While I was born and raised in California, a summer spent as a visiting student at Georgetown University convinced me I would return to the area someday! I am thrilled to learn and train at MedStar Franklin Square and serve the Baltimore community with my passion for comprehensive and compassionate healthcare.
I majored in Asian-American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles to gain more knowledge of my own experience as a first-generation Filipina American and later moved to Durham, North Carolina to earn my Master of Science in Global Health at Duke University. As a graduate student, I spent months living and working in Guatemala City researching the implementation of patient safety programs at the country’s largest public hospital and developed an interest in patient safety and health services research. Prior to starting medical school, I worked in clinical research in Population Health at Duke University focusing on the barriers of care experiences by patients living with HIV and struggling with cardiovascular disease and cancer patients. I attended medical school at Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee, where I was focused on learning how to provide care to under-resourced patient populations in Appalachia. I continued to pursue my passion for patient safety and access to care by serving my community through holding leadership positions with nonprofit organizations that enable advocacy and support for women’s reproductive health services in East Tennessee and being named Student Doctor Researcher of the year during my fourth year of medical school.
I love the comprehensive nature of care that Family Medicine provides and the opportunity to create long-term relationships with patients to best understand their healthcare needs. I especially value the intersection of women’s health and global health opportunities within Family Medicine and especially at MedStar Franklin Square. My passion for medicine is grounded in learning about how individual experience, socioeconomic factors, culture, and access to healthcare can impact a patient’s health across their lifetime. Outside of medicine, I enjoy baking sourdough bread, finding new shows to watch, hiking, exercising, and exploring new walking trails with my dog, Henle!
Isabelle P. Sico, DO, MSc