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Michael Warren, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)


A 2009 graduate of the Vanderbilt MPH Program, Dr. Michael Warren currently serves as the Associate Administrator of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) at Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C.

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program provides health care and public health services for an estimated 56 million people, including pregnant women, infants, children, including children with special health care needs, and their families in the United States: 86% of all pregnant women, 99% of infants, and 55% of children nationwide benefited from a Title V-supported service. Dr. Warren manages MCHB’s $1.33 billion budget, providing vision and direction to ensure programs are planned and carried out effectively to achieve results.

Dr. Warren previously held the position of Deputy Commissioner for Population Health at the Tennessee Department of Health where provided strategic leadership to divisions and offices tasked with executing the Departmental mission to protect, promote, and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee. He supervised executive leaders responsible for Family Health and Wellness; Minority Health and Disparities Elimination; Rural Health; Office of the State Chief Medical Examiner; Policy, Planning and Assessment; and Grants Coordination and Strategic Alignment.

Dr. Warren Urges Call to Action

NPR talks with Warren about the state’s efforts to track cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome

Warren appointed Deputy Commissioner for Population Health for the Tennessee Department of Health

Expanded Practice: Dr. Michael Warren Focuses on Population Health for TDH

Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Women Giving Birth — Tennessee and United States, 2009–2014