Dr. Gunn is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist/infertility specialist (fertility doctor) and obstetrician-gynecologist (OBGYN) in Birmingham, Alabama.  She is fellowship-trained in reproductive medicine and surgery, including the treatment of infertility and other gynecologic and reproductive conditions.

Deidre is also a former Miss America and was one of the longest-reigning Miss Americas in the history of the organization. As Miss America 2005, she traveled the country as the spokesperson for CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation.