Elevate Your Voice Blog

By Natacha Montemuino, MD  ·  3 minute read  ·  Issue #4

It's early May and the past few weeks have been in the mid-to-high 70s Fahrenheit. Perfect weather for gardening, if you ask me. The warm sun feels deeply nurturing on my skin after the treacherous Antarctic-like freeze we endured in the No...

By Natacha Montemuino, MD  ·  3 minute read  ·  Issue #3

It's 2021 and I'm sitting at a large conference table in the executive wing of corporate headquarters for the chief medical officer's leadership team meeting. I'm at the height of my career, excited about all of the new responsibilities and...

By Natacha Montemuino, MD  ·  3 minute read  ·  Issue #2

The year was 2009. It was a warm summer morning in New York City and I was strolling around the East Village with my rescue dog, Bug-Z. I tied Bug-Z to the parking meter in front of a gourmet coffee shop to pop in for a seven dollar latte. ...

By Natacha Montemuino, MD  ·  3 minute read  ·  Issue #1 

I was seven years old in math class, playing with my new pink Hello Kitty eraser, hoping my teacher would not call on me.

He called on me anyway.

My mind went blank. My heart started racing. I felt the heat rise from my chest into my fac...