MEET OUR FOUNDER

Cecilia Cruz, MD, MPH, CPCC, ACC
Founder and Principal Coach of MARPE

Dr. Cecilia Cruz is a Board Certified emergency physician with over twenty-five years of clinical experience working in both academic and community settings within large healthcare systems.  Over the years she has held various administrative roles, and currently holds the title of Vice-Chair for the Physician Engagement and Wellbeing Committee at the organization where she works. She also has a Masters In Public Health giving her insight into the health sector beyond the doctor-patient relationship. And through her work as a coach she has gained unique knowledge and understanding of the issues confronting many physicians and healthcare organizations today.

While facing a taxing health situation, Dr. Cruz became acutely aware of how often her mind took her away from the present to wander in the past or worry for the future. She realized how many occasions to experience fulfillment, joy, and growth were lost to thoughts of stress, concern, or regret. She was compelled to discover a new way of approaching her life that would lend itself to living in purpose and finding the opportunities in all of life’s challenges. In her quest she discovered that she could learn how to train her brain so that she could be in control of her thoughts and choose how she wanted to be present for her life. She hopes to bring this same opportunity to all those physicians seeking a new way of engaging with life and all its challenges.