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Board Members

The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure is composed of members who together guide the regulation of medicine across Mississippi.

Officers

Headshot of Charles Kenneth Lippincott, M.D., Board President

Charles Kenneth “Ken” Lippincott, M.D., DLFAPA

President

Psychiatry

Headshot of Michelle Y. Owens, M.D., Board Vice-President

Michelle Y. Owens, M.D.

Vice-President

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Headshot of Roderick Givens, M.D., Board Secretary

Roderick Givens, M.D.

Secretary

Radiation Oncology

Board Members

Headshot of Kirk L. Kinard, D.O.

Kirk L. Kinard, D.O.

Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

Headshot of Allen Gersh, M.D.

Allen Gersh, M.D.

Nephrology

Headshot of William Eugene Loper III, M.D.

William Eugene Loper, III, M.D.

Family Medicine

Headshot of Renia R. Dotson, M.D.

Renia R. Dotson, M.D.

General & Colorectal Surgery, Public Health

Headshot of Randy Roth, M.D.

Randy Roth, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

Headshot of Carlos A. Latorre, M.D.

Carlos A. Latorre, M.D., MS, FAAFP, DABFM

Hypertension Care

Consumer Board Members

Headshot of Koomarie “Shoba” Gaymes, Consumer Member, District One
District One

Koomarie “Shoba” Gaymes

Medical Alliance & Community Leadership

Headshot of William Mauldin Moore, MBA, MHA, Consumer Member, District Two
District Two

William Mauldin Moore, MBA, MHA

Placeholder image — photo of Temika Simmons, Consumer Member, District Three, coming soon
District Three

Temika Simmons

Map of the three Mississippi Supreme Court Districts, which define the geographic representation for consumer members of the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

Mississippi Supreme Court Districts