Episode Details

Dr. Luisa Ciprono arrived in the US at 19 as a refugee from communist Romania, speaking no English. She became a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, Air Force veteran, and the founder of TeleMed MFM — a nationwide virtual practice bringing high-risk pregnancy care to patients who'd otherwise go without. In this episode: The MFM access crisis: ~1,000 full-time specialists for 37 million women of fertile age How TeleMed MFM delivers real-time ultrasound review and consultations virtually — and why telemedicine is the future of MFM What's fueling high-risk pregnancies in the US: maternal deserts, older moms, rising comorbidities Women in medicine and leadership — why they get stuck and what succession planning should look like Dr. Ciprono also opens up about writing her Amazon bestselling memoir, Push, Then Breathe — a story she started in Romanian at 19 and shelved for 20 years before finally sharing it with the world.