National Medical Association Region V
Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Region V Leadership Team
Joia Crear-Perry, MD
Region V Trustee
Yolanda Lawson, MD
Region V Trustee
Melissa Walker Rayford, DO
Region V Vice Chair
Eleanor Lisbon, MD
Region V Chair
Region V, one of six regions of the National Medical Association. The National Medical Association was established in October of 1895 and is the largest and oldest national professional organization representing over 22,000 African-American physicians in the United States and the Virgin Islands. The members include primary care physicians, medical sub-specialists and surgical specialists.
Region V Objectives
Region V objective is to carry out the mission of the National Medical Association which is to advance the art and science of medicine for people of African descent through education, advocacy, and health policy to promote health and wellness, eliminate health disparities, and sustain physician viability. We do these by:
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Foster success in legislative, regulatory, and legal interventions through proactive and strategic healthcare policy advocacy.
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Empower the next generation of healthcare leaders, physicians, and medical providers through mentorng and scholarship
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Strengthen and enhance physicians' trusted leadership role within their communities through education, timely healthcare updates, and peer to peer networking.
Region V Local Societies
Arkansas
President: William Greenfield, MD
Society Name: Arkansas Medical, Dental & Pharmaceutical Association
Email: wwgreenfield@gmail.com
President: Steven Broughton, M.D.
Society Name: Southeast Arkansas Health Care Network, Inc.
Email: gordon97@aol.com
Iowa
President: Carolyn Beverly, M.D.,
Society Name: The Central Iowa Chapter
E-mail: carolyn.beverly@dmu.edu
Louisiana
President: Myra Kleinpeter, M.D.
Society Name: Louisiana Medical Association
E-mail: mkleinp@tulane.edu
President: Steve Kelley, M.D., President
Society Name: Joseph H. Tyler Chapter
E-mail: skelley@scvc-llc.com
President: Tammy Mayo
Society Name: East Baton Rouge Parish Medical Association
Email: tdmayo2@yahoo.com
President: Henry Evans, M.D., President
Society Name: New Orleans Medical Association
E-mail: laavemedical@bellsouth.net
info@neworleansmedicalassociation.org
President: Larry Daniels M.D.
Society Name: North Louisiana Medical Association
E-mail: ldan61555@aol.com
Missouri
President: Jade James, M.D.
Society Name: Mound City Medical Forum
Email: moundcitymedicalforum@yahoo.com
President: Kenneth Taylor-Butler, M.D.
Society Name: Kansas City Medical Society
Email: kenneth.taylor-butler@tmcmed.org
President: Eleanor Lisbon, M.D.
Society Name: Greater Kansas City Medical Society
Email: Eleanor.Lisbon@Quintiles.com
Nebraska
President: Kristie Hayes, M.D.
Society Name: Great Plains Medical Society
Methodist Physicians Clinic4360
Email: drkhayes@ymail.com
Oklahoma
President: Sonja J. Hughes, M.D.
Society Name: Oklahoma NMA Society
E-mail: sonja.hughes@integris-health.com
Alternante Email: JohnsonSonja@msn.com
Texas
President: Kevin H. McKinney, M.D.
Society Name: Lone Star State Medical Association
Email: khmckinn@utmb.edu
President: Melissa Walker Rayford, D.O.
Society Name: C. A. Whittier Medical Society
Email: doc@jmossjr.com
President: Wendy Parnell, M.D.
Society Name: C.V. Roman Medical Society
Email: ylaw07@aol.com
President: Garfield Johnson, M.D.
Society Name: Houston Medical Forum, Inc.
Email: drjohnson@texasent.com
President: Regionald Baptiste, MD
Society Name: Central Texas Association of Black Physicians
Email: rbapmd@gmail.com
Donald Peghee, MD Derek Lewis II
Region V Treasurer Region V Executive Administrator