Renee Mclaughlin BS, MS, MD

Dr. Renee Mclaughlin is a senior medical director and recently assumed responsibility for developing and implementing the clinical integration model for CIGNA’s delivery system alliance initiatives. Prior to this, she was the market medical executive for Cigna's Mid-South market. In this role she shared responsibility for managing the total medical cost for 800,000 CIGNA customers and served as the senior medical liaison for CIGNA's provider partners and clients. She was the clinical director for CIGNA's performance improvement initiatives in the mid-South and a member of Cigna's corporate team responsible for the design and implementation of Cigna’s value-based solutions to improve quality, affordability, and patient satisfaction. She has extensive experience in the development, implementation, and operation of successful population health management and bundled payment partnerships (ACO’s). She speaks regularly at both regional and national forums on value-based health care delivery. Dr. McLaughlin also serves in a a leadership role in Cigna's LGBT diversity organization and supports Cigna's clients on transgender issues.

Prior to joining CIGNA in 2005, Dr McLaughlin was a practicing general and vascular surgeon in a single-specialty practice. She earned a BS at Adrian College, MS at Wayne State University, and completed her graduate and post-graduate medical and surgical training at the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with honors. She served as a Major in the United States Army during the first Gulf war. She currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee where she spends her free time enjoying Southern culture as well as the waters of the Tennessee River