Biography
Dr. Tingle attended Texas A&M University for pre-med studies and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He entered medical practice in Albuquerque, NM, after completing his family medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, in Little Rock. He practiced full-spectrum family medicine until 1997 when he entered academic family medicine with the Baylor Health Care System in Garland, Texas. He served as the residency program director from 2001 until 2014 when he transitioned to full-time geriatrics, also with Baylor. Dr. Tingle maintains board certification in Family Medicine with a Certificate of added Qualification in Geriatrics. In 2015 he joined the University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler and began writing a new residency program application which resulted in accreditation of the UTHSCT, Rural Family Medicine Residency in 2016. After the first year rotations in Tyler, rural residents come to our Critical Access Hospital, UT Health Pittsburg, where they complete their clinical education in Camp, county.
During the first week of medical school, Dr. Tingle met his wife Diane, a registered nurse. They have two sons and five grandchildren. Dr. Tingle served as a family physician and a flight surgeon during his career in the Air Force reserve. His outside interests include ranching, farming, wildlife preservation, travel, military history and the history of space exploration.
Education and Training
Medical Education and Research Foundation, Faculty Development Center McClennan County,
Fellowship, 2000
Air Command and Staff College, Air University
Certificate, 1996
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency, 1978
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
MD, 1975
Texas A&M University
BS, Zoology, 1971
Research Interests Aerospace Medicine
Population Health
Board Certifications
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine CAQ Geriatrics
Publication Highlights “Febrile Seizures: Evaluation and Management” Graves, R, Oehler, K, Tingle, LE, Am Fam Physician 2012:2;149-153.
“Practice patterns in the evaluation and management of dementia by primary care residents, primary care physicians, and geriatricians” Baloch S, Moss SB, Nair R, Tingle L, Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2010; 23(2):121-5
“Postsplenectomy Reactive Thrombocytosis” Khan PN, Nair RJ, Tingle LE, Olivares J, Li Z, Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2009; 22:9.
“Discovering the elusive underlying cause of a bilateral effusion combined with ascites” Zhang J, Tingle L, Nair R, Mercer J, Johnston W, Lambert C, Miller M, Tummala C, Winn W, Yau F, Simons W, Molina D, Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2009; 22(3):239-41.
Fellowship, 2000
Air Command and Staff College, Air University
Certificate, 1996
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency, 1978
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
MD, 1975
Texas A&M University
BS, Zoology, 1971
Research Interests Aerospace Medicine
Population Health
Board Certifications
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine CAQ Geriatrics
Publication Highlights “Febrile Seizures: Evaluation and Management” Graves, R, Oehler, K, Tingle, LE, Am Fam Physician 2012:2;149-153.
“Practice patterns in the evaluation and management of dementia by primary care residents, primary care physicians, and geriatricians” Baloch S, Moss SB, Nair R, Tingle L, Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2010; 23(2):121-5
“Postsplenectomy Reactive Thrombocytosis” Khan PN, Nair RJ, Tingle LE, Olivares J, Li Z, Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2009; 22:9.
“Discovering the elusive underlying cause of a bilateral effusion combined with ascites” Zhang J, Tingle L, Nair R, Mercer J, Johnston W, Lambert C, Miller M, Tummala C, Winn W, Yau F, Simons W, Molina D, Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2009; 22(3):239-41.