Dr. Zaballa was born in La Paz, Bolivia and immigrated to the United States with her parents at a young age. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest with her parents and two younger sisters. From a young age, she was raised to value her multicultural identity as a Mexican-Bolivian American and her native language. Her path to medicine has been motivated by a drive to take care of communities that have historically received inadequate care and to advocate for policies to create more systemic level changes.

Dr. Zaballa graduated with Honors from the University of Washington, earning a degree in Biology with a minor in Diversity Studies. She earned her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine, completing both the Underserved Pathway and Hispanic Health Pathway. She completed residency in 2019 at Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency. Since graduation she has continued to work at Sea Mar Burien practicing full spectrum family medicine. She joined the faculty at Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine in 2022 as the Sea Mar Site Director.

D. Zaballa's clinical interests include reproductive health and obstetrics, immigrant and refugee health particularly in the Latinx community, social justice and advocacy, and mentorship - particularly of other URM students.

Outside of the clinical work, Alexandra enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, quality time with friends, and all things outdoors including running, hiking, biking and playing soccer.