Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena Talks Women in Medicine

Foundation board member Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP, is a nationally renowned researcher, clinician and administrator. She is also a Scholar-in-Residence at the New York Academy of Medicine this year. The Foundation will present its 2019 Alma Dea Morani Award to Dr. Linda Fried at the NYAM in October.

In the announcement, she shared, “I am honored to join the Academy as a scholar-in-residence during my study leave. The Academy’s focus on equity is absolutely synergistic with my focus on health disparities and the development of an equity framework for organizations and communities.”

We got the opportunity to talk to Dr. Laraque-Arena about women in medicine specifically. Watch the video to hear some of what she had to say.