NASHVILLE – Dr. Matthew L. Mancini, a Knoxville-based surgeon, has been named President of the Tennessee Medical Association, the state’s largest professional organization for doctors.
As president, Mancini will serve as the public spokesperson and official representative for TMA’s more than 9,000 members. He will also hold a seat on the TMA Board of Trustees.
“I appreciate my colleagues giving me the opportunity to serve our profession and patients in this leadership position,” Mancini said in a statement. ” Health care is changing so much and so fast and I’ve found, after many years of active participation in various professional organizations, that the best way to influence what happens in our profession is to get involved in effective organizations like TMA.”
Mancini’s one-year term began May 5 during the TMA annual meeting in Nashville. He is the 164th President of the TMA and succeeds Dr. Nita Shumaker, a pediatrician in Chattanooga.