Alex Peahl, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. She is also the obstetrics lead for the Partnering for the Future Clinic, an interprofessional clinic that cares for birthing people with opioid use disorder and chronic pain.
Dr. Peahl’s clinical work and research focus optimizing pain management in pregnancy and the postpartum period through opioid-sparing approaches. She is currently leading development of the COMFORT (Creating Optimal pain Management FOR Tailoring interventions in pregnancy and postpartum) guidelines, an FDA sponsored project to create comprehensive, patient-centered, equitable pain management across the pregnancy episode that minimizes the risks of opioid medications. Her research spans consensus methodology, health services research, and assessment of patients’ experiences through quantative and qualitative approaches.