Dr. Edward "Dunk" Eastham
Medical Director, Physician Assistant Studies, M.S.
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1982)
- BS, Rhodes College (1978)
Biography
Medical Director Dr. Edward “Dunk” Eastham: Dr. Eastham is a board-certified pediatrician who has been in private practice for more than 30 years. His experience included inner city and suburban practices in Atlanta and Nashville before he moved to Murfreesboro in 2001. He has held several leadership positions at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, including being elected chief...
Read More »Medical Director Dr. Edward “Dunk” Eastham: Dr. Eastham is a board-certified pediatrician who has been in private practice for more than 30 years. His experience included inner city and suburban practices in Atlanta and Nashville before he moved to Murfreesboro in 2001. He has held several leadership positions at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, including being elected chief of staff by his fellow physicians in 2010. The medical staff also named him Physician of the Year in 2012, and the Saint Thomas Rutherford Society chose him as Physician Champion in 2019. Teaching residents and Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant students has been a focus of his clinical practice, and he is excited to be part of the leadership team for MTSU’s new Physician Assistant program.
