Ashley M. Kreher, MD

Assistant Professor

Office Address
Uptown Square Multispecialty Clinic 504-988-9000
Ashley Kreher, MD

Education & Affiliations

Medical School : Florida State University
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital-University of Miami
Fellowship: University of Arizona Residential Integrative Medicine
Certifications: American Board of Family Medicine

Areas of Expertise

Preventive Healthcare; Women's Health; General Pediatrics; Diabetes; Heart Disease
Global Health
Physician well-being

Biography

Dr. Ashley Kreher is a recent graduate of the Jackson Memorial Hospital - University of Miami Family Medicine Residency Program and the University of Arizona Residential Integrative Medicine Fellowship. Her background is in both Exercise Science and Food and Nutrition Science in which she was awarded a Dual Degree with minors in both Chemistry and Biology with Honors Medallion recognition as a member of the Honors Medical Scholars Society at the Florida State University. She completed her Medical Doctorate at the Florida State University, during which she grew within her true passion for integrative care through involvement and leadership in her medical school, community, and nationally, integrating health and wellbeing initiatives within communities with a focus in underserved care. While in medical school she was recognized for her passions as a recipient of the 2018 Trainee Tobacco Champion Award Honorable Mention through The AAP Section on Tobacco Control Executive Committee and was privileged to present at the AAFP National Conference under the breakout session of "Best Practices for Family Medicine Interest Groups." She further received recognition for her compassionate and comprehensive care upon graduation as a recipient of the Stephen M. Nobles, M.D. and Robert L. Brown Sr., M.D. Altruism in Medicine Award which was followed with similar recognition in residency through receiving the Behavioral Medicine Award.

As a resident she displayed leadership and commitment to resident wellbeing within her program acting as Chief Wellness Officer for the Family Medicine Residency Program in addition to participating as a resident member of the GME Wellness Committee. Through her role as Chief Wellness Officer, she was able to develop a curriculum monitored through a longitudinal survey system within her residency program to improve overall resident wellbeing through expansion of a wellness toolkit in which she presented her findings at the International Conference on Physician Health 2022. Currently Dr. Kreher is an Assistant Professor at Tulane University School of Medicine within the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She additionally is actively involved in her second Integrative Medicine fellowship through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine through coursework in both Tucson and Remotely.

Her interests are in Integrative Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Pediatrics, Adolescent Health, Women's Health, Care to the Underserved, Mental Health, Integrative Oncology and Supportive Care, Global Health, Health Advocacy, Physician Wellbeing, Mentorship and Teaching.