Life Matters | summer 2006

Our Medical Staff

Today, South Central Regional Medical Center has more than 90 physicians on its active medical staff, representing 23 medical specialties. Together, they are working toward one common goal—building a healthier community.



Anesthesiology
John Burwell, MD
South Central Anesthesia
601-426-4484

Cardiology
Wassim E.
Mouannes, MD
The Heart Care Center
601-425-5544

ear, nose, throat, head, and neck
Carl W. Stevens II, MD
ENT Surgical Clinic of South Central Missippi
601-649-9706

Family Medicine
Jack C. Evans, MD
Laurel Family Clinic
601-428-0577

Family Medicine
Christopher L. Mauldin, MD
Westridge Family Clinic
601-649-7600

Family Medicine
Chrystal A. Sumrall, MD
Ellisville Medical Clinic
601-477-8553

Anesthesiology
J. Keith Fisher, MD
South Central Anesthesia
601-426-4484

Cardiology
Joseph A. Proli, MD
The Heart Care Center
601-425-5544

Family Medicine
George R. Bush, MD
Westridge Family Clinic
601-649-7600

Family Medicine
J. Kenneth Grafton, MD
Westridge Family Clinic
601-649-7600

Family Medicine
Bharat R. Patel, MD
Patel Family Clinic
601-649-3821

Gastroenterology
Carolyn H. Cegielski, DO
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Anesthesiology
Rajesh Patel, MD
South Central Anesthesia
601-426-4484

Cardiology
W. David Sullivan, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Family Medicine
Mark A. DeLoach, MD
Jones Family Medicine Clinic
601-425-0092

Family Medicine
John F. Hassell, MD
Laurel Family Clinic
601-428-0577

Family Medicine
Terry C. Pitts, DO
Laurel Family Clinic
601-428-0577

Gastroenterology
Jesse H. Ezzell Jr., MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Cardiology
Lawrence J. Leader, DO
The Heart Care Center
601-425-5544

ear, nose, throat, head, and neck
Michael P. Brooks, MD
Laurel ENT Surgical Clinic and The Hearing Center
601-649-8732

Family Medicine
James R. Doran, MD
Laurel Family Clinic
601-428-0577

Family Medicine
Matthew B. Jones, MD
Jones Family Medicine Clinic
601-425-0092

Family Medicine
Rambod Rouhbakhsh, MD
Laurel Family Clinic
601-428-0577

Gastroenterology
Stephen P. Johnson, DO
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

General Surgery
Robert R. Applewhite, MD
Laurel Surgery Clinic, PA
601-649-7802

Hospitalist
Thomas E. Dobbs III, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Internal Medicine
Charles D. Cannon Jr., MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Nephrology
H. Allen Gersh, MD
Hattiesburg Clinic
601-268-5700

Obstetrics and Gynecology >
Robert A. DeSantis, MD
The Women’s Clinic of Laurel
601-649-9904

Obstetrics and Gynecology
B. Michael Weber, MD
OB-GYN Group of Laurel and Ellisville
601-649-5421

General Surgery
R. Kevin Ivey, MD
Laurel Surgery Clinic, PA
601-649-7802

Hospitalist
Maria J. Hoertz, DO
Laurel Family Clinic
601-428-0577

Internal Medicine
Ked N. Eccles-James, MD
Family Health Center
601-425-3033

Neurology
Minipuri G. Ramesh Singh, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duane L. Russell, MD
Family Health Center
601-425-3033

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nadine Zekam, MD
Family Health Center
601-425-3033

General Surgery
Chad Saul, MD
Laurel Surgery Clinic, PA
601-649-7802

Hospitalist
James M. Holston, MD
Laurel Pediatric Clinic
601-649-3520

Internal Medicine
W. Mark Horne, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Neurology
Aremmia D. Tanious, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Valerie A. Short, MD
OB-GYN Associates
601-426-6961

Oncology/ Hematology
Kelvin Raybon, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

General Surgery
Stacy Smithers, MD
Laurel Surgery Clinic, PA
601-649-7802

Hospitalist
Graham Rogers, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Internal Medicine
Ashok S. Kirumaki, MD
Family Health Center
601-425-3033

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rashad N. Ali, MD
OB-GYN Associates
601-426-6961

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lawrence Slocki, MD
OB-GYN Associates of Laurel
601-426-6961

Ophthalmology
Judith L. Bradley, MD
Lindstrom Eye Clinic
601-426-9454

Hospitalist
Michael R. Casey, MD
Laurel Family Clinic
601-428-0577

Internal Medicine
James M. Beasley, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Internal Medicine
Mark W. Norton, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jonathan Bruno, MD
OB-GYN Group of Laurel
601-649-5421

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hugh W. Stancill III, MD
OB-GYN Group of Laurel and Ellisville
601-649-5421

Ophthalmology
Chanda Griessel, MD
601-399-0501

Ophthalmology
Eric E. Lindstrom, MD
Lindstrom Eye Clinic
601-426-9454

Orthopaedics/ Orthopaedic Surgery
William A. Morrison, MD
Laurel Bone and Joint Clinic
601-649-5990

Pediatrics
Christine K. Chard, MD
Laurel Pediatric Clinic
601-649-3520

Physiatry
Thomas E. Sturdavant, MD
Rehabilitation Solutions
601-425-0001

Radiology
Clyde R. Allen, MD
Radiology Associates 601-426-4050

Radiology
D. Frederick Vial, MD
Radiology Associates
601-426-4050

Ophthalmology
John B. Lyon, MD
Advanced Vision Center
601-649-1437

Orthopaedics/ Orthopaedic Surgery
Donald Ross Ward, MD
Laurel Bone and Joint Clinic
601-649-5990

Pediatrics
Bernard G. DeAsis, MD
Family Health Center
601-425-3033

Psychiatry
William G. Clark, MD
Clark Psychiatric Services
601-428-7100

Radiology
Dana C. Chard, MD
Radiology Associates
601-426-4050

Urology/ Urological Surgery
William L. Senf II, MD
The Urology Clinic
601-425-9705

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Scott F. Thames, DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center
601-425-2356

Pathology
Susan S. Cannon, MD
SCRMC Pathology
601-426-4560

Pediatrics
Achyutha S. Pujari, MD
Laurel Pediatric Clinic
601-649-3520

Psychiatry
Arvinder Kaul, MD
South Central Behavioral Health Services
601-426-9614

Radiology
Ronald W. Gatewood, MD
Radiology Associates
601-426-4050

Urology/ Urological Surgery
Horace C. Watkins III, MD
Laurel Urology Clinic
601-428-0438

Orthopaedics/ Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas H. Blake Jr., MD
Laurel Bone and Joint Clinic
601-649-5990

Pathology
Charles L. Wilkinson, MD
SCRMC Pathology
601-426-4560

Pediatrics
Sudhir N. Pujari, MD
Family Health Center
601-425-3033

Pulmonary Medicine
Kimberly G. Dobbs, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863

Radiology
Peeler G. Lacey, MD
Radiology Associates
601-426-4050

Vascular/ Endovascular Surgery
Vinay Kumar, MD
Endovascular Center
601-426-2008

Orthopaedics/ Orthopaedic Surgery
Steven D. Nowicki, MD
Laurel Bone and Joint Clinic
601-649-5990

Pediatrics
Bert E. Bradford, MD
Laurel Pediatric Clinic
601-649-3520

Pediatrics
Patricia A. Tibbs, MD
Ellisville Pediatric Clinic
601-477-3550

Pulmonary Medicine
John M. Wallace, MD
Jefferson Medical Associates
601-649-2863