VUMC Faculty | Vanderbilt Emergency

FACULTY

Jonathan Andereck, MD, MBA

Quality Medical Director
Quality and Patient Safety Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Tyler W. Barrett, MD, MSCI

Associate Chief Medical Officer for Compliance, VUMC
Professor of Emergency Medicine

Sean Boaglio, DO, MAS, DTMH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Jason V Brown, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

J. Christopher Champion, MD, MBA

Vice Chair for Quality and Safety
Executive Medical Director for Regional Quality, Safety, and Risk Prevention
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Sean Collins, MD, MSc

Professor of Emergency Medicine

Dwayne D'Souza, MD, CAQSM

Director of Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Education
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Orthopedics

Casey Distaso, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine & Biomedical Informatics

Mitchell Gillard, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Joan Henning, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Kevin High RN, MPH, MHPE

Senior Associate

Michael N. Johnston, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Shannon Langston, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

William Lummus, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Karen F. Miller, RN, BSN, MPA

Senior Associate

Andrew Neck, MD

Medical Director, Nashville VA Medical Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics

Jim Olechna, MHA

Chief Business Officer

Chase Palisch, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Kendra Parekh, MD, MHPE

Vice Chair for Education
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, VUSM
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Matthew Pirotte, MD

Residency Program Director
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Kaitlin Ray, MD

Residency Assistant Program Director
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Stephan Russ, MD

Associate Chief of Staff, Vanderbilt University Hospital
Executive Medical Director, Vanderbilt LifeFlight
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Corey Slovis, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine

Clay Smith, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

Bo Stubblefield, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Graham Van Schaik, MD, MBA

Medical Director, Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital
Assistant Director of Regional Growth and Strategy
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Michael Ward MD, PhD, MBA

Vice Chair for Research
Director of the Research Division
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Biomedical Informatics

Logan Wilson, MD

Assistant Director of Student Engagement
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Angela Bailey Heidel, MD

Co-Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism (IDEA)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Rick Belcher, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Tim Bongartz, MD, MS, CTropMed

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Jeremy Brywczynski, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Aubri Charnigo, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Henry G Colmer IV, MD

Associate Medical Director of Clinical Operations, VUH
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Stephanie DeMasi, MD

Instructor of Emergency Medicine

Ryan A. Fritz, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Jin Han, MD, MSc

Professor of Emergency Medicine

Erik Hess, MD, MSc

Department Chair
Clinical Service Chief
Professor of Emergency Medicine

Daniel Himes, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Ian Jones, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Biomedical Informatics

Jason Lesnick, MD

Assistant Director of UME, Student Mentorship and Advising
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Jessica Mason, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Nate Miller, MD

Executive Director for Regional Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Rachel Nelson, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Michael Olushoga, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Kenneth Palm, MD

Director of the Simulation Division
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Emily Pauw, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Dorris E. Powell-Alexander, MD

Co-Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism (IDEA)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

John Paul Rohde MD

Director of the Global Emergency Medicine Division
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH

Senior Vice President for Clinical Research, VUMC
Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational research
Principal Investigator, Clinical & Translational Science Award
Professor of Emergency Medicine

Abbey Smiley, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Kurt Smith, MD FACEP

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Julian Suszanski, MD

Regional Director of Ultrasound
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Doug Wallace, MD, DTMH, CTropMed

Assistant Medical Director of Clinical Operations, VUH
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Amanda Lynall, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Kailey Winkler, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Brian Bales, MD, DTMH

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Chris Bickett, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Jeremy S. Boyd MD, FACEP, FAEMUS

Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Mentorship
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Catherine Burger, MD

Residency Associate Program Director
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Brett Cohen, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Jeremy Crook, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Kristen Dettorre, MD, DTMH

Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Blayke Gibson, MD, MBA

Medical Director of Clinical Operations, VUH
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Jeff Heimiller, MD

Simulation Fellowship Program Director
Assistant Director of UME
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Jennifer J. Hess, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Andrew Johnson, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Mary Kate Jordan, MD

Associate Director of Ultrasound Operations
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Matthew Lipton, MD

Fellowship Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Jared McKinney, MD

Director of the EMS Division
EMS Fellowship Program Director
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Anisa Mughal, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Colin O'Shea MD, MPH

Assistant Director of UME, Clinical Electives
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Tara Overbeeke, MD

Medical Director, ED Advanced Practice Providers
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Ashley Panas, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Nihanth (Sunny) Peta, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Christine Prochnow, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Jordan Rupp, MD

Director of the Emergency US Division
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Joseph R. Sikon, MD

Residency Assistant Program Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Amanda Smith, MD, MS

Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Alan B. Storrow, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Matthew Swarm, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Ryan Walsh, MD

Director of Procedural Education and Training
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Saralyn R. Williams, MD

Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs for VUSM
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics

Jesse Wrenn, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine