Bill Heerman, MD, MPH

Bill Heerman, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
General Pediatrics
William K. Warren Foundation Chair in Medicine
Director
Division of Academic General Pediatrics
Program Director
Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship
Delivery Address
Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Ln
Room / Suite
30300
Nashville
Tennessee
37204
Phone

Specialty
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
M.D.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2008
Residency
Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency-Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Fellowship
Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship-Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Clinical Interests

Childhood Obesity, Behavioral Interventions, Social Determinants of Health, Underserved populations

Research Information

Dr. Bill Heerman is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics. He is the Director of the Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Program Director for the Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship. He also co-leads the Epidemiology Track of Vanderbilt's Master in Public Health Program. His research focuses improving maternal-child health outcomes related to obesity in communities through the development and implementation of behavioral interventions to support healthy childhood growth. He has a particular focus on low-income and minority populations. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and is committed to creating multi-generational solutions to health disparities.

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