Dr. Noredia Alile, MD, FAAP
Dr. Noredia Alile’s journey into medicine began with her own fight for life.
She was born premature at 28 weeks, weighing just over two pounds in a small African town where babies like her were not expected to survive. The NICU became her first home, and to everyone’s surprise, she made it. Her nurses lovingly gave her the nickname “Prem Prem” — a name she still carries with deep gratitude and humility.
That tiny preemie grew up to become a pediatrician and neonatologist, dedicating her life to helping other little fighters survive, heal, and thrive.
But her understanding of healing began even earlier, at home.
Dr. Alile’s paternal grandmother was a traditional birth attendant and healer. As a child, she watched her care for people during some of their most vulnerable moments with wisdom, patience, prayer, presence, and deep respect for the whole person. Today, Dr. Alile continues that legacy by blending modern medicine with deep respect for the body’s wisdom and our native and ancestral roots.
From underserved communities to inner-city hospitals, her mission has remained the same: helping babies, children, women, and families heal, live, and thrive.
As a Neonatologist and Pediatrician, Dr. Alile spent years caring for some of the most medically complex and vulnerable patients. Today, she brings that same clinical rigor, attention to detail, and evidence-based approach into integrative medicine.
Over time, she began to recognize a deeper gap in healthcare. Many patients — especially women — were exhausted, overwhelmed, burned out, hormonally dysregulated, and struggling with chronic stress, yet often felt dismissed, rushed, or unheard within conventional medical systems.
That realization led to the evolution of My Native Doctor®.
Today, the practice works primarily with high-functioning women navigating burnout, perimenopause, menopause, chronic stress, hormonal transitions, and identity shifts — women seeking answers that go deeper than a rushed office visit can provide.
The practice combines evidence-based medicine with root-cause, whole-person care, including lifestyle optimization, nervous system regulation, hormone therapy when appropriate, and integrative modalities such as acupuncture, somatic work, and energy-based therapies.
This is not one-size-fits-all medicine. This is personalized, compassionate care designed to restore biology, clarity, resilience, and a sense of self.
Because healing is not rushed.
And sometimes the first step toward healing is finally feeling seen, heard, and safely held.
Training and Credentials
Double Board Certified
Medical School: M.B.B.S./MD with Honors — University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Board Certified in Pediatrics: Residency — Advocate Children’s Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois
Board Certified in Neonatology: Fellowship — University of Illinois Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Board Eligible in Integrative Medicine (2027): Fellowship — Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
Specialized Training
Integrative Pediatrics
Integrative Mental Health
Integrative Women’s Health
Licensed to Practice Medicine In
California
Maryland
North Carolina
Illinois
Why She Built My Native Doctor®
After years of caring for fragile infants and children and supporting families through crisis, Dr. Alile saw a consistent pattern: many people needed deeper upstream support in sleep, nutrition, stress physiology, hormones, environment, relationships, and emotional wellbeing.
My Native Doctor® was created to bridge that gap with physician-led integrative care that is practical, evidence-based, and deeply human.
QUOTE: ‘You are your own healer’. We help you heal by holding space for you.
