Taylor Washburn, MD
(Clinical) Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine

Kimberly Coffman
Lab Technician
Infectious Disease

Alexis Egolf
Storekeeper III
Cell Therapy/Regenerative Medicine

Alexis was born and raised in Utah. She and her husband have been together for 17 years, married 10, and have 3 daughters together. When her daughters aren’t busy at dance, they are making memories on their boat. The family's favorite place to visit is Flaming Gorge where they enjoy catching the big lake trout (27 pound record) or Kokanee. Before coming to work at the University of Utah, Alexis worked at American Express as a Supply Chain Analyst for 9 years.

Ryan Freedman
Clinical Study Assistant
Gastroenterology

Silvana McKenzie Grant
Clinical Nurse
Dialysis - Utah

Steven Hayworth
Business Data Analyst
Internal Medicine Administration

Jade Hill
Research Analyst
Epidemiology - Program of Addiction Rearch, Clinical Care, Knowledge and Advocacy

Jade graduated in 2017 from Weber State University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion. She will earn her Masters in Public Health in December 2019. Before PARCKA, Jade gained diverse healthcare experience by working in clinical and administrative roles. Jade’s role as a Research Analyst allows her to provide research support to investigators, working on various multi-site studies aimed at substance abuse prevention and treatment. She has a strong passion for achieving health equity and working with minority populations and women.

Nicole Johnson
Clinical Dietitian
Dialysis - Utah

Marr Lagario
Clinical Nurse
Dialysis - Utah

Lindsay Maxwell
Nurse Practitioner 
Oncology 

Nicholas Moesinger
UU Student - Research
Epidemiology

Nicholas was born in Baltimore, Maryland and spent much of his childhood there before moving to Utah. He is currently majoring in Spanish at the University of Utah. He is also taking Pre-Medical classes, and his goal is to study medicine at the University of Utah. Prior to working at the VA, Nicholas worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at a memory care clinic in Ogden, Utah.

When not working or studying, Nicholas enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife, along with reading, watching movies, cooking, and playing board games. 

Lauren Muhlestein, MA 
Medical Assistant
Nephrology - St. Mark's

Lauren was born and raised in Riverton, Utah but is currently living downtown in SLC. She worked in a pediatric office for 2 years and then took a break to go serve a church mission. When she returned home, Lauren found a great opportunity working for U.

She enjoys Dr. Pepper and pizza, and she loves to spend time with those that she loves. Her goal is to be a mom and an RN on the side. Lauren is excited for her opportunity to work at the U. Go Utes!

James Nguyen
Study Coordinator
Nephrology

Shannon Nielson
Lab Specialist
Infectious Disease

Brendan Odell
Dialysis Technician
Dialysis - Idaho 

Ashley Wanke
Clinical Nurse
Dialysis - Utah

Elizabeth Zimmerman
Lab Specialist 
Pulmonary

Elizabeth is originally from the beautiful Pacific Northweast. She spent 2.5 years after completing her undergraduate at Fred Hutch in Seatle, where she worked on prostate cancer research in the Vasioukhin Lab. She is still adjusting to the dry of Utah, but enjoying the mountains and sun with her fuzzy sidesick.