At 10 years old, Maria needed a life-saving procedure to fix her heart. She was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a congenital heart defect that causes episodes of rapid heartbeat, chest pain, and difficulty breathing. After spending several months at Riley Children’s Health, she underwent several heart ablation procedures to fix the irregular electric signals in her heart. More than a decade later, Maria is back at Riley, but this time as a doctor. Maria went on to attend medical school at Marian University. Maria’s experience at Riley gave her a second chance at life, and since then, she has been determined to give back, now providing care at the same hospital that cared for her.