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Welcome to Monica Cardenas's Page
Monica Cardenas
Monica Cardenas
I am being honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at a special event recognizing outstanding professionals in my community. In accepting this distinction, I have committed to raise money to help the Foundation realize its mission of curing cystic fibrosis (CF) and providing all people with CF the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives.
Please help me meet my fundraising goal by making a donation. By supporting my fundraising efforts, you have an opportunity in your lifetime to be part of ending this disease. Please consider joining us and help make medical history.
Nearly 40,000 people in the United States have cystic fibrosis: a progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. Sixty years ago, children with CF usually did not live long enough to attend elementary school. Today, because of Foundation-supported research and care, the median survival age of people with CF is over 50. Working alongside the CF community, the CF Foundation has fostered the development of more than a dozen CF treatments and helped add decades of life for people with CF. Yet, many people with CF do not benefit from existing therapies. Our vision is a cure for every person with cystic fibrosis – a life free from the burden of this disease – and we will not leave anyone behind.
To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those with cystic fibrosis. Thank you for supporting the mission of the CF Foundation!
About Dr. Monica Cardenas:
Monica Cardenas is a pediatric pulmonologist at the University of Miami and Holtz Children’s Hospital. Born Cuban American and raised in Miami, she takes great pride in serving the community in which she grew up. Dr. Cardenas is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Director of the Newborn Screening Program for Cystic Fibrosis and has recently been appointed directorship of the Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center at the University of Miami. During her five years in practice, she has worked to improve asthma education for parents and families as well as quality improvement for asthma management in the hospital. Her quality improvement initiative for asthma care has earned Holtz Children’s Hospital the Asthma Friendly designation from the Florida Asthma Coalition. In her new role as Director of the Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center, she is aiming to further quality improvement, expand participation in clinical trials, and continue to provide patients with CF and their families quality medical care with an outstanding care center team.
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