Melissa Vizcarra
Lead Communications Specialist
Melissa Vizcarra covers the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Spine, nursing, health equity and diversity, athletics and the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. She is fluent in Spanish and oversees Spanish-language content for the Noticias section of the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom. Prior to joining the Communications team in 2019, Melissa spent more than a decade in healthcare communications at one of the nation’s premier pediatric hospitals. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Melissa can be reached at [email protected].
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