Megan Ann deMariano, MD, HMDC

I became a doctor because it seemed that everything I was passionate about or enjoyed could be found under the umbrella of medicine: helping people, a love of learning and teaching, a love of science, and the chance to make a positive impact on the community around me. I also love stories, and each person has their own story to share. I view it as an honor to be part guardian and scribe to those stories and to also help patients be the healthiest version of themselves. The patient-doctor relationship in my view is a partnership; and like any good partnership, that requires good communication, honesty, trust, openness, mutual respect, caring and understanding. I try creating a safe space and nonjudgmental zone for patients. I also feel it is important to treat the whole person. My interests are probably too vast to name individually, but working with patients, that is my overarching special interest. I love working with patients, trying to empower them to achieve a healthier lifestyle. For some, that may be just navigating the challenges of going from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. For others, that is managing chronic diseases. For some, that is advance care planning. Whatever is going to affect the lives of my patients is a special interest of mine. Outside of work, I have a dog named, Jack Frost, who loves snuggles. I also have a niece and nephew who are turning 2 in October, and I try to keep up-to-date on all their new adventures as they are up in Massachusetts, where I am from originally. I am currently in law school, and that takes up a pretty big chunk of out-of-work time, but when I do have some free time, I love to catch up with friends and, pre-COVID, loved going to musicals and movies and trying new restaurants. I’d also love to learn how to play the acoustic guitar.