Meet The Team
Our mission is to provide a trusted and exceptional healthcare alternative for college students through a concierge-style membership model.
Lee G. Chisolm, M.D.
Dr. Lee Chisolm was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He grew up in Chattanooga and in Selma, Alabama before ultimately graduating from high school at Newnan High School in Newnan, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science while majoring in Biology.
Dr. Chisolm attended the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia and completed his Internship and Residency training at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Chisolm has practiced in the Athens area since 2004. He currently lives in Athens with his wife, Rebecca, a Realtor with Corcoran Classic Living. His two sons, Charlie and Brooks, are both students at the University of Georgia.
Dr. Lee Chisolm
Founder of Higher Ed Med
Sally Tingle, FNP
Sally is a Family Nurse Practioner. She grew up in Cleveland, Tennessee. After graduating from Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, she attended Clemson University where she received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing and a minor in Spanish.
She worked five years as an emergency room nurse in the Level One Trauma Center at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. During this time, Sallie earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Georgia College and State University. After relocating to Athens, Sallie worked five years in the Piedmont Urgent Care centers prior to begin working with Dr. Chisolm.
She is married to Caleb, an Athens native and graduate of Westminster Christian Academy and the University of Georgia, and is the mother of five children. The Tingle family are long time members of Redeemer Presbyterian Church. She and her family enjoy traveling, being outdoors, sports, concerts, neighbors, and their wonderful GSP puppy, Cobern.
Kirkley Jock, FNP
Kirkley Jock is a board certified family nurse practitioner. She grew up in Gainesville, Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia. She then completed the family nurse practitioner program at Vanderbilt University.
Kirkley has worked in primary care for since 2011 in various capacities. She has worked in Augusta, GA, Denver, CO. She has been working with Dr. Chisolm since 2019. Kirkley lives in Athens with her husband, Brian and their 4 children.
Carrie Scruggs, ACNP
Carrie Scruggs is a certified Nurse Practitioner who has lived in and around Athens, Georgia for most of her life. She attended Athens Academy and then Vanderbilt University on a music scholarship, where she played the harp. She earned a Bachelor in Music with a Pre-Med degree. Carrie then went to nursing school at Vanderbilt, and earned her Masters in Science of Nursing with an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree.
Carrie worked for over 18 years with Athens Cardiology Group, part of the Athens Regional/Piedmont Health Systems. She has worked with Dr. Chisolm since 2012. Carrie lives in Athens with her husband Lanier, a partner at Lanier Financial Group. They have 3 sons, Lewis, Jackson, and Henry. Her oldest son is a graduate from Georgia Tech, and her second son is currently a student at Vanderbilt University.
