---
title: '034 - #MEDsession - Dr. Alin Gragossian, DO, MPH - A Story of Resilience and Surviving Death'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/034-medsession-dr-alin-gragossian-do-mph-a-story-of-resilience-and-surviving-death'
show: 'Beyond Medicine'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/beyond-medicine'
published: '2020-04-15'
audio: 'unavailable — the host retired the file'
---

# 034 - #MEDsession - Dr. Alin Gragossian, DO, MPH - A Story of Resilience and Surviving Death

## Summary

Dr. Alin Gragossian is currently an Emergency Medicine (EM) resident in Pennsylvania. Alin’s story is a unique one - she is a survivor of death. After experiencing a life threatening heart condition, known as Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Alin had to undergo a heart transplant and experience being brought back to life. Alin’s story teaches us the power of resilience, hope, and gratitude when faced with calamity.

To learn more about Alin, follow her blog at [https://www.achangeofhe.art](https://www.achangeofhe.art/)

To see her IG, follow her [@a_change_of_heart_blog](https://www.instagram.com/a_change_of_heart_blog/).