Dr. Laura Williams
Dr Laura Williams was born and raised in Lakeland, Florida. She attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She went on to Medical School at Wake Forest followed by a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. She completed her fellowship training in Gynecologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. In 1991 she became a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and in 1992 she received her Subspecialty certification in Gynecologic Oncology. She voluntarily maintains her Gynecologic Oncology Certification on an annual basis.

Dr Williams began her practice of Gynecologic Oncology on the Faculty of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University in 1990.  In 1993, she joined Dr Wheelock in private practice at Baptist Hospital, where she has remained an Assistant Clinical Faculty Member of Vanderbilt’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. During the course of training, she received the Obstetrics and Gynecology Merit Award from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Fellowship Award and the Virginia K Pierce Scholar’s Award from Sloan Kettering. In 1994 she was awarded the Resident Teaching Award from the Vanderbilt University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She was listed among “The Best Doctors in America” in 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2009. She was listed as one of   “America’s Top Physicians” in 2004-2005. In 1996 and 1999, she was featured as one of “Nashville’s Top Doctors” in Nashville Life Magazine. She is named as a DaVinci Robot surgical provider by Intuitive Surgical. In May, 2009 Dr. Williams was named as one of the Top 10 Women to Watch in field of medicine by the Nashville Medical News and named as a Health Care Hero by Nashville Business Journal in September, 2009.

Dr Williams is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons. She is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, the Society of Memorial Gynecologic Oncologists, Nashville Academy of Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, the Davidson County Medical Society and the Nashville OB/GYN Society. She is past Chairman of the Clinical Practice Committee of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and has served as a Clinical Liaison to the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She has authored or coauthored 31 peer reviewed publications.

Dr Williams has an active family life with her husband, Mark, and four children. In her spare time, she attends sporting events her children are participating in and she manages a website for a Sports Team. She enjoys working with digital graphics as a hobby.                          

Dr. John Wheelock
Dr. John Wheelock was born in St. Johnsbury Vermont. He attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After his undergraduate training, he went to Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He went on to Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi for his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. After completing his residency, he was trained in the subspecialty of Gynecologic Oncology at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. In 1985, he became a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and in 1987 he received his subspecialty Certification in Gynecologic Oncology. He voluntarily maintains his Gynecologic Oncology Certification on an annual basis.

Dr. Wheelock started his practice of Gynecologic Oncology at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi from 1984 through 1991. During that time, he was the Head of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and became the Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Residency Program Director. In 1991, he went into private practice at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1999, he became the Head of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Vice Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. In 2002, he returned to private practice with Dr. Laura Williams at Baptist Hospital. He has a Clinical Faculty appointment with Vanderbilt’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. During his tenure at the Medical College of Virginia and at Vanderbilt, Dr. Wheelock has received numerous teaching awards from their Residency Program and from the medical school. He has authored over 50 scientific publications.

Dr. Wheelock is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, Nashville Academy of Medicine, Davidson County Medical Society, Nashville OB/GYN Society and he is named as a DaVinci Robot surgical provider by Intuitive Surgical.

Dr. Wheelock is married with four children. In his free time, he and his wife, Margee, are actively involved in the raising of their children and their many sports activities. Dr. Wheelock enjoys golf and wine collecting.