Hi! Thanks for stopping by! Let me share a little about myself.

I started life on a small dairy farm near the Canadian border in Derby, Vermont. After Montpelier High School, I graduated summa cum laude from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and then the University of Vermont for medical school. After meeting the love of my life, Nathan, we married and moved to Nashville so I could complete residency and he could pursue music. In 1989, I opened a private practice in internal medicine, and I have been doctoring ever since!

I am the proud mother of two: Eliza, a veterinarian who completed a recent Ph.D in Wildlife Management, and Steven, an industrial engineer in Denver. My husband, Nathan, is a church organist and member of a Beatles tribute band called “The WannaBeatles.” The band has even been nominated for a Grammy award!

I first dabbled in publishing with six stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul. I then compiled a collection of humorous and inspiring patient stories in Patients I Will Never Forget.

After two years of extensive reading and research, I collaborated with Sue Pace Bell to write a guidebook for those taking care of loved ones with dementia. The Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver’s Handbook: What to Remember When They Forget is available from Amazon and Ingram Sparks. (My 98-year-old mother has Alzheimer’s Disease and has lived with me since 2019, so I have personal experience with the disease!)

My first novel, a clean Christian romantic comedy entitled, Can You Lose the Unibrow?, features a frumpy female physician and her nerdy accountability partner in their hilarious quest to find love online. Can You Lose the Unibrow? is the first in a 5-book series I am writing that features female physicians as the protagonist. My second novel, More Than a Hunch, is a romantic suspense that pits an oncologist against a prosecuting attorney who wants to sue her for malpractice when the attorney’s mother nearly dies from chemotherapy tainted with a deadly contaminant. The third book, Hearts Heal in Haiti, features two surgical residents attempting to practice in a remote medical clinic in Haiti.

I will release a sequel of humorous and inspiring patient stories in the spring of 2025 called, Unforgettable Patients: Humorous and Heartfelt Real-life Doctor Stories

I belong to the American Christian Fiction Writers and the Nashville Indie Authors.

I love to do public speaking for church groups and conventions about caregiving family members with Alzheimer’s, healthy aging, or what it is like to be a primary care internist. I can also speak about “The Ten Things Every Doctor Wished You Knew”, and “How to Get the Most out of Your Doctor Visit.” If you are interested in hiring me to speak, email me at Salburbank@icoud.com.

Settle back with a mug of tea and a good book! I hope to meet you someday at a speaking event or book signing.

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