Andy Russell M.D.

Dr. Andy Russell assumed the role of Chief Medical Officer for Williamson Health in 2018. Prior to the appointment, Russell – a board-certified emergency medicine physician – led the Williamson Medical Center Emergency Department for many years as its medical director.

Russell is a native Tennessean, born and raised in Memphis. A graduate of Rhodes College, Russell earned his medical degree from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University before completing the University of Kentucky’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program. In 2017, Russell earned his Master of Business Administration from Auburn University.

Russell and his wife, Nancy, live in Franklin, Tennessee and have two adult daughters. When he is not working at the hospital, Russell often can be found on the golf course or on his bicycle somewhere on the backroads of Williamson County.