Shelly Haug Monti is triple board-certified in pediatrics, neonatal-perinatal medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine, with additional expertise in pediatric bioethics. She has cared for critically ill newborns across community and regional neonatal intensive care units and is active in physician advocacy focused on patient safety, clinical continuity, transparency, and preserving physician voice in hospital decision-making.
She is a cofounder of Babies First Southern Oregon, a physician-led advocacy group working with families, nurses, community members, and state legislators to strengthen neonatal care and hospital accountability.
Outside medicine, she is a mountaineer and polar endurance athlete pursuing the highest peaks on each continent. These experiences have reinforced her belief in preparation, teamwork, and speaking up early when conditions begin to change. She shares updates on LinkedIn.
History has taught medicine some brutal lessons. Nearly two centuries ago, Ignaz Semmelweis noted a disturbing pattern in the maternity wards of Vienna, Austria. Women cared for by physicians were dying of puerperal fever at dramatically higher rates than those cared for by midwives. The hospital still looked functional, the wards remained open, physicians continued working, and the institution carried on. But something inside the system was profoundly wrong. Semmelweis …
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