Dr. Mariam Gomaa is a physician and writer based in Washington, DC. She is the author of Between the Shadow & the Soul (Backbone Press). She holds an M.D. from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and a B.A. in Creative Writing and Biological Sciences from Northwestern University. Her writing has appeared in Time, NBC News, Doximity, Nimrod International Journal, Mizna, Rhino Poetry, Graze Literary Magazine, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice 4e, and more. She is a graduate of the Tin House 2022 Winter Workshop.