C. Norman Spencer

Dr. Norman Spencer is a Member of the Board of Directors at Bach Pharma, Inc. Dr. Spencer is a Diplomat for the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well as a member of the Tennessee Pediatric Society and member of Tennessee Medical Association and Sumner County Medical Society.

Dr. Spencer is the founding partner and medical director of Gallatin Children’s Clinic, Gallatin, Tennessee. He founded the clinic in 1982 and grew it to be a highly recognized pediatric practice. In 1996, he negotiated an equity partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carroll Children's Hospital, creating a unique business model for pediatricians in the United States, whereby the physicians are the majority equity partners in the LLC with Vanderbilt. Under Dr. Spencer’s leadership it has now grown to a practice including twenty-five pediatric providers serving 29,000 patients in middle Tennessee from seven locations. In 1998, Dr. Spencer attended Vanderbilt University’s Owen School of Business Executive Program specializing in Management Principles for Healthcare.

Dr. Spencer completed his BA degree at Vanderbilt University majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Psychology. He graduated with his MD from Vanderbilt University Medical School and continued his training at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital with an internship and residency. He was selected to serve as Chief Resident and Faculty Member of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt, 1979-1980. Dr. Spencer was appointed a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in 1980 participating in the education of medical students and residents continuing through the present time. Since 1980, he has maintained hospital privileges at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and since 1982 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tennessee. He served in various leadership positions within Sumner Regional Medical Center, including Chief of Staff, Chairman of the Department of OB-Peds, and as Chairperson of Medical Staff Quality Activities for the past 14 years.

Throughout his long association with Vanderbilt’s Monroe Carroll Children’s Hospital, Dr. Spencer has participated in various clinical research programs, most recently, “Inspire”, a National Institutes of Health study conducted by the Department of Pulmonology.

In addition to his many responsibilities professionally, Dr. Spencer has written several novels, two of which have been published. The Beaver Patrol in 1996 explores the psychology of kidnapping. FLU, published in 2011, explores the survivability of pandemic avian influenza. Dr. Spencer is also passionate about service and giving back to the community. Being an Eagle Scout himself, he has served as Troop Committee Chairman for 23 years in the troop where his three sons achieved rank of Eagle Scout. For the past 15 years, through his Church and Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM.org), he has served as Medical Director on annual mission trips to Mexico and the Dominican Republic. His medical teams set up “clinics”in rural villages seeing both adults and children, often as many as 700 patients in a week.