Lanny R. Copeland M.D. is LifePoint's Chief Medical Officer. Prior to joining LifePoint in 2007 Dr. Copeland served as Vice President Medical Affairs for a large hospital company. Previously Dr. Copeland served as Vice President Primary Care Development for Phoebe Putney Health Systems Inc. in Albany Georgia. Dr. Copeland's background includes numerous academic appointments and professional memberships. He served terms as Chairman and President for the American Academcy of Family Physicians. He also served as President of the American Board of Family Medicine and Professor for the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon Georgia. He practiced medicine for more than 20 years in private practices in Indiana and Georgia. |