Decision Makers: Laura Aisenberg of HCA Virginia Health System

New position: physician with HCA Virginia Health System

Previous position: faculty physician with Chesterfield Family Medicine Residency Program

Birthplace: Radford

Education: bachelor's degree, George Mason University; medical degree, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Best career move: "My first position involved a residency program. I believe working with the residents helped instill in me a strong sense of self-confidence. Teaching is a challenging yet rewarding job. However, I look forward to focusing solely on my patients."

Career goals: "Across the country, physicians are creating team approaches to manage the ever-growing mountain of documentation that must be done in primary care. I want to use this team approach so that my focus can be on the patient and his/her family."

What motivates her? "To get up in the morning: my beautiful children's smiling faces. To go to work: the rewarding hugs and thanks I get from my patients. Trying to make a difference in someone's life."

Role model: "My mother and father. . . . They instilled in me excellent values and a hard-work ethic."

Family: husband, Jeremy; daughters, Isabelle and Samantha; son, Zachary

Pastimes: "I love to play with my children, to garden and, during the winter, to hit the ski slopes!"