Professional Bio
Andre Churchwell, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
He graduated magna cum laude from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering, and received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He was the first African American Chief Medical Resident at Grady Memorial Hospital from 1984-1985. He completed his internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine.
In 1991 Dr. Churchwell joined the faculty at Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine. Currently he is professor in medicine, radiology, biomedical engineering, and cardiology. He previously served as VU’s Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, and served in various leadership roles rising to the Chief Diversity Officer for VUMC and Senior Associate Dean for the School of Medicine. His current role is Senior Advisor to the Chancellor on Inclusion and Community Outreach.
His awards include the Walter R. Murray, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Association of Black Alumni, the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award for the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, and the 2023 Diamond Award from the Not Alone Foundation. Modern Healthcare named him one of its Top 25 Diversity Leaders, 2023, and he was named Associate Editor, Circulation.
Dr. Churchwell was named to “The Best Doctors in America” 2010-2013, awarded the Professional Research Consultants’ Five-Star Excellence Award—top 10% nationally for “excellent” responses for medical services. In 2014 was named among the Top 15 Most Influential African American Health Educators by Black Health magazine, and in 2022-2023 he was named one of Becker Healthcare’s "Black Health Care Leaders to Know." He was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2016.
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Education
Fellowship - Emory University
Residency - Emory University
MD - Harvard University, 1979
Contact
Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307