How we can live our best lives
Program Titles
- Improving the health of vulnerable children
- Decreasing youth violence.
- Boston marathon
Dr. Natalie Stavas specializes in working with vulnerable children and victims of abuse and decreasing youth violence. Described as a healer, educator, and community leader, she received the Change Maker Award.
On April 15, 2013, Dr. Stavas approached the finish line of her fifth Boston marathon. Just blocks away, she heard explosions and ran towards them. Arriving at the scene, she went to work administering CPR, applying tourniquets, and triaging the wounded.
Following this event, President Barack Obama, Katie Couric, and Anderson Cooper honored her for her actions.
Bostonian magazine named Dr. Stavas one of “Boston’s Best,” and The Boston Globe awarded her “2013 Bostonian of the Year”—an honor bestowed upon those who remarkably shape the biggest story of the year.
After the bombings, Dr. Stavas increased her efforts in preventing childhood violence. She became a weekly medical contributor for Boston’s Fox 25, discussing issues affecting children and young adults, and a mentor for Sole Train, a non-profit that guides inner-city youth on a path towards their full potential through running. In early 2014, she helped partner Prescription for the Outdoors with Boston Medical Center’s pediatric team.
This advocacy goes beyond borders. Traveling to Haiti throughout the year, Dr. Stavas provided medical care to children and helped strengthen their fragile medical infrastructure.
Dr. Stavas is currently a leader in education and research. She serves as the Program Director for Child Protection Pediatrics. In this role, she mentors medical students, residents, and fellows toward a path of fulfillment in medicine. Her research on caring for vulnerable children has won awards and been highlighted by multiple media outlets.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Stavas has focused her research on how COVID-19 affects children’s health and physical well-being.
Dr. Stavas has been featured in Runner’s World, The New York Times, LA Times, The Boston Globe, The New Yorker, Time, and People magazine.
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