BY AMANDA McCOY • PHOTOS BY AMESSE PHOTOGRAPHY For Peter Guirguis, MD, the path to obstetrics and gynecology wasn’t necessarily linear – but in hindsight, it makes perfect sense. A Brooklyn native who spent his childhood immersed in team sports, Dr. Guirguis was drawn early on to the urgency and teamwork of emergency care. He began his medical journey as an EMT right after college, where he thrived on the adrenaline, stabilizing patients in critical moments.