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COMING TO THE QUEEN CIT Y
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
If you’re trying to buy or sell a house, you know just how hot markets all over the country are right now. Dr. Michael Hrycelak, his husband, Chris, and son, Ash, experienced this firsthand. The three are some of the millions of people who have moved during the pandemic. Dr. Hrycelak and his family, represented by Dickens Mitchener REALTOR®/Broker Jennifer Saarbach, are now calling Charlotte’s Providence Crossing area home. They arrived just in time for a unique moment for the Atrium Health system, as the organization is set to begin constr uction on a new medical school in midtown nex t year. Prior to making the move down south, Dr. Hrycelak was an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Yale University School of Medicine/Yale-New Haven Ho spit a l , a s wel l a s t he d i r e c t or of t he s cho ol’s neuroanesthesia fellowship program. He and his fa m i ly have l ive d i n C on nect icut si nce 2 0 0 6 . We sat down to chat with Dr. Hrycelak about what it’s like to move to a new part of the country during a pandemic, his tips for making your move as stress-free as possible, and the signif icance and excitement surrounding Charlotte’s new medical school.
here are some must-know facts about hrycelak, his tips on moving across the country during a pandemic, and opening charlotte’s first medical school. moving is stressful enough, so i’d imagine that relocating from connecticut in a pandemic with a baby is a lot to manage. what has the experience been like? Stressful, indeed! I was working full-time after my paternity leave. My husband, Chris, was able to stay home with the baby, but anyone who has raised a child knows that in itself is a fulltime job. Finding the time to stage our home in Connecticut and then pack up a full household was definitely a challenge. We were very fortunate to have a ton of support. My parents relocated from Rochester to Connecticut last August in anticipation of the birth of our son and are now actually in the process of moving to the greater Charlotte area themselves to help. They were instrumental in providing childcare so that we could handle all the moving pieces associated with a long-distance relocation. We were fortunate to be moving from a hot market, so our house had multiple offers on the first day, which meant we didn’t have to keep the house perfectly staged for multiple days or weeks of showings.
