Employee Spotlight Archive
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January 13, 2022
Eighteen years ago Kanisha Sizemore got a new kidney and pancreas. With her job in the Transplant Pharmacy she gives patients hope and perspective.
“Being a transplant recipient is a blessing, but it is also life changing in several ways." -
January 13, 2022
Melanie Walker started life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Now she works there helping tiny babies breathe.
“I could be an example that there is a way to get better." -
December 16, 2021
“Pin” Schnabel began her career as a surgeon, and went back to school to become a nurse practitioner. Her tiny patients benefit from her experience every day.
What would make a physician go back to school to become a nurse practitioner? -
December 2, 2021
The Yazdani sisters are triplets by birth, proud VUMC nurses by choice
Sousan, Sohayla and Setareh Yazdani are 22-year-old triplets who all work as nurses at VUMC. They agree that they always wanted to pursue their careers at Vanderbilt. -
November 19, 2021
A death or serious injury of a parent can mean a scared and bewildered child. Arielle Silverman helps children understand and cope.
She has worked with children varying in age from under 2 years old to teenagers as old as 18. -
November 2, 2021
Paula Ciero and Jo Ann Kounlavong named Medical Assistants of the Year
They were chosen for demonstrating outstanding Credo behaviors, willingness to consistently exceed role expectations and dedication to patients, colleagues and the VUMC community. -
September 23, 2021
From fantasy fiction to patient narratives, the power of storytelling drives Michelle Izmaylov
"If you just simply sit with someone and listen, you will learn incredible things”