George Fidone, M.D., FAAP

Dr. Fidone is one of the founding partners of The Children's Clinic of Lufkin. He received his medical training at Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas and completed a clinical fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. He is member of the Alpha Omega Medical Honor Society and has been named several times to the Texas Monthly's Super Doctors Magazine. Dr. Fidone is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and board certified in Pediatrics. George and his wife,Terra, have three grown children.

Board and Staff Appointments at CHI St. Luke's Memorial Health System of East Texas

• Chief of Pediatrics, 1994 - present
• Chief of Medical Staff, 2014 - 2016
• Vice Chief of Medical Staff, 2013-2015
• Rules and Regulations and Bylaws Committee, chairman
• Board of Directors, member
• Medical Executive Committee, member
• Performance Improvement Committee, member
• Perinatal Committee, member
• Physicians Advisory Council, member
• Performance Improvement Committee, chairman 1996 - 2011

Board and Staff Appointments at Woodland Heights Medical Center

• Physicians Leadership Group, President
• Past Chief of Pediatrics
• Patient Care Quality Committee, past member
• Performance Improvement Committee, past member

Professional Appointments

• Advisory Board East Texas Clinic Services, member
• Board of Directors of Physicians of East Texas (POET), past member
• Texas Medical Association's TEXPAC, District Vice Chairman
• Charter member of Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Rapport Society
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Community Board Membership

• Angelina County Child Welfare Board, member
• Janelle Grum Family Crisis Center of East Texas Board, member
• Past President and founding board member for Angelina Alliance for Children Child Advocacy Center
• Advisory Board for Angelina County and Cities Health District, member

Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023, Salute to Healthcare, presented by Angelina County Chamber of Commerce
• Champion for Children Recipient, 2024, presented by Court Appointed Special Advocates in the Pines (CASA)
• Angelina County's Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Professional of the Year, 2011
• Selected as Texas Monthly’s “Texas Super Doctor,” 2004, 2005, and 2019