J. Lee Valentine, DO

Dr. J. Lee Valentine, a native of Decatur, Mississippi is currently the Associate Program Director for the East Central Mississippi HealthNet Rural Family Medicine Residency Program in Meridian, Mississippi. He received a BA in Biology and Psychology from the University of Mississippi, and a Master of Combined Sciences from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In 1981, he received the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. After graduation, Dr. Valentine completed his postgraduate training at SunCoast Hospital in Largo, Florida. He is Board Certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.

Dr. Valentine currently resides in Meridian, Mississippi with his wife of forty-eight years, Helen Patton Valentine. They have three grown children - Nelson, Patton, and Mary Lela, and four grandchildren - Ellie, Carter, Andrew, and Emma.