Michael Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP has been appointed deputy commissioner for Population Health for the Tennessee Department of Health. He previously served as assistant commissioner for Family Health and Wellness. Warren will provide leadership for various offices and divisions within TDH including Family Health and Wellness; Policy, Planning and Assessment; Rural Health; Minority Health and Disparities Elimination; Health Planning; Grants Coordination and Strategic Alignment and Workforce Development.
Prior to TDH, Warren served as an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt and as medical director in the Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination. A board-certified pediatrician, Warren received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest and his medical degree from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He completed his pediatrics residency, chief residency and fellowship in academic general pediatrics at Vanderbilt University, where he also obtained a master’s degree in Public Health. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and currently serves as president-elect for the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.