Phoebe Putney Health System is pleased to welcome Gregory Starr, M.D., as its new System Medical Director for Emergency Services.  Dr. Starr brings more than 15 years of emergency medical and healthcare management service to Phoebe.
 
Dr. Starr will oversee the emergency departments at all four of Phoebe’s hospital facilities.  In his new role, he will be responsible for quality assurance and compliance, including patient care standards for all emergency medical providers. In addition, he will work closely with the vice president of emergency services to rollout new department initiatives and services.
 
“This is a tremendous opportunity and I am honored to be a part of a team that continually strives to provide patients with the best quality care and service in southwest Georgia. Phoebe’s emergency departments are critical to the communities they serve and I look forward to advancing our services,” said Dr. Starr.
 
Prior to joining Phoebe, Dr. Starr worked for the Methodist Hospital System in Houston, Texas. Throughout his career, he has served on many hospital committees and held numerous leadership roles, including medical director at Conroe Regional Medical Center and chief of emergency medicine at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital, both also located in Texas.
 
“It is exciting for us to have a physician with Dr. Starr’s extensive emergency medicine background to help lead our emergency services across the system. His leadership skills and experience will play an integral role in achieving our goals and setting the stage for innovative, cost-effective, patient-centered, and efficient emergency care,” said Victor Garcia, vice president of emergency services.
 
Dr. Starr is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Basic Disaster Life Support. He completed his emergency medicine and surgery residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He earned his doctorate of medicine from Texas Tech School of Medicine and his bachelor’s degree from Houston Baptist University.  He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and an Advanced Trauma Life Support instructor.  Dr. Starr is also a past member of the Emergency Medicine Resident Association and board member of the Oklahoma Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians.