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Timothy Reeder, MD, MPH, FACEP – President (2022-2025)
Emergency Medicine Physician, ECU Emergency Medicine
Greenville, NC

Cynthia M. Gary, MPH, PA-C – President-Elect (2022-2025)
Family Medicine Physician Assistant, Johnston County Public Health Department
Smithfield, 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

Palmer Edwards, MD, DFAPA – Board Member (2023-2026)
Psychiatrist
Winston-Salem, 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

Andrew S. Lamb, MD – Board Development Chair (2023-2024)
Internal Medicine
Burlington, NC

John J. Meier, IV, MD, MBA, FAAP – Ex-Officio Member (2023-2024)
NCMS President-Elect; Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Wake Internal Medicine
Raleigh, NC

Jason Newton, JD – Board Member (2021-2024)
General Counsel, Curi
Raleigh, NC

Venkat Prasad, MD, MBA, MHA, CPE, FAAFP – Board Member (2023-2026)
Family Medicine
Cary, NC

Kelly A. Pring – Board Member (2021-2024)
Medical Student, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC

Eileen Raynor, MD, FACS, FAAP – Ex-Officio Member (2023-2024)
NCMS President;
Otolaryngology, Duke Health
Durham, 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