Tim
Bongartz
MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Metro Nashville Police Department SWAT team
Dr. Tim Bongartz

Tim Bongartz, MD, is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Associate Medical Director for the Metro Nashville Police Department SWAT team. He is board certified in emergency medicine, internal medicine and rheumatology. His clinical and research interests include tactical emergency medicine and musculoskeletal injuries/rheumatologic emergencies.   

Dr. Bongartz graduated from the Ludwig-Maximillian's University Medical Program in Munich, Germany and completed his combined internal medicine and rheumatology residency and fellowship at the University of Regensburg. At Mayo Clinic he obtained a masters in translational sciences before joining the Division of Rheumatology. After several years as a clinician-researcher in rheumatology, he transitioned into emergency medicine. He completed his emergency medicine residency and tactical EMS fellowship at Vanderbilt.  

In addition to his duties as an attending in the VUMC Emergency Department, Dr. Bongartz serves in the U.S.. Army Reserves with a forward resuscitative surgical team out of Paducah, Kentucky and provides medical guidance and on-scene assistance for the Metro Nashville Police Department SWAT team. His hobbies include CrossFit, soccer and scuba diving.