Alexis Cutchins

Dr Cutchins is a board certified cardiologist with a passion for caring for patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders. After 13 years as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of Cardiology at Emory University she became founder and CEO of Cutchins Cardiovascular Medicine in New York City. Her time at Emory was highlighted by leadership positions in the Anticoagulation Management Service, the Emory Women’s Heart Center and the Emory Midtown echo lab. She has been recognized globally for her clinical excellence in the care and management of patients with complex chronic illness, specifically, POTS, Dysautonomia and Long COVID. She is also known for her research contributions in this area specifically related to POTS and its comorbid conditions highlighting the role of Pelvic Venous Disease in Orthostatic Intolerance. She serves as a board member for the International Society for Mast Cell Activation Syndromes (ISMCAS), Standing Up To POTS, and SAFIRE (Spencer’s Association For Interventional Research & Education) a nonprofit organization advocating for care and research for underdiagnosed syndromes such as POTS, Pelvic Venous Disease and others.
Dr Cutchins graduated from Hamilton College in 1998 then Emory School of Medicine in 2004 with membership in the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha society. She did her residency in Internal Medicine at New York Hospital, Weill Cornell in NYC and then moved onto an NIH research fellowship at The University of Virginia in Cardiovascular Disease.