Brian was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, growing up in Tacoma, Washington and attending Gonzaga University in Spokane. While at Gonzaga, he studied biology and philosophy in the GU Honors Program, cheered on the Zags basketball team, and most importantly, met his wife, Amanda. After undergrad, Brian moved to Seattle to complete his medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Throughout his life, Brian's own experience with Crohn's disease has led him to be passionate about IBD care for children, especially through Camp Oasis.

Outside of medicine, he loves to run, cheer on the Zags, Mariners, and Seahawks, and play with his black lab, Boone. After 26 years in the "Upper Left" of the U.S. map, Brian is excited to see what Tennessee is all about.

Somto grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C. She attended Emory University for college where she studied Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology with a minor in Anthropology. She ended up enjoying the South so much that she came to Vanderbilt for medical school and decided to stay for residency. During medical school, Somto dug deeper into her passion for health equity in both her research and other activities while discovering ways it could be combined with her new love of medical education.

Somto enjoys all things pop culture as well as writing, exploring new landscapes with friends, and occasionally trying her hand at cooking and baking.

Although born in a rainy town in Belgium, Scott grew up in Arlington, Virginia, with the majority of his time spent volunteering and working at a local nature center that fostered his love for helping all things with fur, scales, or skin. He went to University of Virginia (go Wahoos!) and attended VCU School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia, where his passion for working with children blossomed into a career in pediatrics.

If you are not able to find him in the wards of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Scott might be drinking coffee and reading a good book at home, on a woodsy Nashville trail, or in front of the stove cooking with his fiancée.

Brooke grew up in Augusta, Georgia, home of the Masters golf tournament. She moved to Tennessee to attend college at Freed-Hardeman University where she received degrees in Biochemistry and Spanish, and then returned home to Augusta to attend medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. While in medical school, Brooke was very involved in advocacy work centered around equitable access to nutritious foods for underserved populations and healthcare for Spanish-speaking children. She also has a passion for clinical research and has published several projects in the field of cystic fibrosis.

In her free time, Brooke enjoys spending time with her husband and their beloved cats, Mila and Pete. Her hobbies include making pottery, painting with watercolor, reading novels, visiting national parks, and group exercise.

Kelsi grew up in a small, rural town in Northwest Ohio. Throughout childhood, she spent most weekends playing travel softball and/or doing competition cheerleading. In high school, Friday nights were filled with football games and bonfires with friends. Kelsi loved growing up in this quaint community, but she had big dreams for college and a future career as a pediatrician. She continued her education at Vanderbilt University where she also was a four-year member and captain of the cheerleading team. Kelsi met her husband, Ethan, during the first day of freshman year in their orientation group. They dated for seven years before getting married in the Spring of 2022. Kelsi, Ethan, and their goldendoodle, Lyla Mae, moved to Washington D.C. after college where she attended medical school at George Washington University and spent as much time as possible training at Children's National.

Outside of medicine, Kelsi loves to spend time with family and friends - whether that is taking Lyla to the dog park, making drinks while Ethan cooks, or hosting a board game night. She is a fierce lover of romance novels, all things babies, and football season. Kelsi and Ethan are so excited to be back "home" in Nashville as Kelsi continues her medical training at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

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 husband 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. During medical school at Brown University, she led health equity research and developed a love for narrative medicine. As a pediatrician, she is especially excited to support children and teens in accessing comprehensive, inclusive healthcare. Kelsey loves lindy hop, feminist sci fi/fantasy books, and cats (her cat most of all)!

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.