Executive Team

Here at Lakeside Behavioral Health System, our greatest asset is our staff — the psychiatrists, professional nurses, community counselors, social workers and therapists who work as a team to uphold our commitment to excellence. Our team has a deep passion for helping patients and their families resolve behavioral health problems and find their unique path to lifelong recovery.

Meet Our Executive Team

Joy Golden, Chief Executive Officer
Joy Golden is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for Lakeside Behavioral Health System. A healthcare industry veteran, Golden began her career in 1976 at Methodist Healthcare as Corporate Human Resources Director, where she managed labor and employee relations, risk management, benefits administration, the employee health clinic and functioned as the legal consultant for the hospital’s Air Wing Ambulance Service. Read More
Dan Boyd, MD, Medical Director
Dan Boyd, MD takes over as Medical Director for Lakeside effective November 1, 2020. Since 2011, Dr. Boyd has also served as the Medical Director of Lakeside’s Neuroscience Center.
 
As a teaching hospital, Lakeside supports residents from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, where Dr. Boyd has served as Clinical Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry since 2009. Read More
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Now is the Time to Get Help

When you or a loved one is struggling with mental illness, addiction, or behavioral concerns, call us today at 901-377-4733. Licensed mental health professionals are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Lakeside has provided hope and healing since 1969.