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.
Anesthesiology
Patrick Chase, M.D. – Northwest Anesthesiology Associates, P.A.
Rodger Dunigan, M.D. – Northwest Medical Center
Cardiovascular
Geetha Ramaswamy, M.D., FACC – Walker Heart Institute Cardiovascular Clinic
Lance W. Weathers, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Cardiology
Chiropractor
Cindy S. Beemer, B.S., D.C. – Beemer Back Center
Philip E. Bland, D.C. – NWA Chiropractic
Jason M. Collins, D.C. – Collins Chiropractic and Diagnostics
Carol Reynolds, D.C. – Bella Vista Back Center, P.A.
Jeffrey Smith, D.C. – Smith Chiropractic Health Care
Jeffrey Tucker, D.C. – Tucker Chiropractic Center
Eric W. Walker, D.C. – Millennium Chiropractic and Rehab
Clinical Breast Radiology
Danna F. Grear, M.D. – The Breast Center, A MANA Clinic
Steven E. Harms, M.D. – The Breast Center, A MANA Clinic
Colon/Rectal
David K. Magee, M.D. – Colon & Rectal Clinic of NWA
Hollis T. Rogers III – Highlands Oncology Group
Cosmetic Dentistry
Jeff Wisener, D.D.S. – Wisener, Cooper & Fergus, D.D.S.
Cosmetic Surgery
Jeffrey Swetnam, M.D. – Swetnam Cosmetic Surgery
Dermatology
Kattie Allen, M.D. – Premier Dermatology
Rebekah Baltz, M.D. – Premier Dermatology
Robert Brown, M.D. – Ozark Dermatology
Missy Clifton, M.D. – Premier Dermatology
Lance Henry, M.D. – Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center
Cheryl Hull, M.D., FAAD – Hull Dermatology & Aesthetics
Chris Schach, M.D. – Ozark Dermatology
Wendell Weed Jr., M.D. – North Hills Dermatology
Blake Williams, M.D. – Premier Dermatology
Endocrinology/Metabolism
Nadine Alex, M.D. – Alex Endocrine Associates
Lyndell C. Horine, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Endocrinology
Prajesh M. Joshi, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Endocrinology
Adam J. Maass, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Endocrinology
Family Medicine
Jamal Abdin, M.D. – Washington Regional Family Clinic – Farmington
Bryan Abernathy, M.D., – Abernathy Clinic
Derrick Gray, M.D. – Northwest Health
Robert Hull, M.D. – Hull Family Medicine
Ashish Mathur, M.D., – Gentry Medical Center
John Nolen, M.D. – FirstCare Family Doctors, A MANA Clinic
Joseph O’Connell, M.D. – FirstCare Family Doctors, A MANA Clinic
Janelle Leigh Potts, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Family Medicine
Jennifer A. Schroeder, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Family Medicine and Obstetrics
Jason E. Vickery, M.D., – FirstCare Family Doctors, A MANA Clinic
Gastroenterology
Chad E. Paschall, M.D. – North Hills Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center
Stephen Stagg, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Gastroenterology
Robert Wells, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Gastroenterology
Allan Weston, M.D. – Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville
Geriatric Medicine
Jose Fontanilla, M.D. – Northwest Medical Center – Springdale
Amy Irwin, M.D. – Northwest Medical Center – Springdale
Margaret H. Taylor, M.D. – Taylor Integrative Medicine
Larry D. Wright, M.D. – UAMS Northwest
Infectious Disease
Raymond Luther Bandy, Jr., M.D. – Mercy Clinic Infectious Disease
Stephen Hennigan, M.D. – Infectious Diseases Specialist of Northwest Arkansas
Mark L. Stillwell, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internal Medicine
Steven A. Edmondson, M.D., – Washington Regional Medical Center
Jason M. McKinney, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine
John Price, M.D. – Northwest Medical Plaza
James Salmon, M.D. – Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic, A MANA Clinic
Mental Health Clinic
Jacob Boydstun, D.O. – Springwoods Behavioral Hospital
Shefa Rahman, M.D. – Springwoods Behavioral Hospital
Susan L. Shackelford, Ph.D. – Psychology & Counseling Associates
Nephrology
James T. Henry, M.D. – Renal Care Associates
Michael Moulton, M.D. – Renal Specialists of Northwest Arkansas & Dialysis Centers of Northwest Arkansas, LLC
John H. Wu, M.D. – Renal Specialists of Northwest Arkansas & Dialysis Centers of Northwest Arkansas, LLC
Neurology/Neurosurgery
Larry Armstrong, D.O. – Washington Regional Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute
Alan Diamond, D.O. – Washington Regional Senior Health Clinic
Dimitry A. Fomin, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Neurology
Luke Knox, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Northwest Arkansas Neurosurgery Clinic, P.A.
