Health Department Commissioners Current TDH Commissioner Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP became the 15th Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health on January 17, 2023. Click Here for Bio 1923 to 1924 Dr. Charles B. Crittenden, M.D. 1924 to 1935 Eugene Lindsay Bishop, MD, CPH Click Here for Bio 1935 to 1943 Wilson Carter Williams, MD, CPH, MPH 1943 to 1969 Robert H. Hutchinson, MD, MPH Click Here for bio 1969 to 1983 Eugene W. Fowinkle, MD, MPH Click Here for Bio 1984 to 1988 James E. Word, BS, MPH Click Here for Bio 1988 to 1991 J. W. Luna, JD Click Here for Bio 1991 to 1995 H. Russell White Click Here for Bio 1995 to 1997; 1999 to 2003 Fredia S. Wadley, MD, MSHPA Click Here for Bio 1997 to 1999 Nancy Menke Click Here for Bio 2003 to 2007 Kenneth S. Robinson, MD Click Here for Bio 2007 to 2011 Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN Click Here for Bio 2011 to 2018 John J. Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, FACOEM Click Here for Bio 2019 to 2022 Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP Click Here for Bio