Operations Division
Leading department operations to ensure quality and compassionate care
The mission of the Emergency Medicine Operations Division is to lead and support our clinicians to ensure that every patient who enters our emergency department receives compassionate, outstanding and efficient care.

Operations Team

Associate Chief of Staff, Vanderbilt University Hospital
Executive Medical Director, Vanderbilt LifeFlight
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Executive Medical Director, Emergency Services
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Vanderbilt University Hospital Operations

Medical Director, Clinical Operations
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Medical Director, ED Advanced Practice Providers
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Assistant Medical Director, Clinical Operations
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Regional Operations

Associate Chief of Staff, Vanderbilt University Hospital
Executive Director, Regional Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

R. Scott Frankenfield, MD, MMHC
Regional Director, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Assistant Director, Regional Operations
Medical Director, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Medical Director, Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
Assistant Director, Regional Growth & Strategy
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Medical Director, Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Quality Improvement

J. Christoper Champion, MD, MBA
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety
Executive Medical Director for Regional Quality, Safety, and Risk Prevention
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Quality Medical Director
Quality and Patient Safety Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
