Leigh is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Piedmont Healthcare. He joined Piedmont Hospital in 2001 as a physician advisor and later became its first Chief Quality Officer, expanding to system CMO in 2010. As system CMO, Dr. Hamby oversees medical staff issues across Piedmont hospitals, supplements entity CMOs, and focuses on quality and safety programs. An Atlanta native, Leigh earned a bachelor’s in chemistry and biology and a Doctor of Medicine from Emory University, as well as a master’s in health administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 2000. He completed a general surgery residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center and a healthcare improvement fellowship at Dartmouth Medical School. Board-certified in Surgery, he practiced in Dothan, Alabama, until 2001. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Christian Education at Dallas Theological Seminary.

With over a decade of experience in recruiting, marketing, and copywriting, Valerie Myers, CPRP, is a Senior Physician Recruiter at Humana's Primary Care Organization (Conviva and CenterWell). She specializes in sourcing passive candidates for physician and advanced practice provider roles across Florida, leveraging AI, data, social media, and communication skills to attract top healthcare talent. Valerie has led projects that increased Indeed applicants by over 200% in a single quarter and added over half a million new candidates to Humana’s CRM, demonstrating her expertise in data analysis and market research to achieve impactful results. As a strategic and empathetic recruiter, she prioritizes candidate experience and relationship-building, implementing successful strategies that align with Humana’s mission of improving health outcomes for Florida’s senior population. Valerie has a passion for driving healthcare innovation and transformation while always putting people first.