Dr. George Mozingo Honored for Decades of Service to Medicine and Community

Dr. George Mozingo Honored for Decades of Service to Medicine and Community

Published on November 09, 2026

After a distinguished career in medicine, George William Mozingo, III, MD, has retired, leaving a legacy of service to patients and the medical community.

In late October, UNC Health Southeastern Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Joe Roberts, MD, presented Dr. Mozingo with a crystal tower engraved with his years of service to the medical staff as a gift from the UNC Health Southeastern Board of Trustees. Dr. Roberts also unveiled a portrait of Dr. Mozingo as a gift from the UNC Health Southeastern Medical Staff which will be hung in the Legacy Gallery at UNC Health Southeastern.

"Dr. Mozingo has had a long and distinguished career on the UNC Health Southeastern medical staff," said Dr. Roberts. "He provided our community with exceptional urological care for many years and also served multiple leadership positions on the medical staff including as president. He will truly be missed. Thank you, Dr. Mozingo, for more than 40 years of service."

Dr. Mozingo's career has included decades of service as a urologist as well as numerous medical staff leadership positions. He joined Lumberton Urology Clinic in 1986 after practicing with Carolina Urology Clinic in Whiteville from 1985 to 1986.

Before beginning his civilian medical career in southeastern North Carolina, Dr. Mozingo served in the U.S. Army. From 1983 to 1985, he was chief of urology at McDonald Army Community Hospital at Fort Eustis, Va. Earlier, he served as a division flight surgeon with the 24th Infantry Division and battalion surgeon with the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Battalion at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. He later retired as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Dr. Mozingo earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Clemson University and his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He completed a urology residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

He became certified by the American Board of Urology and was named a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1989. His professional affiliations have also included the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association and the North Carolina Medical Society.

In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Mozingo contributed to the leadership of Southeastern Regional Medical Center, now UNC Health Southeastern. He served as president-elect of the medical staff in 2003 and chairman of the Quality Improvement Committee from 2003 to 2004. He also served as president of the medical staff from 2004 to 2006 and chairman of the Credentials Committee from 2006 to 2007. His other leadership contributions included serving as chairman of the Department of Surgery and on the Infection Control Committee.

As Dr. Mozingo closes this chapter of his career, his years of service reflect a professional life dedicated not only to caring for patients but also to military service, medical leadership, and the advancement of healthcare in southeastern North Carolina.

His retirement provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate his many contributions and the lasting impact he has made on patients, colleagues and the community.