Dr. Alecia Russell was born and raised in Michigan. She knew she wanted to be a doctor from a very young age and set forth to pursue her dream. She attended college at Michigan State University and graduated with honors. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She then went on to also attend medical school at Michigan State University. Go Green! She moved to the Detroit area to complete her residency at St. John Providence Health System in Obstetrics and Gynecology. During residency she met her husband, Dr. David Russell and they were married in 2015. Together they moved to California to pursue their dream of a career in Women’s Health Care. They now have two children and are looking to make a new life here in Columbia. She looks forward to serving the women in her new community. She enjoys preventative medicine as well as minimally invasive surgery.