Meet Dr. Lynnette Leffall
Dr. Lynnette Leffall was born and raised in Dallas, Texas in the Oak Cliff area. Her first career pursuit before the age of 9 was aspiring to become an abstract artist, actually. She was highly supported by her parents and family. They purchased easels, canvas, water colors, oil paints, acrylic paints, pastel pencils, you name it, she had it. Dr. Leffall read about famous artists, such as, Picasso, Van Gogh, and Frida Kahlo, but felt that there was something more than art she needed to pursue because she also equally loved math and science. The shift to science and medicine came when she started to compete in school and district wide science fairs and won in the top three almost every year. Dr. Leffall's connectedness to infants and children came when it was the birth of her first younger cousin, which happened at the age of nine. Prior to that, she was the baby of the family, so didn't have much interaction with smaller children on a regular basis. At age nine, she combined her fascination of science/medicine with children and started her path to becoming a general pediatrician.
Dr. Leffall made sure to attend High School of Health Professions at Townview Magnet Center to jumpstart this pursuit. She started volunteering at Parkland Hospital her freshman year, shadowed local pediatricians, joined health professional clubs, such as Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), and even became a certified emergency medical technician (EMT) before she graduated from high school.
After attending college, graduate school, and medical school she spent three years at Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA where she completed her pediatric residency training. During those three years in Baton Rouge, she took part in annual visits to local pre-k, elementary, and high schools in predominantly lower socioeconomic areas teaching children and adolescents about the importance of physical and mental health, fitness, hygiene, clean eating, and what a day in a doctor's office details. Given the large proportion of obesity in southern states she started to become passionate about helping with obesity prevention. Dr. Leffall received CME in special obesity training called TeamUP and also received a grant from American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Chop Chop to present the Eatable Alphabet project to small children age 5 and under. This project was geared towards obesity prevention by teaching the very young on the importance of having heathy eating habits and increasing fruits and vegetables in the daily diet. Dr. Leffall also participated in a QI obesity project during residency, where she actually saw positive trends in BMI reduction when they implemented a close follow up system in her pediatric academic clinic compared to no consistent system. It is her goal to continue these efforts of obesity prevention and reduction in her patients as well as take part in community initiatives.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Leffall is very social and extroverted. She is an avid world traveler. She actually spent one month in Kenya and 2 weeks in Peru for global health initiatives. She also considers herself a foodie, so she is always down to try new eateries around the metroplex as well as takes pride in cooking. Some of her other hobbies include, styling hair, hiking, attending sporting events, festivals, concerts, zip lining, and arcade games. If she isn't out and about, then she is likely spending quality time with her family, friends, and favorite morkie.
Dr. Leffall is so excited and committed to taking care of the many beautiful children of the DFW metroplex.
Services
- Acute illnesses
- ADHD management
- Chronic condition management
- Developmental problems
- Disease prevention
- Flu shots
- Hearing screens
- Injury treatment
- Obesity and weight management
- Vision screens
- Patient and parent education
- School and sports physicals
- Vaccines and immunizations
- Well checks
Reviews
Average rating:
Questions were addressed |
4.9
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Provider explained things clearly |
4.9
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Likelihood of recommending this provider |
4.9
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Trust/confidence in physicians |
4.9
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What our families say
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November 08, 2024
Dr. Leffall was great! My daughter is 9 and she addressed her directly about her care which is nice. While also addressing any concerns I have. Way to go.
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November 01, 2024
The office was dressed up like the Wizard of Oz and It was so cute! We have only been here a handful of times, but everyone is always so kind and helpful. We love it!
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October 23, 2024
She was attentive and knowledgeable and kind.
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October 23, 2024
Dr. Leffall was the best pediatrician we have ever experienced since [...] was school age. She is amazing and we will be recommending her to all our friends.
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October 01, 2024
All the office staff were very professional and patient.
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October 01, 2024
Dr. Leffall was excellent! Her bedside manner was impressive. This has been the best experience with a pediatric provider thus far. I highly recommend her. My son also expressed how pleasant and relatable she was.
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September 25, 2024
Love Dr. Leffall! She's amazing at answering our questions and addressing our concerns.
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September 22, 2024
Dr. Leffall. Very insightful and personable
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September 21, 2024
Dr. Leffall was so kind and explained everything to my child in a way that made her feel confident in taking steps toward a healthier lifestyle. We were both very happy with our experience and recommend Dr. Leffall to EVERYONE!
