Dr. Natalia S Ivascu Brown, MD

"For patients, a doctor that moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones (Confucius)". Dr. Natalia Ivascu's wisdom, leadership skills and emotional intelligence, towards empowering the "whole patient" "step by step" are a “beacon of light” amidst a mom's worst nightmare. Despite her heavy “work load” and revolutionary accomplishments in her labor of love of medicine, Dr. Ivascu "shines" forth with her rare strength of character and keen ability to listen to vital patient perspectives in a bureaucratic global system marked by complexity, insecurity and inflexibility. Amidst the "cliffs" of this continuous "treacherous medical hike" , I am grateful for the opportunity to have a transformational healthcare leader and resilient MD that embodies this statement from William Osler: “The good physician treats the disease, the great physician treats the patients who has the disease”. (Reference: nationaldoctorquotes)