Joseph Mazzola

Joseph Mazzola joined Iredell Health System as the VPMA on March 2, 2020. Prior to joining Iredell Health System he served as the Chief Medical Officer for Osceola Regional Medical in Kissimmee, Florida where he led corporate initiatives in operating room safety and quality, Lean/Six Sigma programs to decrease hospital-acquired infections and improved sepsis disease management.

He earned a Bachelor of Science from Georgia State University, an MBA from Fayetteville State University, and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his Family Medicine Residency at The Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia, and is board certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. He is also certified in clinical hypnosis focusing on smoking-cessation and weight-loss treatment.

Mazzola presently serves as a Director on the American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians. He is a Black Belt in Lean/Six Sigma and a Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians as well as the American Academy of Family Medicine.