Born in Venezuela, she obtained her undergraduate degree from Harvard University in Cambridge MA, then headed to New York City to become a doctor. She completed her medical degree at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and her Internal Medicine residency at Mount Sinai Hospital. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Blohm is Senior Faculty Advisor to students at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and co-director of the Humanities in Medicine Training Program in the Division of General Internal Medicine. For a number of years, Dr. Blohm, a photographer, has been making portraits of her patients. This endeavor, coupled with her interest in bioethics, has led her to study the ethical issues involved at the intersection of photography and medicine.