USA Health expands women’s services with the addition of Hannah Alford, M.D.

By Casandra Andrews
candrews@health.southalabama.edu

With a passion for working with women of all ages, Hannah Alford, M.D., recently joined USA Health OB-GYN.

Alford received multiple awards during her residency at USA Health and now serves as an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama.

Alford knew from an early age that she wanted to be a physician. “I actually wrote a letter to myself in the fourth grade that was mailed to me when I graduated high school that asked if I still wanted to be a doctor,” she said. “There was no one in my family in the medical field, and I was fascinated by it.”

She earned a medical degree from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, then moved to Mobile for her residency at USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital.

Alford considers seeing patients across all stages of life a privilege: “It is an honor to get to know women and experience life stages alongside them, from the early years of starting their cycles to needing birth control, through pregnancies and into the menopause transition.”

Because USA Health is the region’s leading academic health system, research plays an integral role in the mission for medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty. Alford said her research interests so far have involved clinical quality improvement to ensure the healthcare team provides the best, most efficient and supportive care for patients.

“I chose to work in academic medicine so that I could stay up to date on the latest clinical guidelines and surgical techniques,” she said. “I love working with my mentors as my colleagues. I also enjoy teaching medical students and residents about the field of OB-GYN.”

In 2024, Alford was selected as the Best Resident in Obstetrics at USA Health, and the Best Resident in Urogynecology at USA Health, honors that were bestowed for her outstanding performance in both fields by the obstetrics and gynecology staff at Children’s & Women’s Hospital and faculty of the Whiddon College of Medicine.

She also received the Resident Award for Excellence in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons, as chosen by OB-GYN faculty for her outstanding performance in minimally invasive gynecologic surgeries.

In 2023, she earned the Gynecologic Oncology Resident of the Year Award, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, from USA Health’s gynecologic oncology faculty for her outstanding performance during clinical rotations. Further, she was selected as the Gynecology Resident of the Year in 2023, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, by the OB-GYN faculty for outstanding performance in gynecologic surgeries.

Alford, who grew up in a small town in middle Tennessee, met her husband in medical school. They welcomed their first child, a daughter, in May.

She is accepting new patients at the Strada Patient Care Center in Mobile. To make an appointment, call 251-415-1496.