Alexandra S. Laya, MD
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Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology
Dr. Alexandra Laya
Dr. Alexandra Laya is a Gastroenterology Specialist in Metro Manila and has over 15 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine – Philippine General Hospital in 2001 and completed her specialization in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, USA.
She is the section head of Gut Microbiome and Fecal Transplant at the Institute of Digestive and Liver Diseases at St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City as well as the head for Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
She performed the first fecal transplant in the Philippines for the treatment of refractory c. difficile infection. Her other areas of interest include colon cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease, gut dysbiosis and small bowel disorders including Celiac Disease and capsule endoscopy.
Dr. Laya is an active consultant affiliated with St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City. When not involved in patient care she enjoys being a wife to a lawyer and a mother to a gymnast.