George Linney, Jr., MD, FACPE, Charlotte Office

George E. Linney, Jr., M.D., heads Tyler & Company’s office in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as leads the firm’s Physician Executive Search Practice. He joined the firm in 1995.

Before joining Tyler & Company, Dr. Linney spent seven years as an independent consultant with clients that included group practices, hospitals and managed care entities. During that time, he also served at MetLife in Florida as a consulting medical director. He began his career at the Nalle Clinic, a large multispecialty group in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he practiced pediatrics for 11 years. Following his tenure at Nalle Clinic, he served as medical director of a staff-model HMO for CIGNA Health Plan of Orlando.

Dr. Linney is a Certified Physician Executive (CPE), a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics, past president of the American College of Physician Executives (and a Fellow of ACPE), and currently serves as an ACPE faculty member. Dr. Linney is a well-known speaker and writer on transitioning from clinical practice to management.

Published works

  • Linney, George E. Physician Executives: What, Why, How. American College of Physician Executives, 2000.

Education
Residency, Pediatrics University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Medical Degree Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Bachelor of Science Furman University, Greenville, SC

Searches of Note:
  • Blessing Hospital, Quincy, IL
    Chief Medical Officer
  • Centra Health, Lynchburg, VA
    Chief Medical Officer
  • Edward Hospital, Naperville, IL
    Vice President, Medical Affairs
  • Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood, FL
    Vice President, Medical Affairs
  • Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC
    Chief Medical Officer
  • Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC
    Chief Quality Officer
    Vice President, Medical Affairs, Moses Cone Hospital
  • Piedmont Medical Clinic, Atlanta, GA
    Chief Executive Offier
  • Sentara Health Care, Norfolk, VA
    Vice President, Medical Affairs, Sentara Williamsburg Hospital
    Vice President, Medical Affairs, Sentara Obici Hospital
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