Charleston, SC — February 3, 2026 — Floyd Lee Locums proudly announces that Dr. Reginald Mason has been named as a Locumpedia 2025 Provider of the Year. Dr. Mason is a general surgeon specializing in endoscopic and advanced laparoscopic surgery who has spent his career advancing access to care across military, rural, and underserved communities.
A veteran decorated with multiple Commendation Medals and a Meritorious Service Medal, Dr. Mason began his career serving the US Navy and Marine Corps in demanding, medically restricted environments where flexibility and composure under pressure were daily necessities. Those formative years shaped his commitment to resilience, teamwork, and patient-centered leadership, all principles that have defined his civilian and locum tenens work ever since.
Following his military service, Dr. Mason founded and grew a rural surgery office in Virginia into a thriving multispecialty group that treated thousands of patients. His transition to locum tenens several years later wasn’t a career change, but a continuation of his calling: bringing essential surgical care to communities most in need. Through assignments in places such as an Indian Reservation in Oklahoma and a medical center in New Mexico, he has exemplified the best of locum tenens medicine. He is deeply respected not only for his surgical expertise but for the human compassion and humility he brings to every patient encounter. As he describes it, working in tribal healthcare “feels like being back in the Navy—surrounded by people who are upbeat, moving in one direction, unified, and serving the community.”
One facility leader shared, “Our Department of Surgery and team have thoroughly enjoyed having Dr. Mason working with us. He handles each patient case personally and works to solve issues on the ground with people. He’s a jack of all trades with an impressive range of skills to share.”
Dr. Mason’s dedication to service extends well beyond the operating room. A longtime supporter of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride and the Movember Foundation, he fundraises annually for men’s mental health and prostate cancer research. In recognition of his Locumpedia award, Locumpedia made a donation to the Movember Foundation on Dr. Mason’s behalf.
“Dr. Mason represents everything we celebrate at Floyd Lee Locums…compassion without pretense, leadership through service, and a genuine love and care for his patients,” shared Natasha Lee, CEO of Floyd Lee Locums. “His work reminds us that healthcare at its best is about connection, not circumstance.”
Dr. Reginald Mason exemplifies what it means to be a healer, leader, and servant to others. Across every chapter of his distinguished career, from his decorated Naval service to his years as a rural surgeon and now as a trusted locum tenens physician, Dr. Mason’s dedication to service makes him a true embodiment of the Locumpedia 2025 Provider of the Year award.
A Legacy of Excellence at Floyd Lee Locums
Dr. Mason’s recognition as a Locumpedia 2025 Provider of the Year is the fourth consecutive year that a Floyd Lee Locums physician has been honored. Dr. Mira Mitry received the award in 2024. In 2023, Dr. Ziad Skaff received this distinction, and in 2022 it was Dr. Aerial Avery. This consistent recognition highlights Floyd Lee Locums’ dedication to nurturing our relationships with our locum tenens physicians and advanced practice providers, as evidenced by our Grand Prize Winner recognition for Staffing Industry Analysts’ (SIA) Best Staffing Firm to Temp For award for the fourth time.
Dr. Mason’s achievement as a 2025 Provider of the Year is a testament to our commitment to supporting and empowering our locum tenens clinicians to make meaningful impacts in healthcare communities. Our concierge approach means we take care of our clinicians’ whole lives. Whether it’s finding local restaurants at a new assignment or helping a clinician practice for an interview, Floyd Lee Locums is all-in for our clinicians and clients.
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