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Lainey

Dr. Elena Marsh

"Care is a conversation, not a checklist."

Nickname

Lainey

Grew up in

A small coastal town in Maine

School

Brown University, then Tufts School of Medicine

A big challenge

Caring for my mother through her cancer journey while in residency

Languages

English, Spanish (conversational)

Favorite book

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Favorite music

Anything by Brandi Carlile

Surprise fact

I bake sourdough every Sunday and name each loaf

Inspiration

My grandmother — a midwife in 1950s Maine

Teams

Boston Red Sox, always

A joke

Why did the OB bring a ladder? To reach the high-risk pregnancies.

Goals

Build a women's health curriculum for high schoolers

Bucket list
  • Hike the Camino de Santiago
  • Learn cello
  • See the northern lights
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