Associate Director, The Evans Center for Spiritual and Religious Values in Healthcare at IUH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Cancer Predisposition
Co-Director, Religion and Spirituality in Medicine Scholarly Concentration at IU SOM
Dr. Alex Lion is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children. Dr. Lion’s clinical work focuses on neuro-oncology and cancer predisposition, with a scholarly focus on the integration of spirituality in medicine. He is the medical director of Pediatric Neuro-oncology at Riley Hospital for Children. He is the co-director of the Religion and Spirituality in Medicine Scholarly Concentration at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the co-creator of the Team Based Spirituality program at IU Health. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Master of Public Health from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed Residency at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital and Fellowship at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health. Dr. Lion completed a Fairbanks Clinical Ethics Fellowship at Indiana University. Dr. Lion then completed the Theology, Medicine, and Culture certificate from Duke Divinity School. Dr. Lion is an elder at Vineyard Life Church in Indianapolis. When not working, Dr. Lion enjoys reading comic books, making music, and spending time with his wife and three children.
