Joel Massey, MD
Family Medicine
About
Dr. Massey is dual board-certified in family medicine and general preventive medicine and public health. He has additional training in rural, international, tropical, and travel medicine, and is a certified specialist in HIV medicine. A native Texan, he has served in varied healthcare roles throughout his career. He provided pandemic response leadership as the regional medical director at the Texas Department of State Health Services public health region 2/3 office in Arlington. Previously, he served at the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology as a CDC-assigned Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer. He also served as the Non-Communicable Disease Specialist for Yap State Hospital in Micronesia. Prior to this, he spent ten years on active duty in the United States Air Force, including a year of rural health system development in Afghanistan. He offers a full-spectrum primary care perspective to local, regional, state, national, and global public health.
"Family, health, and friendship are the greatest gifts we can give and receive - balancing them is an art we learn by living life in community together."
Additional formal training completed:
- Certificate in Tropical Medicine from American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (2010)
- Diploma in International Medicine from INMED (2011)
- General Preventive Medicine and Public Health at Texas DSHS (2019)
- Specialist in HIV Medicine from American Academy of HIV Medicine (2019)
Locations
Education & Certifications
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Education
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas - Master of Public Health Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station, Texas - Doctorate of Medicine Austin College, Sherman, Texas - Bachelor of Arts
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Residency
Saint Louis University/Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois - Family Medicine Residency Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas - General Preventive Medicine and Public Health Residency
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Fellowships
Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas - Rural Medicine Fellowship Bureau for Public Health, Charleston, West Virginia - Epidemic Intelligence Service Fellowship
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Board Certifications
Diplomate of American Board of Family Medicine, 2008 Diplomate of American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2020
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Professional Memberships
American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of HIV Medicine American College of Preventive Medicine American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers Texas Academy of Family Physicians Tarrant County Medical Society Texas Public Health Association
