Tennessee appoints Gunn as health CMO

The state of Tennessee's Department of Health appointed Veronica Gunn, MD, MPH, as its Chief Medical Officer.

Gunn is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn. She currently serves as medical director for the governor's Office of Children's Care Coordination.

Gunn is also a member of the Contemporary Pediatrics Editorial Advisory Board. She joined in 2007.