Alumnae Highlight Jeannine Miranne ’00 47 Cathedral Avenue Hempstead, NY 11550 516.483.7383 [email protected] Jeannine Marie Miranne, MD, MS, FACOG SHA Class of 2000 I have always recognized and valued the call to serve others. My parents and my Catholic faith and education instilled in me the value of service at a young age. During my high school years at Sacred Heart Academy (SHA), I was involved in a wide array of volunteer activities, ranging from organizing food drives to tutoring to raising money for cancer patients. Upon graduation from SHA, I was asked to compose and deliver the valedictory address. I quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson, the nineteenth century American transcendentalist writer, whose words spoke to my heart. I exhorted the Class of 2000 to heed Emerson's advice to "leave the world a bit better" and reminded them that true success involves knowing "even one life has breathed easier because you have lived." For me, Emerson's words, which I first read in my American literature class at SHA, epitomized the call to service. The path of service was one I continued to travel in college. I was fortunate to be selected into the Siena College/Albany Medical College joint admissions medical program in science, humanities, and medicine. In college I majored in Biology and minored in Spanish, spending a semester studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain. I participated in many volunteer activities and spent seven weeks in Oaxaca, Mexico, working at a clinic that services the poor and teaching English to Mexican children. I graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2004 and was the recipient of the Biology Major Field Award and the Siena College President’s Award. My commitment to serving others continued in medical school where I became active as the Community Service Chair of the American Medical Association and the Community and Public Health Action Committee Chair of American Medical Students’ Association. I enjoyed all my clinical rotations in medical school but ultimately discovered that my passion was women’s health, and I chose to pursue a career in Obstetrics and Gynecology. As a junior medical student, I was inducted into the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha and was also elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society by my peers. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from medical school in 2008 and received the Kenneth M. Archibold Prize in Obstetrics. I relocated to Providence, RI for my residency training at Brown University/Women and Infants Hospital and soon thereafter became a Junior Fellow District Officer in the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). As a resident, I was consistently recognized for excellence in teaching medical students. After residency I pursued a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (also known as Urogynecology) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. I was re-­‐elected as an ACOG Junior Fellow District Officer and was also elected Chair of the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) Fellows Special Interest Group. During my fellowship, I ran the Marine Corps Marathon, received my first federally funded research grant, graduated with a Master’s Degree in Clinical and Translational Research from Georgetown University, and became a board-­‐certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist. I also spent 2 weeks in Kigali, Rwanda with the International Organization for Women and Development (IOWD) caring for women with obstetric fistula. Upon graduation from fellowship in June 2015, I returned to New England to join the Division of Urogynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the faculty of Harvard Medical School. I am excited about this next phase of my career and the opportunities I will have to participate in clinical care, teaching, and research. As a subspecialist, I feel fortunate to have the knowledge and the skills to help women with urogynecologic conditions. My time at SHA instilled the value of service in me and laid the groundwork for the success I have experienced throughout all of the phases of my career. I continue to keep in touch with a core group of my SHA friends and have many fond memories of the teachers who always challenged me to work towards achieving my full potential. Picture #1: Professional photo Picture #2: Volunteering in Oaxaca, Mexico while in college Picture #3: Volunteering in Kigali, Rwanda as a fellow Picture #4: Lobbying on Capitol Hill with the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Picture #5: With my SHA friends, graduates of the Class of 2000, at Caitlin Finley’s bridal shower in 2013 (Left to right: Nina Petraro, me, Caitlin Finley Regolini, Meredith Foley, Victoria Bruno Terranova) WEBSITE INTRO Jeannine Marie Miranne, MD, MS, FACOG, Class of 2000 "My time at SHA instilled the value of service in me and laid the groundwork for the success I have experienced throughout all of the phases of my career. I continue to keep in touch with a core group of my SHA friends and have many fond memories of the teachers who always challenged me to work towards achieving my full potential." Throughout her educational path and professional career, Dr. Jeannine Marie Miranne '00 as been committed to making a differnce in the world. A participant in the Siena College/Albany Medical College program in Science, Humanities and Medicine, Dr. Miranne studied Biology and Spanish at Siena College before attending Albany Medical College where she graduated with honors. She participated in many volunteer activities and spent seven weeks in Oaxaca, Mexico, working at a clinic that services the poor and teaching English to Mexican children. Her commitment to serving others continued in medical school where she was the Community Service Chair of the American Medical Association and the Community and Public Health Action Committee Chair of American Medical Students’ Association. She is actively involved and has held multiple leadership positions in the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Urogynecologic Society. Jeannine completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown University/Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and her fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine/MedStar Washington Hospital Center. During her fellowship, she earned her Master’s of Science degree in Clinical and Translational Research from Georgetown University. She is currently practicing with the Division of Urogynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the faculty of Harvard Medical School.