Yasmina Sirgi, MD, MPH

I was born in Denver, Colorado to two physician parents and immigrants from Beirut, Lebanon. Growing up, I spent my summers traveling back to Lebanon to visit family. As is the Middle Eastern way, we spent hours at the dining table sharing food, trading stories, and enjoying each other’s company. I feel like this is where my passion for meeting new people and hearing about their experiences truly began, which encompasses so much of our time on the internal medicine wards.

I first moved to the East Coast in 2014 when I attended Lehigh University and studied biomedical engineering. It wasn’t until a summer internship in Cape Town, South Africa that I realized I wanted to work directly with patients and be a part of their health journeys by studying medicine. I graduated from Lehigh and moved to Washington, DC to complete my Master’s in Public Health (MPH) with a certificate in Health Policy at GWU. While advocating for improved access to healthcare and learning about social determinants of health on Capitol Hill, I fell in love with the city of DC. I stayed to earn my Master’s in Physiology (one just wasn’t enough—I needed to be a double master) and MD at Georgetown University. One of my favorite parts of medical school was serving as the student body president for Georgetown Medicine.

I can confidently say how lucky I feel to be a resident at BIDMC because I am constantly surrounded by peers and faculty who not only shape me into an excellent clinician, but also a better person. Among the many things that make BI stand out are the world-class faculty and research, incomparable medical education, motivated administration and faculty, and compassionate medical residents who have since become family. Outside of the hospital, you can find me trying new restaurants in Boston, watching Love Island (or Survivor), planning ski trips, shopping for a golden retriever puppy (I am determined to get one intern year), going to workout classes, and spending time with my co-residents!