Deann Bullock, M.D., named NGH Chief Medical Officer

Deann Bullock, M.D.

Nashville General Hospital has announced the appointment of Deann Bullock, M.D., FAAEM, as Chief Medical Officer, effective March 1. Dr. Bullock has established herself as a talented physician leader in her current role as the emergency department medical director at Nashville General Hospital, and we look forward to her continued success in this new role.

A native of Nashville, Dr. Bullock earned her medical degree from Meharry Medical College before completing her residency as Chief Resident at the Medical College of Georgia in Emergency Medicine. After practicing in North Carolina at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, she and her husband returned to Nashville in 2007 at which time Dr. Bullock began practicing at Nashville General.

In 2014, she was named the emergency department’s medical director.

Dr. Bullock is the first female chief medical officer and the second Meharry graduate to lead the medical staff initiatives at Nashville General Hospital.

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