Andrea Willis, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Dr. Andrea D. Willis is Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. She oversees Total Health Management and Pharmacy Management and is responsible for maintaining clinical quality excellence.
Prior to joining BlueCross, Willis was director of CoverKids and was responsible for developing Tennessee’s federally approved State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Prior to that, she served as deputy commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health.
Willis earned a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Doctor of Medicine from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Willis is a fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has been recognized by Modern Healthcare Magazine as one of its Women’s Leaders of 2024. Additionally, the magazine has previously named her as a Top 25 Minority Executive in Healthcare; and one of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives. Johns Hopkins Alumni Association honored her as one of their Distinguished Alumna. She testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions regarding telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic. She received the inaugural Champion of Healthcare Award in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion awarded by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. She has served as a member of the Health Advisory Board for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.