The Power of One Woman’s Heart to Change the World - International Women's Day copertina

The Power of One Woman’s Heart to Change the World - International Women's Day

The Power of One Woman’s Heart to Change the World - International Women's Day

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 In this powerful International Women’s Day conversation, host Carrie Pascarella of Global Secure Resources welcomes Maria Alexandria Cetățoiu — congenital heart disease survivor, bioengineering PhD candidate, and founder of the Swiss med-tech startup CC Cardio. Born with a rare and complex heart condition that required multiple surgeries and lifelong care, Maria refused to let her diagnosis define her limits. Instead, she transformed her experience into purpose — inventing a groundbreaking medical device designed to improve life expectancy and quality of life for patients with complex congenital heart disease. Maria shares her deeply personal journey from patient to innovator, the challenges facing adults living with childhood heart conditions, and her mission to bring hope to families navigating devastating diagnoses. She also delivers an inspiring message to young women pursuing careers in STEM and medical innovation. This episode shines a special light on the unsung heroes behind many survival stories — the parents who advocate fiercely for their children. We extend heartfelt gratitude to Maria’s mother, whose strength, courage, and unwavering advocacy helped shape Maria’s path and continues to inspire hope for families facing similar battles. As we also recognize Rare Disease Month and American Heart Month, this conversation reminds us that awareness drives action, innovation saves lives, and empowered women change the world.✨ Learn how you can support Maria’s mission, advance medical innovation, and help turn hope into tangible solutions for patients worldwide. https://cccardio.ch/Learn more about GSR: Global Secure Resources and Global Secure Student https://www.globalsecurestudent.com/https://globalsecureresources.com/Medjet - http://www.medjet.com/globalsecureGlobal Rescue - https://partner.globalrescue.com/globalsecureresources/index.htmlMaria Alexandra Cetățoiu, ScM, is a final-year PhD candidate in Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Her research, supervised by Dr. Francesca Berti and Dr. Giancarlo Pennati, is conducted in collaboration with the CardioEngineering team at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the BioCardioLab at Fondazione Monasterio. Her work centers on developing advanced computational pipelines to support the study, diagnosis, and treatment of complex congenital heart disease (CHD). Previously, she earned a Master of Medical Sciences from Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School.Born with a single-ventricle heart and palliated with the Fontan procedure, she brings a deeply personal perspective to her work and is dedicating her career to advancing therapies for the Fontan circulation. Specifically, she is the co-founder of CC Cardio, a Swiss-based MedTech startup headquartered in Lugano, Ticino, recently awarded first prize at the Boldbrain Startup Challenge, focused on developing a dedicated circulatory support pump for single-ventricle hearts.
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