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September 20, 2024
Dr Leffall is amazing
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September 20, 2024
Always listening and caring
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September 07, 2024
Honestly we have never had any issues with cooks. Love it and always feel our children are taken care of
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September 07, 2024
Entire visit was excellent.
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September 07, 2024
Dr. Leffall was amazing and we're looking forward to having her as [..] pediatrician for the next 7 years.
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August 30, 2024
I think the provider is amazing!!!
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August 30, 2024
I felt it was a very good!!!
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August 23, 2024
Dr. Leffall did a great job explaining the plan of care with me and answered all my questions
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August 08, 2024
Dr Leffall was great.
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July 28, 2024
Dr. Leffall is great at listening to our concerns for our daughter. She also makes us feel comfortable in knowing that she will provide the best care for our daughter.
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July 14, 2024
All great
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July 10, 2024
The whole team is awesome!
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July 07, 2024
Dr. Leyfall is very caring and sweet to our children. She has a great memory and is patience. She is a great listener and always takes what I say into consideration. I've recommended her to many of my mom friends since we have move to Mansfield!
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June 29, 2024
Dr Lefall and her team are great!
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June 21, 2024
I am so happy I chose this office for my children. Moving and finding new doctors is stressful but I know I made the right choice.
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June 21, 2024
Yes Dr.Leffall was absolutely AMAZING. She answered every question. Reassured me as a mother and made both of my children extremely comfortable. I would also like to recognize the nurse (phlebotomist) who drew my daughter's blood. She was so kind and super quick. My 7 year old was amazed and exited to get her lollipop and stick afterwards.
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June 15, 2024
I would like to recognize Dr. Leffall.
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June 07, 2024
Dr. Leffall and the nurse assisting that day were both professional, personable, attentive and knowledgeable in communicating with us as first time parents and our daughter as a newborn!
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June 04, 2024
Dr Leffall and the nurse we saw at our most recent visit were very kind and gentle with our daughter. We always have a good laugh together.
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May 25, 2024
Everyone involved in my child care did an exceptional job. Dr. Laffall and her staff are amazing
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May 18, 2024
It was our first time seeing her with both of the twins and she was amazing.
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May 09, 2024
She's always informative and courteous
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April 30, 2024
Dr. Leffall was awesome!
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April 29, 2024
I switched to this location because previous pediatrician did not listen to concerns. Leffall is the opposite and I'm glad I switched
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April 21, 2024
Always feel welcomed and taken care of
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April 15, 2024
I really enjoyed the visit. Clean place. Respectful staff. Great bedside manners
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April 15, 2024
Laffall and her assistant were awesome. I really enjoyed the visit. Clean place. Respectful staff. Great bedside manners
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April 14, 2024
We were quite apprehensive about the visit, having had the same pediatric team for my children for the last 14.5 years. Dr.Leffall and the team made children feel VERY welcome, and Dr.Leffall's attentiveness was very reassuring. I am beyond grateful for the care and consideration our family has received!!
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April 11, 2024
I like how the Dr treated us as if she had been knowing us for years. Like a family member!
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April 11, 2024
Dr. Lefall was exceptional! She answered all of our questions, made us feel comfortable to ask questions and was very knowledgeable and thorough!
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April 10, 2024
Dr Leffall has been great!
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April 08, 2024
My child's regular PCP was not available on this date and so this was my first experience with Dr. Leffall and her care was outstanding! My son was having some breathing difficulties and she immediately initiated a nebulizer treatment and kept a close eye on his progression. She explained her plan of care for my son thoroughly and answered my questions with great care and concern. We have been going to the Cook Mansfield PCP clinic for quite some time and Dr Leffall is a tremendous asset to this location! Her nurse was also very caring! Thank you for a great experience and living up to the Cook mission!
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April 03, 2024
Dr Lynette is the best. She is friendly in a professional manner.
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April 01, 2024
Nothing to complain about! Blessed to have an amazing provider to care for my daughter.
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April 01, 2024
Dr Lefall is so sweet ! She notices everything about my daughter's development and I love that.
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March 27, 2024
Great experience with the new doctor.
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March 27, 2024
Doctor Leffell was very welcoming and informative. She communicated well and my daughter enjoyed speaking with her.
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March 20, 2024
Dr. Leffall was genuinely concerned about my daughter's health and well-being.
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March 20, 2024
Dr. Leffall was great! She was knowledgeable of my complications, and the delivery issues. It made me feel well cared for knowing she took the time to learn before our appointment.
