Jessica

Zavadak

Tkatch

MD

Jessica Zavadak Tkatch, MD, is a Global Emergency Medicine Fellow at Vanderbilt University Hospital. Her academic interests include improving access to healthcare for immigrant and refugee populations, developing sustainable emergency medicine training programs in resource-limited settings, and leveraging innovative educational strategies to expand emergency medicine education globally. 

Dr. Zavadak Tkatch grew up outside of Hershey, Penn., and earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., where she participated in both the Ultrasound and Global Health academic tracks, served as Chief Resident during her final year, and received the Outstanding Humanitarian Award in recognition of her commitment to underserved populations. 

Outside of medicine, she enjoys reading, traveling, hiking, exploring new restaurants and coffee shops, cheering on Pittsburgh sports teams, and spending time with her husband and their rescue dog, Jett.