Chairs of Excellence
Academic Year 2020-2021
| Chair Name | Occupant |
| Crippled Children's Hospital Foundation Chair of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering | Vacant |
| E. Erick Muirhead Chair of Excellence in Pathology | Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD |
| Federal Express Chair of Excellence in Pediatrics | John Bissler, MD |
| First Tennessee Chair of Excellence in Clinical Pharmacy and Pediatrics | Brian Peters, PhD |
| Goodman Chair of Excellence in Medicine | Vacant |
| Harriet S. Van Vleet Chair of Excellence in Biochemistry | Vacant |
| Harriet S. Van Vleet Chair of Excellence in Pharmacology | Alejandro M. Dopico, PhD, MD |
| Harriet S. Van Vleet Chair of Excellence in Virology | Colleen Jonsson, PhD |
| Harriet S. Van Vleet Chair of Excellence in Microbiology and Immunology | Terrance Cooper, PhD |
| J. R. Hyde Chair of Excellence in Rehabilitation Engineering | William M. Mihalko, MD, PhD |
| Le Bonheur Chair of Excellence in Pediatrics (1st chair) | James W. Wheless, MD |
| Le Bonheur Chair of Excellence in Pediatrics (2nd chair) | Samir Shah, MD |
| Mark S. Soloway Chair of Excellence in Urology | Robert W. Wake, MD |
| Maury W. Bronstein Chair of Excellence in Cardiovascular Physiology | Jonathan H. Jaggar, PhD |
| Plough Foundation Chair of Excellence in Pediatrics | Amali E. Samarasinghe, PhD |
| Semmes Murphey Chair of Excellence in Neurology | Andrei Alexandrov, MD |
| Thomas A. Gerwin Chair of Excellence in Physiology | Zhongjie Sun, MD, PhD |
| University of Tennessee Regional One Physicians Chair of Excellence
in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Vacant |
| William and Dorothy Dunavant Chair of Excellence in Pediatrics | Jonathan McCullers, MD |