The Vitals series produced by the Department of Medicine showcases colleagues across Weill Cornell's diverse community of clinicians, researchers, trainees, and administrative staff in video interviews with Dr. John Leonard, interim Chair of Weill Cornell Department of Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Leonard sits down with Dr. Sonal Mehta to discuss her career path, from her initial interest in critical care during residency to a passion for geriatrics and palliative medicine sparked by realizing how much she enjoyed helping patients throughout their health care journey. They also talk about a career she nearly pursued instead, and a fun fact Philadelphia natives will appreciate.