Dr. Maryam Zia: Emotions as Your Strength
Episode 10: Dr. Maryam Zia is a hematologist/oncologist at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri, where she also attended college at Saint Louis University on a full scholarship and graduated magna cum laude. She then matriculated to the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency and hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Illinois-Chicago, where she was awarded the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award. Upon graduation, Dr. Zia worked at the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, for two years before returning to Chicago, where she was also an assistant professor of internal medicine at Rush University. Aside from her clinical care, she is interested in global health, completing two missions in Arequipa, Peru, as part of Health Volunteers Overseas. Dr. Zia also participates in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as in research, service, and quality improvement initiatives—link to her inspiring acceptance speech as the Women in White Coats Hero of the Year.
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