After a myriad of experiences, she made a promise
A myriad of experiences motivated Dr. Miguélez to form this organization. She treats a diverse population at Mt. Sinai, including immigrants from Latin America, India, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia, and is sensitive to the health care needs of women and their families in the developing world. She also had the chance to travel to Haiti two weeks after the earthquake in 2010 and witnessed the devastation and immense need and the difficulties involved in acute emergency aid coordination.
Dr. Miguélez also collaborated with Family Care International, a highly respected NGO that promotes global health initiatives for women. Through that experience, she noted the urgent need for primary gynecological care, particularly the lack of availability of routine gynecological surgeries. Dr. Miguélez knew that she had the right combination of skills and connections to deliver treatment to women in need worldwide, and so earned the degree in public health to help put her ideas into practice.
Dr. Miguélez was raised between Spain and the United States. She went to Miguel Hernández University Medical School in her hometown of Alicante, Spain, the youngest graduate on record. She specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
