Areas of Interest: My interests center around leadership, quality improvement, implementation science, and high-value care.

Fellowship Projects: Implementation and investigation of a clinical practice guideline, Mock De-escalations of Behavioral Health Patients

Additional Training: Planning for AIM or I2S2

Presentations from Residency Projects:

• Wolf, Ryan MD. Patterson, Barron MD. Longford, Kyle MS. "Increasing Adherence to AAP Acute Otitis Media Guidelines in an Academic General Pediatrics Practice." Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. May 1-5, 2020. Due to COVID-19 related conference cancellation, this peer-reviewed abstract was disseminated on 4/30/2020 to the PAS 2020 Meeting Program Guide.
• Wolf, Ryan MD. Drawbridge, Nicole MD. Daly, Christopher MD. Browning, Whitney MD. Swan, Rebecca MD. "Virtual Chairman's Cup - Transition of an Educational Conference to Zoom Format." Academy of Pediatric Program Directors Spring Virtual Meeting, March 23-26, 2021. Due to COVID-19, this peer-reviewed abstract was presented virtually.
• Drawbridge, Nicole MD. Wolf, Ryan MD. Daly, Christopher MD. Browning, Whitney MD. Swan, Rebecca MD. "HANDS-ON: A Prospective Cohort Study of Direct Observation of I-Pass Handoffs in Pediatric Interns." Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics Research Week, Nashville, TN. April 16 2021. Due to COVID-19, this peer-reviewed abstract was presented virtually.

Personal Interests: Reading (Dr. Plemmons, one of our hospitalists, organizes a monthly book club); taking my golden retriever, Basil, to every dog park in Nashville; taking myself to all the restaurants in Nashville; baking sourdough bread; pretending to garden; running; cycling; vacuuming Basil’s hair; and spending time with friends.

Why I Chose Vanderbilt: After spending 4 years at Vanderbilt for residency and chief year, I can say with certainty the people are why I stayed. PHM folks are wonderful everywhere, but particularly so at Vanderbilt. The hospital is beautiful, and the opportunity to utilize all the resources Vanderbilt has at its disposal (Department of Health Policy, The Quality Academy, Ben and Jerry’s) is bar none. Additionally, Nashville is truly a lovely city and all your friends will be clamoring to visit.

Meaghan grew up in Pleasant Valley, New York. She attended George Washington University where she ran Division I Cross Country and earned a BS in Public Health with a minor in Biological Sciences. She continued her studies at GW and completed an MPH in Epidemiology while working in clinical research. She went on to serve as a Presidential Management Fellow at the CDC working at the National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities and NIOSH on the World Trade Center Health Program. She received her medical degree from GW and completed her pediatrics residency at Vanderbilt. Her research interests are in BPD and lung development, and she will be continuing her research in the Sucre lab. Meaghan enjoys spending time with her husband, son and golden retriever. She also enjoys hiking, running, going to Vanderbilt baseball games and cooking.

Dr. Murphy is pursuing a career in academic Pediatric Hematology/Oncology with a focus in oncology. She is interested in palliative care and symptom management.

Clinical Interests: General pediatric cardiology
Current Research Endeavors: TBD
Personal Interests: Running, hiking, gardening

Zach is from Orlando, Florida. He received his B.S. in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Florida. He left Florida for his residency in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

His current research interests are modeling the risk of neonatal coarctation of the aorta and medical education. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, live music, and running. He most enjoys time with his wife, Mia, his daughter, Juniper, and his dog, Bella.