Dr. Leaning has over 20 years of experience as a pediatrician. She is passionate about clinical education and effective communication, and strives to provide respectful and current evidence-based care. She enjoys collaborating with the entire health care team to best serve the needs of patients and families.
Dr. Leaning has a diverse clinical background spanning tertiary care centers, community hospitals, FQHCs, and private practices. Her clinical experience includes outpatient pediatrics, well baby and NICU care, inpatient pediatrics, and ADHD diagnosis and management. During her medical training, she spent time in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and in 2025 she worked abroad at a rural hospital and pediatric specialty clinic in New Zealand. Before medical school, she taught high school English and worked as a medical and research assistant. Outside of medicine, Dr. Leaning enjoys spending time with her husband and her two children. She loves the beach, traveling, reading, cooking and sports.
Dr. Leaning was raised in San Francisco and Vermont. She received her BA in Comparative Literature from Brown University and her Doctorate in Medicine from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her residency training at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University. She is board certified in general pediatrics.
