MEDNAX, Inc., (NYSE: MD) today announced that it has named Charles Lynch Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations.

In his role, Lynch will collaborate with MEDNAX’s senior management team to develop and continue the Company’s growth and competitive strategy. He will also have primary responsibility for managing MEDNAX’s communications with its public shareholders and the general investment community.

“We’re excited to have Charlie join the Company,” said Roger J. Medel, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of MEDNAX. “His extensive background in both the healthcare industry and the investment community makes him a welcome addition to our team.”

Lynch joins MEDNAX with 20 years of experience in the healthcare investment field. Prior to joining the Company, he was a Managing Director in the healthcare-services practice at Westwicke Partners, a strategic investor-relations advisory firm. Prior to Westwicke, Lynch was an investment banker with Oppenheimer & Co. and a senior research analyst at CIBC World Markets, Schroder & Co., and Bankers Trust.

Lynch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

ABOUT MEDNAX

MEDNAX, Inc. is a national medical group comprised of the nation's leading providers of neonatal, anesthesia, maternal-fetal and pediatric physician subspecialty services. Physicians and advanced practitioners practicing as part of MEDNAX are reshaping the delivery of care within their specialties and subspecialties, using evidence-based tools, continuous quality initiatives and clinical research to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Pediatrix Medical Group, a unit of MEDNAX, was founded in 1979 and now includes neonatal physicians who provide services at more than 360 neonatal intensive care units, who collaborate with affiliated maternal-fetal medicine, pediatric cardiology and pediatric critical care physician subspecialists to provide a clinical care continuum. Pediatrix is also the nation's largest provider of newborn hearing screens. In 2007, MEDNAX expanded into anesthesia services. Today, American Anesthesiology includes more than 1,925 anesthesiologists and advanced practitioners who provide anesthesia care to patients in connection with surgical and other procedures as well as pain management. MEDNAX, through its affiliated professional corporations, employs more than 2,350 physicians in 34 states and Puerto Rico. Additional information is available at www.mednax.com.