Non Surgical Cosmetic Clinics
J. Marcus Heim, D.O. – LaVida Massage and Medspa
Nursing
Karen Reynolds, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.-B.C. – North Arkansas Hospice
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Scott Bailey, M.D. – Parkhill: The Clinic for Women
Michael Clouatre, M.D. – Creekside Center for Women
Amy Fry, M.D. – Lifespring Women’s Healthcare
James Gorman, M.D. – Parkhill: The Clinic for Women
J. Todd Hannah, M.D. – Lifespring Women’s Healthcare
Randall Hightower, M.D. (gynecologic oncologist) – Washington Regional Gynecologic Oncology
Robert Hix, M.D. – Parkhill: The Clinic for Women
Greg Reiter, D.O., F.A.C.O.O.G. – Creekside Center for Women
Nicole Scally, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Family Medicine & Obstetrics
Tiffany N. Weathers, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oncology/Hematology
J. Thaddeus Beck, M.D., F.A.C.P. – Highlands Oncology Group
Daniel S. Bradford, M.D. – Highlands Oncology Group
Brooke E. Brander, D.O. – Highlands Oncology Group
Tony Flippin, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Oncology – Fort Smith
Stephan B. Rosenfeld, M.D. – Highlands Oncology Group
Patrick M. Travis, M.D. – Highlands Oncology Group
Ophthalmology
Austin Bell, M.D. – BoozmanHof Eye Care Center
Chad Betts, M.D., R.Ph. – McDonald Eye Associates
Paul M. Henry, M.D. – Henry Eye Clinic
Kellye McElroy Smith, M.D., F.A.A.O. – The Eye Center
Steven Vold, M.D. – Vold Vision
Optometry
Philip F. Brandon, O.D. – Brandon Eye Clinic
Allyson Mertins, O.D. – Mertins Eye & Optical
Greg Philpott, O.D. – Roberts-Philpott Eye Associates
Orthopedic Surgery
Chris O. Dougherty, D.O., F.A.O.A.O. – Agility Center Orthopedics
C. Kris Hanby, M.D. – Ozark Orthopaedics
Jacob Kaler, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Orthopedics
Mark Powell, M.D. – Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists
Orthopedics
George “BJ” W. Deimel, M.D. – Ozark Orthopaedics
Otolaryngology
Steve Cashman, M.D. – ENT & Allergy Center
Felicia Johnson, M.D. – ENT Center of the Ozarks
Michael A. Marsh, M.D. – Arkansas Center for Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy
Pain Management & Rehabilitation
Robert C. Baker, M.D. – Pain Treatment Centers of America
Stephen Irwin, M.D. – NWA Interventional Pain
Plastic Surgery
H. Daniel Atwood, M.D. – Surgical Arts Surgery Center
Mark Kendall, M.D. – Plastic Surgery & Hand Center
D. Heath Stacey, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Center for Plastic Surgery
Robert Taylor, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Taylor Plastic Surgery
R. Douglas Vanderpool, M.D. – Vanderpool Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
Pediatrician
Charles Ball, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Ezra Cole, M.D. – Sager Creek Pediatrics
Bryan Harvey, M.D. – Harvey Pediatrics
Meredith L. Mahan, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Virginia L. McCord, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Joe T. Robinson, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
John Simmons, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Julie L. Tate, M.D. – Living Tree Pediatrics
Pediatric Allergy
Matthew Bell, M.D. – Arkansas Children’s Northwest
Tina Hatley-Merritt, M.D. – Allergy & Asthma Clinic of Northwest Arkansas
Pediatric Developmental/Behavior
Jarrod Adkisson, M.D. – Ozark Guidance
Saadia Haneef, D.O. – Chenal Family Therapy – Rogers
Diane Lyddon, M.D. – Ozark Guidance
Pediatric General
Hannah Beene-Lowder, M.D. – Arkansas Children’s Clinic – Lowell
Laureen Benafield, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Orrin J. Davis, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Meredith A. Denton, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Stacy H. Furlow, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
C. David Jackson, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Sean M. Livingston, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, A MANA Clinic
Physical Therapy
3D Physical Therapy
Zach Brothers, M.S., P.T. – Trinity Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Inc.
Physiatrist
Mary Frances Daut, M.D. – Optimal Pain and Wellness
Kevin Hurlbut, M.D. – Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Regina Thurman, M.D. – Optimal Pain and Wellness
Prosthetics & Orthotics
Hanger Clinic: Prosthetics and Orthotics Springdale
Psychiatry
Angela Chapman, M.D. – Psychology and Counseling Associates
Lance C. Foster, M.D. – Northwest Arkansas Psychiatry
Kathleen M. Wong, M.D., P.L.L.C. – Bridges to Wellbeing LLC
Travis Jenkins, M.D. – Ozark Guidance
Jacob Mays, D.O. – Youth Bridge
Randal S. Scholma, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Behavioral Health
Radiology
Kelly A. Pierce, M.D. – The Breast Center, A MANA Clinic
Kevin L. Pope, M.D. – The Breast Center, A MANA Clinic
Rheumatology
Jessica Short, M.D. – Washington Regional Rheumatology Clinic
Walton C. Toy, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Rheumatology
Surgical
Wayne A. Hudec, M.D. – Ozark Surgical Associates
Jeffrey Kellar, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Ozark Surgical Associates
Ronald Mullis, M.D. – Ozark Surgical Associates
Philip Woodworth, M.D. – Mercy Clinic General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Michael J. Cross, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Breast Treatment Associates
Joseph Ivy, M.D. – Highlands Oncology Group
Hollis Rogers, III, M.D. – Highlands Oncology Group
Thoracic Surgery
Edgar Joseph Chauvin, M.D. – Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
James C. Counce, M.D. – Walker Heart Institute Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Clinic
Robert C. Jaggers, M.D. – Walker Heart Institute Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Clinic