Manny Sethi

He is the president and founder of the non-profit Healthy Tennessee and an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

After graduating from the Webb School, Sethi attended Brown University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in neuroscience.

[6] Sethi returned to Tennessee in 2010 and completed his fellowship in orthopedic trauma at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2011.

[7] Sethi's clinical interests center around the utilization of evidence-based medicine in the treatment of the orthopedic trauma patient.

[13] Healthy Tennessee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes health education and provides community training opportunities.

[14] Healthy Tennessee has traveled across the state providing health screenings to insured, uninsured and TennCare patients.

In 2014, Sethi received recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) for his work in the community and Healthy Tennessee.

The mission of the center is to increase physician advocacy for patients by investigating the most pressing issues in American health policy.

[25] He served as an assistant professor at Meharry Medical College also in Nashville, where he ran a clinic and operating room providing indigent care.

He also taught health policy at the undergraduate level at Vanderbilt University, serving as course director for MHS 0199, The Evolution of American Healthcare, an introductory course for college freshmen.

[30] Sethi was endorsed by several current and former Republican members of Congress, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY),[31] Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX),[32] former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC),[33] former Rep. Ed Bryant (R-TN-07),[34] former Rep. John J.