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March 13, 2024
Dr. Leffall took the time to understand what was really going on with our daughter and determine the root cause of her congestion. Doctors in the past just prescribed medication without figuring out a way to alleviate the issue. Dr. Leffall went above and beyond to help our daughter.
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March 12, 2024
Dr Lefalle was great in communicating and executing what needed to be done to care for my Daughter.
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March 07, 2024
Dr. Leffall is an amazing Doctor. She's always so kind, understanding, and takes the time to listen to concerns and engages in conversation with helpful information. Dr. Leffall is representation of what I would love to find and experience in all doctors, allowing me to trust that there are still amazing doctors that exist. She is truly one of a kind.
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March 03, 2024
The doctor listened to all my concerns
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March 03, 2024
I like the interaction with the doctor
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March 01, 2024
She was very thorough with the exam & explanation & talked to my son with respect & treated him very well. She was very professional & showed how much she cared for my son
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February 29, 2024
The entire office is always pleasant
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February 21, 2024
Dr. Leffall is an AMAZING doctor. She is very tentative and makes me feel that she loves caring for my son. I'm so glad to have her.
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February 11, 2024
Dr. Leffall and her staff were amazing we truly enjoyed the visit all of our concerns were addressed.
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February 10, 2024
It was good. First time for us to see this Dr. And she was wonderful!
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February 07, 2024
Dr. Leffall is great! So glad we switched to her and I love her interaction with my son (patient)
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February 04, 2024
Great staff, great office, great experience
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February 04, 2024
Mary was very attentive to our child. She was excited and Mary made it fun and comfortable for her. Dr Leffall was simply amazing! I was nervous about seeing a new pediatrician and didn't think anyone could compare to her previous. BUT Dr Leffall made us comfortable, great bedside manner, answered all of our questions. It felt like she had been our pediatrician for years even though this was the first visit. So thankful to find Dr Leffall!
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January 23, 2024
Everything was great no complaints
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January 23, 2024
This was my first time meeting Dr.Leffall she was very nice took her time looked over his chart. I am very happy
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January 21, 2024
Dr Leffall is not my child's regular PCP but she is was amazing and I have Began recommending her to other families.
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January 19, 2024
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January 19, 2024
Her attentiveness to my baby and sincerity in her responses to my questions is greatly appreciated.
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January 19, 2024
Dr.Leffall was wonderful and treated us with kindness and respect. She has a warmness about her that my daughter and I both appreciated.
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January 12, 2024
Dr, Laffall was very attentive, listened, very knowledgeable, had a good bed side manner, friendly and developed a medical treatment plan for my daughter.
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January 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024
We really enjoyed having Dr. Leffall as our provider
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January 12, 2024
The visit went very smoothly.
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January 12, 2024
Dr. Leffall was awesome! She was very informative and made us as parents feel safe and welcomed.
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January 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024
Dr was very thorough and has a relatable good demeanor we enjoyed our visit
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January 10, 2024
Dr. Lefall was very gentle and responsive to my child's fears. She explained everything in detail and clarified any questions we had.
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January 03, 2024
Very good experience. It was a same day appointment and they took me in
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January 03, 2024
The doctor who saw us was awesome, very friendly, warm, empathetic, educated us on what the issue was and the best steps. Her demeanor was great, we felt supported and understood snd educated. Great first experience with this doctor
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December 24, 2023
Our first visit with this doctor and we really liked her! Friendly and down to earth.
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December 20, 2023
Dr Leffal is an answer to my prayers. She came and picked up right where Dr Mann left off. I'll be here with you all for as long as she is there. She shows true care and concern for my child's health. She listens to me and him. She makes medical information easy to understand.
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December 19, 2023
Dr Lefall was very thorough Front office is very helpful
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November 28, 2023
The nurse and doctor were extremely great
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November 18, 2023
Dr. Lafelle was amazing. First time meeting with her and very happy with our switch.
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November 18, 2023
Dr. Lefall was a pleasure to meet. (Patient) really loved her and felt safe with her. She addressed all of our concerns with compassion and understanding. I felt heard during our visit and look forward to establishing an amazing patient/provider relationship with her!
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November 16, 2023
Love Dr. Leffall really a breath of fresh air at this clinic.
Education
- Medical School:
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine – Athens, OH
- Residency:
- Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital – Baton Rouge, LA
- Board Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Affiliations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Osteopathic Association
- Cook Children's Physician Network
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