Dr. Bixby is a board-certified pediatrician and neonatologist, as well as a lactation consultant. She completed her residency and fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where she became interested in promoting breastfeeding in underserved communities. In her practice at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), Dr. Bixby has spoken extensively with CHOC’s network of NICUs on the benefits of breast milk and how to establish a milk supply in the NICU mother. She has conducted outreach to social workers, birth hospital nurses, and the local health department’s Perinatal Committee, lecturing on such topics as breastfeeding and diabetes, breast milk use in low birth weight infants, and cultural issues impacting the decision to breastfeed. As a Champion Fellow, Dr. Bixby will continue her close work with the local health department to effect change in her community.