OB/GYN

 Faculty

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Photo of William A. Block Jr., MD, MBA 

William A. Block Jr., MD, MBA 

Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Dean of the Quillen College of Medicine

Professor of OB/GYN

Undergraduate Degree:
BS (Physics), University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1988 
Graduate Education:
Masters of Business Administration, Emory University / Goizuita Business School, 2012
Medical School:
MD, East Tennessee State University / Quillen College of Medicine, 1992  
Residency:
University of South Carolina / Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC, 1996
Fellowship:
Bowman Gray School of Medicine / Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1998

Board Certifications:

  • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Maternal / Fetal Medicine Subspecialty 

Areas of Special Interest:

  • Maternal/Fetal Medicine

Brief Bio:
After working as the medical director for the Minnesota Perinatal Physicians in Minnesota, Dr. Block returned to Quillen College of Medicine in 2016 as chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology before serving as the university’s vice president for Clinical Affairs and dean of Quillen College of Medicine. Dr. Block is the first Quillen College of Medicine alumnus to serve as dean.