Leona Montero, MD is a Chief Resident at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY. She graduated medical school from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. She will be a first-year fellow in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program in July 2025. Her career interests include social determinants of health and DEI efforts specifically focused on language preferences and patient outcomes. She also has an interest in resident wellness and education.