Clinical Expert

Chris Branner, MD, is the Specialty Medical Director for the Urgent Care Division at Atrium Health. He began with Atrium Health in October of 2012 as an urgent care pediatrician and was promoted to assistant specialty medical director in 2014. He leads a team of providers and staff across 30 urgent care locations in North and South Carolina. Dr. Branner received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and earned his medical degree from Wake Forest University. Dr. Branner completed his master’s degree in public health, as well as a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship, at Vanderbilt University.