Tobi Adeyeye Amosun, MD, FAAP, has been named assistant commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health Division of Family Health and Wellness. In this position, Amosun will lead TDH efforts in maternal and child health, chronic disease prevention, health promotion and supplemental nutrition. As assistant commissioner, Amosun will direct activities to protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of Tennessee families. Services provided by this division include adolescent pregnancy prevention, breastfeeding promotion and support, breast and cervical cancer screening, diabetes prevention, early childhood programs, violence and injury prevention, newborn screening, tobacco prevention and the Women, Infants and Children nutritrion program.

Previously, she was medical director for a large pediatric clinic serving Medicaid patients in Tennessee, a position she held since 2014. In this role, she oversaw the clinic's growth from 2,000 to more than 15,000 patients in six years. Amosun has also served as an assistant professor of pediatrics at both the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Vanderbilt University, where she focused on urgent care and care to underserved populations.

Amosun graduated with honors with undergraduate degrees in biology and art history from Vanderbilt University. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed her residency at the Children's Hospital Pittsburgh. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a board member of numerous professional organizations.