About Us

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

Leadership Resources

Executive Committee

Naveen Patil, MD

President

Little Rock

Samuel Bledsoe, MD

President-Elect

Little Rock

Jerakaycia Smith, MD

Vice President

Camden

Jacob Dickinson, MD

Chairman & Secretary

Mountain Home

Jennifer Doyle, MD

Treasurer

Little Rock

Bradley Bibb, MD, MBA

Immediate Past President

Jonesboro

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

Shailendra Singh, MD

District 2 Trustee

Searcy

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

Ezinne Nwude, MD

District 5 Trustee

El Dorado

Shaletha Jones, MD

District 5 Trustee

Camden

Matthew Nix, MD

District 6 Trustee

Texarkana

Mark Wren, MD

District 6 Trustee

Texarkana

Ahmad Yousaf, MD

District 7 Trustee

Benton

Ashley Norse, MD

District 7 Trustee

Alexander

Ahmed Abdelbass Ali, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Ahmed Abuabdou, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Jason Arthur, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Anthony Davis, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Thejovathi Edala, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Amy Galdamez, 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, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Kathryn Stambough, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Theresa Wyrick-Glover, MD

District 8 Trustee

Little Rock

Rachel Kilpatrick, MD

District 9 Trustee

Fayetteville

Matthew Kincade, MD

District 9 Trustee

Bentonville

Ira Chatman, MD

District 9 Trustee

Mountain Home

Alan Schumacher, MD

District 9 Trustee

Pea Ridge

Bryan Clardy, MD

District 10 Trustee

Fort Smith

Kathryn Parker, MD

District 10 Trustee

Dardenelle

Allie Dew

Student Trustee

ARCOM

Emily Bunch

Student Trustee

AWSOM

Stuti Chatterjee

Student Trustee

NYIT

Eliana Lusk

Student Trustee

UAMS

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