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