She joins the Capstone Pediatrics team after practicing for 4 years as a nurse practitioner in the Pediatric Urology department at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Her career in pediatrics began with the Management of Myelomeningocele trial, which was published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2011. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Lipscomb University, and a master’s degree in Pediatric Primary Care Nursing from Vanderbilt University. Making children feel better and smile is the best part of her day.She has lived in the Nashville area her whole life. When she is not practicing medicine she loves hiking and traveling. Speciality