The professionals of the vast landscape of healthcare are responsible for so much of what goes into our quality of life today. Whether it be a routine annual check-up, an appointment while we are under the weather or assistance with a chronic condition, our healthcare professionals are to thank for keeping us on our feet.
To provide the much-deserved recognition for a superior quality of service, AY About You is happy to present our 2019 Best Healthcare Professionals, which is derived from the thousands of votes cast by you — their patients.
The sections and professionals within them are listed in alphabetical order.
Emergency
William “Skip” Baker, M.D. – White River Health System Emergency Department
Dusty Boyd, M.D. – St. Bernards Emergency Department
Alexander W Dunlap, M.D. – St. Bernards Emergency Department
Cardiologist
Michael Isaacson, M.D., F.A.C.C. – NEA Baptist Clinic
Jack McKee, M.D. – St. Bernards Heart & Vascular
Devi Nair, M.D. – St. Bernards Heart & Vascular
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Paul Levy, M.D. – NEA Baptist
D. Richard Stevenson, M.D. – St. Bernards Heart & Vascular
Orthodontics
Kelly-Gwynne Fergus, D.D.S. – Fergus Orthodontics
Kolin Weaver, D.D.S., M.S. – Weaver Orthodontics
Pediatric Dentistry
Summer B Tyson, D.D.S. – Jonesboro Pediatric Dental Group
Dentistry
Brett Burris. D.D.S. – Dental Solutions
Robert Kaloghirou, D.D.S. – Woodruff Family Dentistry
Stan McPike, D.D.S. – Jonesboro Dental Care
Sarah Phillips Yarnell, D.D.S. – Woodsprings Family Dentistry
Katy Wagner, D.D.S. – Taylor & Wagner Family Dentistry
Cosmetic Dentistry
Lauren Harmon-Grantham, D.D.S. – Dental Solutions
Todd Higginbotham, D.D.S. – Higginbotham Family Dental
Kristy Roberts Rowe, D.D.S. – Rowe & Rowe Smile Studio, P.A.
Chiropractor
Paul Betts, D.C. – Betts Chiropractic
John Bibb, D.C. – Bibb Chiropractic
Chris Curtis, D.C. – Curtis Chiropractic and Wellness Center
Andy Snider, D.C. – Snider Performance + Spine
Weight Management
Michael B. McClurkan, M.D. – St. Bernards McClurkan Clinic & Medical Bariatrics
Dermatology
Mallory Hurst, M.D. – St. Bernards
Adam Sills, M.D. – Sills Dermatology
David H. Weingold, M.D. – St. Bernards
Mental Healthcare Clinic
Jeff Cline, Ph.D., L.P.C.-S., N.C.C., D.C.C., A.C.S. – Better Life Counseling Center
Cori Dyson – Wood Ridge Counseling Center
Kerri Garrison, L.P.C. – Life Strategies
Daniel Gilchrist, Ph.D. – Gilchrist, Gilchrist & Gibbard, Member of St. Bernards Medical Group
Internal Medicine
Carla Nix, P.A.-C., – NEA Baptist
David Pyle, M.D. – St. Bernards Clopton Clinic
Rick D. Tate, – St. Bernards Clopton Clinic
Family Medicine
Kristi Branscum, A.P.R.N. – White River Health System Grasse Memorial Clinic
Michael E. Crawley, M.D. – NEA Baptist Stadium Clinic
Nick Guinn, M.D. – St. Bernards First Care
Willie R. Hurst, D.O. – St Bernards First Care
Doug Maglothin, M.D. – NEA Baptist Windover Clinic
Nephrology
Clinton Edwards, M.D. – St. Bernards Clopton Clinic
Michael Mackey, M.D. – NEA Baptist
James Maxwell, M.D. – St. Bernards Clopton Clinic
Surgery
Russell D. Degges, M.D. – NEA Baptist General Surgery
John Lambert, M.D., F.A.C.S. – White River Health Center Surgery Clinic
Neurology
Robert Abraham, M.D. – NEA Baptist Neurosurgery
Stephen Bates, M.D. – Arkansas Children’s Jonesboro Clinic, Member of St. Bernards Medical Group
Maria Li, M.D. – NEA Baptist Neurosurgery
Ronald South, M.D. – Neurology Associates of Northeast Arkansas
Nurse/ Nurse Practitioner
Amanda Brock, A.P.R.N. – White River Health System Women’s Clinic
Sara Brown, C.P.N.P. – Paragould Pediatrics
Kelly Evans Chronister, R.N., M.B.A., C.O.E. – Southern Eye Associates
Amanda Duch, A.P.R.N. – Jonesboro Pediatric Clinic
Kristy Wilson, A.P.N. – NEA Baptist
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Christopher Bellamy, D.O. – NEA Baptist
Drew Dunham, M.D. – St. Bernards OB-GYN Associates
Joseph Sams M.D., F.A.C.O.G. – St. Bernards OB-GYN Associates
Jodi Turano, D.O. – NEA Baptist Women’s Clinic
Optometrist
Thomas Ronald Hall, O.D. – Southern Eye Associates
Matthew E. Hoffman, O.D. – Visionary Eye Care
Megan McDonald Moll, O.D. – Hilltop Eyecare
Jami Veal, O.D. – Southern Eye Associates
Vanessa Wall, O.D. – Southern Eye Associates
Ophthalmology
Kenneth Kilgore, M.D., Kilgore Vision & Surgery Center
Mathew Margolis, D.O. – Southern Eye Associates
Thomas Nix, M.D. – Vision Care Center
Thomas Stank, M.D. – Southern Eye Associates
Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
Jason Brandt, M.D. – NEA Baptist Orthopedic Surgery
Roy Edward Cooper, M.D. – NEA Baptist Orthopedic Surgery
Brian Dickson, M.D. – Jonesboro Orthopaedics Sports Medicine
Spencer Guinn, M.D. – Jonesboro Orthopaedics Sports Medicine
Jeremy Swymn, M.D. – Jonesboro Orthopaedics Sports Medicine
Pediatrics
Angela Edwards, M.D. – The Children’s Clinic
Tomorrow Potter, A.P.R.N. – NEA Baptist Pediatrics
Kristina Wenger, M.D. – Paragould Pediatrics, P.L.L.C.
Cosmetic Surgery
Tomasz Majewski, M.D. – Majewski Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Nolan Jaeger, M.D. – St. Bernards Plastic Surgery
Tomasz Majewski, M.D. – Majewski Plastic Surgery
Prosthetics & Orthotics
Rob Yates, C.P.O., F.A.A.O.P. – JP & O Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory
Radiology
Dana Coker, M.D. – Associated Radiologists, L.T.D.
Seth Little, M.D. – Associated Radiologists, L.T.D.
Cade Martin, M.D. – Associated Radiologists, L.T.D.
Jeff Mullen, M.D. – NEA Baptist