Baptist Health appoints Glen Martin, MD, FASA, vice president of Medical Affairs for Baptist Nassau and Baptist Beaches

Baptist Health has appointed Glen Martin, MD, FASA, vice president of Medical Affairs for Baptist Medical Center Beaches and Baptist Medical Center Nassau.

Reporting directly to the health system’s chief medical officer and collaborating with its chief quality officer, Dr. Martin will work closely with the medical staffs and administration of the two hospitals to deliver patient-centric, effective and streamlined clinical care.

Dr. Martin has been a member of Baptist Health’s medical staff since 2005 through his employment with U.S. Anesthesia Partners North Florida, which provides anesthesia services to Baptist Health. He served as the inaugural president of U.S. Anesthesia Partners North Florida from 2017 to 2019 and was on the local Clinical Governance Board from 2017 to 2024. Dr. Martin played a key role in the merger of two anesthesia practices into one large group to provide higher-quality patient care and more efficiently serve Baptist Health and the Jacksonville community.

“Dr. Martin’s long-term commitment to Baptist Health, his ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care, and most notably, his ability to forge meaningful relationships with provider colleagues, make him an excellent fit for this position,” said Timothy Groover, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, FACHE, senior vice president and system chief medical officer. “We are looking forward to his continued contributions to our health system.”

Throughout his 19 years on Baptist Health’s medical staff, Dr. Martin has held numerous leadership roles, including chief of staff for Baptist Beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, he served on the Medical Staff Quality Management Committee and was chairman for seven years.

Dr. Martin is a board-certified anesthesiologist and a fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiology. He received his Doctor of Medicine at University of Kansas Medical School and completed an internship at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Dr. Martin completed his residency at University of Kansas Medical School and a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. He received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Martin’s career includes serving in the United States Navy as a submarine medical Officer from 1991 to 1994. He is also medical director and assistant professor in the Anesthesia Department at Nova Southeastern University Jacksonville where he provides strategic program leadership and teaches and mentors student anesthesiologist assistants.