AMPLIFY NASHVILLE HONOREES

At age six, Dr. Alex Jahangir immigrated from war-torn Iran with his family to Nashville, TN. After pursuing his medical degree Dr. Jahangir returned to Nashville. Dr. Jahangir, an orthopaedic trauma surgeon, is a professor of orthopaedic surgery and medicine and director of the division of orthopaedic trauma at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic affected everyone, and Dr. Jahangir was tasked as the chair of the Metropolitan Nashville Coronavirus Taskforce in March of 2020 by Mayor John Cooper. In this capacity, Dr. Jahangir led the response to the COVID-19 pandemic for Nashville including developing and implementing policies that mitigated the spread of the virus in Nashville, increased access to testing and vaccination for all in our community, established a robust public health infrastructure, and was the primary information hub for the public regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Nashville.

Dr. Jahangir saw the way immigrant and refugee communities were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and sought to provide resources and build trust in these communities.  

To learn more about how Siloam was part of these efforts, click here to watch our video.