Patricia Purcell, MD, MBA
Board Chair *
June 2024-May 2025
Lewis Hargett, MD
President * & NMA Treasurer
June 2024-May 2025
Thomas Higgins, MD
President-Elect *
June 2024-May 2025
Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA
Vice-President *
June 2024-May 2025
Jeffrey Goldberg, MD
Treasurer *Â
June 2023-May 2025
Christopher Jones, MD
Secretary & KMA Secretary *Â
June 2024-May 2026
Murali Ankem, MD
At-Large
2023-2025 appointed
Lori Caloia, MD
At-Large
2024-2026 elected
Tamea Evans, MD
At-Large
2023-2025 elected
Ali Farooqui, MD
At-Large
2023-2025 elected
Dinesh Kalra, MD
At-Large
2024-2026 elected
* Executive Officers
Ex-Officio board Members
Bruce Scott, MD
AMA President
John Roberts, MD
KMA Alternate Trustee, AMA Delegate & Foundation Chair
Monalisa Tailor, MD
AMA Alternate Delegate
Eric Lydon, MD
KMA TrusteeÂ
Jeffrey Bumpous, MD
Dean, UofL School of Medicine
John-Mark Hack
President/CEO, The Healing Place
Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MHA, MPA
Baptist Health
Steve Hester, MD, MBA
Norton Healthcare
Jason Smith, MD
UofL Health
Sam Yared, MD
Senior Physician Committee Chair
Patrick Padgett
KMA Executive Vice President
In-Training Delegates
Grant Gellert, MD
Jenci Hawthorne, MD
Marina Shenouda, MD
Yi Zhang, DO
