Dr. Jenna Taglienti

But I think I carry kind of both of those mindsets when I

see the world and how I navigate it.

And, you know, when I was younger, my sister was diagnosed with a neurological condition, syringomyelia, and required brain surgery when she was about like six years old.

So I saw my parents

travel all over the country consulting with different neurosurgeons, and they took me along.

It was a huge learning experience, and it had a big impact on how I view the medical world, the respect I have for it, the hierarchy, and how...

you could challenge the hierarchy.

And I saw my mom in particular as a nurse doing that and advocating.

And I think that stayed with me.

So that hasn't changed.

And then I moved to Buffalo, New York, which was a culture shock at the age of 13.

So I lived there for a while, did my medical school training there.

And then I met my husband in medical school.

He's also a doctor.

He's an ER doctor.

And we we moved here for residency.

So he we matched at the same hospital, Stony Brook University.

And we've lived here ever since.

I have three kids.

They're amazing.