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Physician Leaders

The society is led by the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee. AMS also encourages involvement in your county medical society and offers additional leadership opportunities through its task forces and committees.

Executive Committee

District Trustees

AMA Delegates

Executive Committee

Bradley Bibb, MD, MBA

President

Jonesboro

Naveen Patil, MD

President-Elect

Little Rock

Jerakaycia Smith, MD

Vice President

Camden

Samuel Bledsoe, MD

Secretary

Little Rock

Jacob Dickinson, MD

Chairman & Treasurer

Mountain Home

George Conner III, MD

Immediate Past President

Forrest City

If you are a member interested in leadership roles, please contact us.

District Trustees

Shannon Cooper, MD

District 1 Trustee

Walnut Ridge

Kasey M. Holder, MD

District 1 Trustee

Jonesboro

Daniel Roubein, MD

District 2 Trustee

Conway

Courtney Sick, MD

District 2 Trustee

Conway

Willard Burks, MD

District 3 Trustee

Wynne

Candace Franks, MD

District 3 Trustee

Forrest City

Sarenthia Epps, MD

District 4 Trustee

Pine Bluff

Mark Ramiro, MD

District 4 Trustee

White Hall

Shaletha Jones

District 5 Trustee

Camden

Matthew Nix

District 6 Trustee

Texarkana

Mark Wren, MD

District 6 Trustee

Texarkana

David Dobies, MD

District 7 Trustee

Hot Springs

Ashley Norse, MD

District 7 Trustee

Alexander

Ahmed Abuabdou, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Ahmed Abdelbass Ali, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

R. Dale Blasier, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Jennifer Doyle, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Thejovathi Edala, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

James Hunt, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Zachary Lewis, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Riley Lipschitz, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Issam Makhoul, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Nirvana Manning, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Amanda Novack, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Erika Anne Petersen, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Michael Smith

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Kathryn Stambough, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Rachel Kilpatrick, MD

District 9 Trustee

Fayetteville

Matthew Kincade, MD

District 9 Trustee

Bentonville

Carolyn Reeves, DO

District 9 Trustee

Centerton

Alan Schumacher, MD

District 9 Trustee

Pea Ridge

Bryan Clardy, MD

District 10 Trustee

Fort Smith

Kathryn Parker

District 10 Trustee

Dardenelle

Megan Schutte

Student Trustee

Little Rock

The AMS Board of Trustees is made up of elected physicians from each district, as outlined below:

District 1: Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph
District 2: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone, White
District 3: Arkansas, Cross, Lee, Lonoke, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, St. Francis, Woodruff
District 4: Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln
District 5: Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Ouachita, Union
District 6: Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Pike, Polk, Sevier
District 7: Clark, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Saline
District 8: Pulaski
District 9: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Van Buren, Washington
District 10: Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Scott, Sebastian, Yell

American Medical Association Delegates

Omar Atiq, MD

Delegate

Little Rock

Stephen Magie, MD

Delegate

Conway

Danny Wilkerson, MD

Alternate Delegate

Little Rock

Alan Wilson, MD

Alternate Delegate

Monticello

Physician Leaders

Executive Committee

Bradley Bibb, MD, MBA

Naveen Patil, MD

Jerakaycia Smith, MD

Samuel Bledsoe, MD

Jacob Dickinson, MD

George Conner III, MD

District Trustees

Shannon Cooper, MD

Kasey M. Holder, MD

Daniel Roubein, MD

Courtney Sick, MD

Willard Burks, MD

Candace Franks, MD

Sarenthia Epps, MD

Mark Ramiro, MD

Shaletha Jones

Matthew Nix

Mark Wren, MD

David Dobies, MD

Ashley Norse, MD

Ahmed Abuabdou, MD

Ahmed Abdelbass Ali, MD

R. Dale Blasier, MD

Jennifer Doyle, MD

Thejovathi Edala, MD

James Hunt, MD

Zachary Lewis, MD

Riley Lipschitz, MD

Issam Makhoul, MD

Nirvana Manning, MD

Amanda Novack, MD

Erika Anne Petersen, MD

Michael Smith

Kathryn Stambough, MD

Rachel Kilpatrick, MD

Matthew Kincade, MD

Carolyn Reeves, DO

Alan Schumacher, MD

Bryan Clardy, MD

Kathryn Parker

Megan Schutte

American Medical Association Delegates

Omar Atiq, MD

Stephen Magie, MD

Danny Wilkerson, MD

Alan Wilson, MD

Leadership Resources