Katie Darcy has been a patient with NYU Langone Medical Center’s Institute for Plastic Surgery for the past twenty years, beginning at one-year-old. Katie has a passion for improving pediatric patient care and in 2014 joined the Family Advisory Council. In 2016 Katie went on to become a Senior Family Advisor and uses her personal experience to support patients and families in pediatric outpatient units, provide valuable perspectives on safety committees and improve Child and Family Education materials. Katie is also a Nursing and Global Public Health Student at the NYU College of Nursing.