Veronica Gunn (Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin) Veronica Gunn is Vice President of Population Health Management and Payment Innovation at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. In this role, Dr. Gunn facilitates efforts to develop new and innovative care delivery strategies that support growth, differentiation of services, operational efficiencies and financial performance. She works closely with primary care, specialty care, hospital and community services to develop the infrastructure required for Children’s to act as a clinically integrated network. Prior to this role, Dr. Gunn served as the Medical Director of Community Services, where she provided medical input to the child welfare, community services and public policy teams helping the health system evaluate the needs of children in the community and identify resources to enhance the well-being of those children.
Dr. Gunn has significant expertise in care coordination and public health for children. Throughout her career in clinical practice, research and policy development, Dr. Gunn has advocated for the utilization of effective, evidence-based strategies to improve health. She served as chief medical officer for the Tennessee Department of Health, where she advised the Commissioner on matters of health policy and assisted in setting health priorities for the Department and State. Prior to her role as CMO, Dr. Gunn served as Medical Director for the Tennessee Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination, where she worked collaboratively with other child-serving State Departments, community agencies and academic partners to apply evidence-based or promising practices to reduce infant mortality, improve maternal health, and increase EPSDT screening.
Dr. Gunn has lectured nationally on applying evidence to improve health outcomes for maternal and child health populations. She has served in numerous leadership positions, and her efforts have received much recognition including the March of Dimes, Healthy Baby Advocate Award, the Nashville Business Journal’s Woman of Influence in Public Policy Award, the Project Blossom Award for Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality, and the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Woman of Influence in Community Support.
Dr. Gunn received her undergraduate degree from Rhodes College, and medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed pediatric residency and chief residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and obtained a Masters of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and is board certified in general pediatrics.