Dr. George A. Lyrene

George A. Lyrene, M.D. Date of Birth: 1944
Place of Birth: Silverhill, Alabama

Undergraduate:
North Park College; Chicago, Illinois- September 1962 to May 1964 University of Florida; Gainesville, Florida- August 1964 to May 1966 B.A. in English Literature, Woodrow Wilson Fellow University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama- September 1970 to August 1971

Medical School:
University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine- July 1972 to June 1975 M.D.

Residency:
Carraway Methodist Hospital; Birmingham, Alabama- Resident of Internal Medicine July 1975 to June 1978 Board Certified in Internal Medicine- 1978

Professional Experience:
  • Partner, Cullman Internal Medicine- August 1978 to July 1988
  • Director of Department of Respiratory Therapy, Cullman Medical Center 1978-1989
  • Instructor of Respiratory Therapy Department; Wallace State Community College
  • Medical Director, Limestone Correctional Facility and Health Provider for HIV,
  • Employed by Correctional Health Care (CHC)- July 1988 to May 1989
  • North Alabama Regional Medical Director, CHC- June 1989 to June 1991
  • Alabama DOC State Medical Director- June 1991 to November 1991
  • Director of Clinical Services, Alabama DOC Contract, QuestCare
    • November 1991 to November 1994
  • Medical Director, Alabama Region for Correctional Medical Services (CMS)
    • November 1994 to June 1996
  • Corporate Director of Clinical Services, CMS- June 1996 to November 1997
  • Corporate Medical Director, PHP Health Care Correctional Division- November 1997 to August 1998
  • September 1998- Off
  • Baltimore Correctional Complex, Independent Consultant Correctional Health-
  • October 1998 to June 2000 JustCare- Columbia Care Center (Columbia, South Carolina) Division of Correctional Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Corporate Medical Director, NaphCare,Inc; Birmingham, Alabama-June 2000 to Present Providing care for the Alabama Department of Corrections and a number of jails In Alabama, Mississippi, and Iowa
  • Partner, Cullman Internal Medicine- October 2001 to Present
Professional Societies and Organizations:
Member: American Medical Association American College of Physicians American Society of Correctional Physicians Past President of National Board of Kairos, Inc., Orlando, Florida

Presentations:
  • “Tissues in Management of HIV for the Incarcerated”- Alabama Aids Symposium
  • “Serving as a Volunteer for Incarcerated HIV Patients”- Kairos of Alabama
  • “Managed Care in Correctional Health”- ACA Annual Meeting
  • “Management of HIV in prison Population”- University of Mississippi Medical Center Grand Rounds
  • “HIV Update for the Primary Care Provider”- Cullman Medical Center