02/02/2026
Meet Susanna, FINA's Nurse Practitioner! We asked Susanna to share with us some of her background and interests so you can get to know her better.
She was born in Mobile, Alabama, and earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Nursing and Religious Studies from the University of Alabama in 2013. After practicing for several years as an emergency department registered nurse, she returned to graduate school at Vanderbilt University, where she obtained her Master of Nursing, graduated at the top of her class, and earned triple certification as an Emergency, Family, and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
She went on to practice as a nurse practitioner in emergency departments before being drawn to the obstetric emergency setting, where her passion for women’s health, pregnancy loss prevention, and fertility care deepened—shaped profoundly by her own experience with the full term stillbirth of her first daughter, Bethany.
Susanna says "It is a privilege to care for patients at FINA during such a meaningful season of their lives." 💕
Outside of work, she enjoys watercolor painting, gardening, laughing at a good joke, Diet Coke, time with her miniature schnauzers, and traveling with her husband Brian and their toddler daughter Eliza.
Next time you see Susanna at FINA, make sure to tell her hello!