Newborns are certainly the smallest and generally among the sickest patients receiving health care.
The delivery of preterm and sick infants occurs in every social strata, but they are over-represented among the impoverished and among women of color. There...
What is the significance of the object you brought with you to the photo shoot?
The first words in my acceptance letter to HMS in 1983 read: "Welcome to the Harvard family." However, I did not feel each facet of my identity was equally embraced. As a...
What inspires or motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
I am most inspired by my work with medical students. I am the Faculty Advisor for the HMS Chapter of the Association of Women Surgeons and also the Faculty Advisor for the HMS Writers Group. The...
What inspires or motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
The students Collectively our students bring an amazing spectrum of lives and experiences. Individually they bring brilliance and energy. They are the promise for the future of the profession. Being...
In what ways do you feel you contribute to the Harvard community?
I am Yvonne Gomez-Carrion and I am a gynecologist who strives to deliver outstanding care to all of my patients regardless of race, educational level, socioeconomic status, sexual...
What inspires or motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
I am amazingly blessed to work at a medical center (BIDMC) and in a larger community (HMS/HSPH/ HSDM and Harvard University) with so many people who are inspiring and extraordinarily-accomplished...
What inspires of motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
As a young girl, I watched my mother struggle to receive appropriate care for a delayed diagnosis, given limited options available to her because she could not afford more comprehensive treatment...