Lynn Massingale, MD, FACEP
Executive Chairman
Lynn Massingale, M.D., FACEP, is the executive chairman of TeamHealth. Since co-founding the predecessor of TeamHealth in 1979, he served as the chairman and CEO until 2008 when he assumed his current role.
Dr. Massingale is a member of the Knoxville Academy of Medicine, the Tennessee Medical Association, the Florida Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American College of Healthcare Executives. His current leadership positions include the Board of Directors for Health Insights, the American College of Emergency Physicians 911 Network, and the Board of Trustees for Tennessee Wesleyan College. Former leadership roles include Chairman of the Emergency Department Practice Management Association, Chairman of the Nashville Health Care Council Board of Directors, Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services for the state of Tennessee, Chairman of Emergency Medical Services Committee for the Knoxville Academy of Medicine and Chairman of the ECC-CPR Committee for the East Tennessee Chapter of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Massingale earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis and performed his internship at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He has been certified by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s “Top 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” and as one of the American College of Emergency Physicians “Heroes of Emergency Medicine.” Dr. Massingale is a frequent speaker at industry conferences including most recently participating in a panel discussion at Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting.