Cynthia M. Gary, MPH, PA-C – President (2025-2028)
Family Medicine Physician Assistant, Johnston County Public Health Department
Smithfield, NC
Palmer Edwards, MD, DFAPA – President-Elect (2025-2028)
Psychiatrist
Winston-Salem, NC
Pascal O. Udekwu, MD – Treasurer (2023-2026)
Surgeon/Critical Care, WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Raleigh, NC
Chip Baggett, JD – Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President/CEO, North Carolina Medical Society
Raleigh, NC
Marc R. Carruth, MD – Board Member (2022-2025)
Dermatologist, Carolina Skin Surgery Center, PA
Charlotte, NC
Emily H. Cole, PA-C – Board Member (2022-2025)
Internal Medicine Physician Assistant, Asheville Cardiology Associates
Asheville, NC
Shirish D. Devasthali, MD – Board Member (2022-2025)
Oncologist
Fayetteville, NC
Leland Garrett, Jr., MD – Board Member (2022-2025)
Nephrologist
Raleigh, NC
Lacy C. Hobgood, MD, FACP, FAAP – Board Member (2022-2025)
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, ECU Health
Greenville, NC
Michelle Jones, MD – Board Member (2025-2028)
Family Medicine
Wilmington, NC
John J. Meier, IV, MD, MBA, FAAP – Ex-Officio Member (2025-2026)
NCMS President; Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Wake Internal Medicine Consultants
Raleigh, NC
Venkat Prasad, MD, MBA, MHA, CPE, FAAFP – Board Member (2023-2026)
Family Medicine
Cary, NC
Timothy Reeder, MD, MPH, FACEP – Board Member (2025-2028)
Emergency Medicine Physician, ECU Emergency Medicine
Greenville, NC
Vinay P. Saranga, MD – Board Member (2023-2026)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saranga Comprehensive Psychiatry
Apex, NC
Roy E. Strowd, III, MD – Board Member (2023-2026)
Neurologist, Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Carl Westcott, MD – Ex-Officio Member (2025-2026)
NCMS President-Elect;
General Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC