I’ve always felt that health care is more of a calling than simply a career. It’s a field where care and compassion trump financial reward. It’s also intellectually challenging, morally fulfilling and fun. I chose to specialize in pediatric intensive care because it is my passion to protect children, to heal them when possible, to relieve their suffering and to help give them their childhood back again. To me, working with children doesn’t feel like a job. I love seeing toddlers riding toy bikes down hospital hallways. I love listening to their laughter. I love their inner strength and resiliency. You can tell them they have a serious illness and the only thing they want to know is when they can have a Popsicle. Children amaze me. It is an absolute honor to have their trust and to be given the chance to make their lives better.”