Dr. Cecilia Gigena Heitsman, MD, pediatric surgeon, researcher, and surgical educator specializing in simulation-based education and minimally invasive surgery training. Board-certified in Argentina, she completed a medical media fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and a clinical research fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic and is currently restarting residency at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. She also serves as Academic Coordinator and MIS Instructor at WeTrain. Her work focuses on surgical education, simulation, curriculum development, and pediatric surgery research.