Haley grew up in a small, Appalachian town located in the southwestern corner of Virginia and spent her childhood playing with her brothers and cousins on her grandfather's farm. She obtained a degree in Biochemistry and Religion & Culture from Virginia Tech, becoming the first in her immediate family to obtain a four-year degree. Driven by a passion for alleviating the health disparities present in the Appalachian region, Haley then attended medical school at the University of Virginia where she discovered her love of pediatrics. She is thrilled to be pursuing her dream of becoming a pediatrician here at Vanderbilt and can't wait to take the skills she learns back to her hometown. Haley is excited to explore Nashville with her husband, Raymond, their elderly rescue dog, Brutus, and their rambunctious hound, Patch.

Veronica spent most of her childhood growing up in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. She attended NC State University where she studied Biomedical Engineering. After college, she stayed in her beloved state of North Carolina for medical school at East Carolina University. While in medical school, she met her fiancé and adopted her two sweet pups, Franklin and Zola.

Veronica enjoys spending time with her dogs, going on long walks, reading, and cheering on the Wolfpack!

Kelsey Kolbe (she/her) grew up moving around overseas in the family of foreign service officer parents. She took a winding path to medicine, studying gender studies and classics at the University of Oklahoma. She also worked in LGBTQ+ community advocacy and gender-based violence prevention before completing a post-baccalaureate premedical program at Johns Hopkins. At Brown medical school, she led health equity research and developed a love for narrative medicine. As a pediatrician, she is especially excited to support gender diverse and queer patients access comprehensive, inclusive healthcare.

Kelsey loves lindy hop, feminist sci fi/fantasy books, and cats (her cat most of all)! She and her partner couples-matched and are beyond excited to join the Vanderbilt Pediatrics and Orthopedics families.

Bethany grew up in northern Brazil where her parents serve as missionaries. Her first exposure to medicine was accompanying her father as he often flew a small plane of healthcare providers to rural towns across the Amazon. After graduating high school, Bethany moved to the United States where she studied Biology and Chemistry at Jacksonville State University and spent a year working as a Patient Care Technician. She attended medical school at UAB where she met her husband, John Mitchell, who is an Internal Medicine resident at Vanderbilt.

In her free time, Bethany strives to brew the perfect cup of coffee, fumbles around on the guitar, plays racquetball, and spends quality time with her cats, Kimchi and Olive.

Kieran was born and raised in the small seaside town of Point Pleasant, New Jersey along the infamous Jersey Shore. He attended Boston College for undergraduate where he studied Biology and Medical Humanities and fostered his passion for working with kids. Having loved Boston so much (apart from the Patriots and Celtics), he attended graduate school at Tufts University where he completed a Master’s in Biomedical Sciences while also working as a medical assistant at a dermatology practice. Thereafter, he completed his medical school training in Albany, New York at Albany Medical College.

Kieran loves sports, running, cooking, country music, and especially the New York Knicks. He is looking forward to escaping the Northeast winters, sampling the local BBQ and brewery scene, and being part of the Vanderbilt community.

Born in Pakistan, Hira moved to the U.S. at the age of two. By the time she was in fifth grade, her family had lived in five different states, finally settling in Geismar, Louisiana. Since then, Hira has called the Bayou State home. She attended LSU in Baton Rouge for undergrad, majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Sociology. There, she became interested in medicine after shadowing her childhood pediatrician. After graduating, Hira moved to New Orleans to attend medical school at LSUHSC, which further solidified her love for pediatrics.

Hira is happily married to her husband, Abbas, who is a pharmacist. They are proud cat parents to Mikasa, a sassy tabby kitten. In her free time, Hira enjoys decorating her home (she could practically live at HomeGoods), drawing/painting, exploring coffeeshops, traveling, going on long walks, and cooking.

Born in Chicago and raised in a small suburb about 15 minutes outside of Chicago, Victoria spent most of her childhood debating if being one of six children was the best or worst thing that could have happened to her (definitely the best)! She then moved to the cornfields of Illinois to attend undergrad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. There, she studied integrative biology with a minor in chemistry and first developed her love for country music and cowboy boots while dancing in barns. After college, she returned to Chicago and took two years off working as a medical assistant in an ophthalmology office and falling in love with traveling, visiting eight different countries during that time. For medical school, Victoria attended Rush Medical College where she solidified her passion for pediatrics and health equity.

Outside of medicine, she can be found walking her two crazy dogs with her fiancé, eating a lot of pizza, and spending time with family.

Ryan was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. She then came to Nashville for the first time to complete her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at Vanderbilt University (Anchor Down!). After college, she moved closer to home for medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There, she discovered her love of caring for children and their families and her new goal of becoming a pediatrician.

Outside of medicine, Ryan likes going to barre classes, attending local trivia, playing board games, and watching sports and The Bachelor.

Roman was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri as the middle of five children. He attended the University of Notre Dame for college where he dual-majored in Science-Business and Russian. He spent a year working at an urgent care clinic in St. Louis before attending Vanderbilt for medical school. At Vanderbilt, Roman explored his interests in business, telemedicine, and the outdoors, and he developed a love for pediatrics.

In his free time, Roman loves rock-climbing, running, cooking, photography, and enjoying tea.

Andersen was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. However, she was a hybrid football fan, rooting for both the Tennessee Vols and the Florida Gators (her dad's alma mater). Her loyalties became more complicated when her two sisters attended college at the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia. All that to say, Andersen closely follows college football and looks forward to finally having an SEC team of her own to cheer on - Vanderbilt! Andersen attended Wake Forest University and avidly cheers on the Demon Deacons too.

Throughout her undergraduate education at Wake Forest and her medical school education at East Tennessee State University, she prioritized mentoring and hanging out with kids in hospital and educational settings, which helped keep her happy and motivated. Andersen also enjoys being outside, especially when hiking and playing her new hobby of tennis. If you know Andersen long enough, she'll try to talk you into an evening of card games, a visit to a local eatery, or a weekend trip somewhere new!