Dr. Oleksandra Bem was born in Odessa, Ukraine, a nice city with old architecture, near the Black Sea. After completing medical school at the Odessa National Medical University, she came to the United States, living and working in hot and sunny Florida!

Moving to the Midwest, Dr. Bem is happy for the four seasons and her family medicine residency at CRMEF. Dr. Bem is enjoying her new medical journey with friendly and supportive faculty and residents. She is interested in obstetrics, as well as both inpatient and outpatient medicine.

Sasha and her husband enjoying traveling and exploring new places, both near and far. They are proud parents to two hairless cats. A recently discovered activity is kayaking on Lake MacBride! She has always enjoyed making framed bug art.