“Live as if you’ll die tomorrow, learn as if you’ll live forever.” -Mohandas Gandhi Krystina and Tristan have a seven-year-old daughter, Adriana, and a son, Quentin, who was born in 2020. Adriana’s birth was traumatic for first-time parents Krystina and Tristan. When Krystina went to the hospital to be induced, Adriana’s heartbeat couldn’t be located, so Krystina had to undergo […]
Since she was about six years old, Monica dreamed of becoming a doctor. However, it wasn’t until she was well into her fourth year at Harvard Medical School, right before residency applications were due, that she first interacted with the field of neonatal neurology. At the time, Monica was all set to become a general pediatrician. But, upon beginning a […]
Dr. Edward Hurvitz is a pediatric physiatrist who serves on Hope for HIE’s Medical Advisory Board. Back in the 1980s, when Ed was a student at Wayne State College of Medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) was still a relatively new field, but the trends suggested that it would be one of the most-needed fields in the years to come. […]
Evelyn Mascarenas. LCSW, has been a social worker for almost sixteen years, gaining firsthand insight into the complexities of the psychosocial needs of NICU families. She brings her unique perspective as a social worker to Hope for HIE’s Medical Advisory Board. As an intern during graduate school, Evelyn was exposed to the hospital setting in a macro capacity, working in […]
Dr. Monica Arroyo serves as a pediatric neurologist on Hope for HIE’s Medical Advisory Board.She completed a pediatric neurology residency and subsequent fellowship in fetal and neonatal neurology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2018. During her fellowship, Monica delved into how complicated it is to not only treat the patient, but to support families in the midst of […]
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