Heather Lehmann, MD, Joins Staff at Portland Medical Center

PORTLAND, Tenn. (September 12, 2008) –Heather R. Lehmann, M.D., has recently joined the medical staff at Portland Medical Center. Dr. Lehmann is a pediatrician.

Dr. Lehmann comes to Portland from North Carolina. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Spanish. Dr. Lehmann earned her medical degree at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. After that, she completed her residency in pediatrics at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina.

 “We are very excited to have Dr. Lehmann at Portland Medical Center,” said Administrator Barbara Marsh. “We are positive she will provide excellent care to our very smallest patients.”

Heather Lehmann, MD, has joined Hendersonville Children’s Clinic, seeing patients at 103 Redbud Drive, Suite D, in Portland.

Located at 105 Redbud Drive, Portland Medical Center has served the Portland community for more than 90 years. As part of the TriStar Family of Hospitals, Portland Medical Center has access to the most advanced healthcare technologies of an urban hospital while retaining its small-town feel. Today, the medical center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Portland Medical Center is a facility of Hendersonville Medical Center, giving Sumner County a comprehensive, two-campus, 148-bed medical center that offers a full array of acute care services including emergency care, inpatient services and outpatient diagnostic services in both the north and the south areas of the county. For more information on Portland Medical Center or for a free physician referral, call TriStar MedLine at (615) 342-1919 or 800-242-5662.