Mayor Marsiglio

And for example, if the surgeon isn't able to meet their requests, that may mimic some other ways in which the system has impacted them, dismissed their requests or dismissed their identity or erased them in some way.

And so helping a patient think through why the surgeon is saying we may have to alter a treatment plan is a big part of my role.

I also work to advocate for folks who have comorbid

mental health symptoms that in other contexts may just be excluded from receiving care at all.

So, for example, patients who have multiple personalities or psychosis or other things that may make the surgical team uncomfortable.

I also, given that I am on the surgical team and part of the hospital context, I can help the patient very specifically navigate care, especially within a surgery that has not been performed before or is of higher risk.

I can round, be part of the care team in that way.