neurological differences. I prefer to work closely with families to address their primary concerns and daily functioning first to create stability and then growth in the home environment.