Natalia Zavodchikov is a physician and hospitalist in the Pittsburgh area. She has seen how practicing medicine helps people for her entire life. Natalia grew up in a family full of physicians that helped to bring hospitals to rural areas. She grew up in Russia before emigrating to the United States to begin her professional journey. br br Prior to working as a physician, Natalia Zavodchikov came to the United States having already completed a degree in fashion design and production management. She decided to further her education by attending the California University of Pennsylvania to complete and Associate of Science degree in Business Management and Accounting in 2005. In the following year, Natalia was able to use her educational experience and skills to open a business. Natalia developed and ran a formal wear boutique called Babettes. She was the President of the business and she was able to use her knowledge to help the business thrive. Natalia identified strategic partnerships, gathered market information, and introduced creative advertising concepts. Her efforts contributed to an increase in sales by 20 percent and increasing the customer base. br br While running the store, Natalia Zavodchikov regularly held bridal giveaways. These contests and other charity events made her realize the impact was having in people’s lives. Even though she was helping brides, Natalia realized that she wanted to help more people in a different way. Natalia decided to invest in her passion for helping others by becoming a physician. In 2011, Natalia graduated from Lake Erie Medical School with a Bachelor of Science degree in Medicine Biological Sciences. Dr. Natalia Zavodchikov went on to complete her residency in 2014 and became a physician. br br Dr. Zavodchikov is an advocate of preventative medicine. She strongly believes in helping people live healthy lives to reduce their chance of developing a disease or illness. Natalia is one to take action to prove her methods. As part of her research on the impact of exercise for disease prevention, Natalia began active exercise through ballroom dance. She has become a competitive dancer and even won the Ohio Star Ball Bronze Level Competition. Dr. Natalia Zavodchikov continues to dance as a form of exercise to help in her research and advocacy of preventative medicine.