Dr. Edwards is responsible for providing overall leadership, management direction and administration of all behavioral health-related services.

Prior to joining MCG Health, Inc., Dr. Edwards was in private practice in addictive disease and behavioral health in Jacksonville, Fla. He was also a behavioral health writer and consultant. Previously, he was an administrator at the Center for Health Outcomes and Improvement Research at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Fla., and Associate Director of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida Brain Institute. Dr. Edwards has more than 20 years’ experience in health care and health care administration.

Dr. Edwards holds a Doctor of Education from Nova Southeastern University, a Master of Science in Addiction Studies from the University of North Florida, a Healthcare Administration Certificate from the Institute for Executive Development, and a Bachelor of Elected Studies from the University of Minnesota.

MCG Health System is composed of three separate organizations -- MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the members of the Physicians Practice Group. The physicians of MCG Health System are community physicians, faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia, and employees of the Physicians Practice Group, not employees of MCG Health Inc. MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Medical Center, MCG Children’s Medical Center, the MCG Sports Medicine Center, MCG Ambulatory Care Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by providing an environment for faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the Physicians Practice Group and community physicians to deliver the highest level of primary and specialty health care. For more information, please visit www.MCGHealth.org.