HJAR Nov/Dec 2022

32 NOV / DEC 2022  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS   Healthcare Briefs partnership with Baptist Health allows us to reach more Arkansans battling cancer, and I know these patients are in good hands with Dr. Singh and his talented team.” Abigail Wilhite, MD, Joins CHI St. Vincent Primary Care Clinic inMurfreesboro CHI St. Vincent announced that Abigail Wilhite, MD, has joined the team of leading physicians at the CHI St. Vincent Primary Care Clinic in Mur- freesboro. Wilhite is seeing patients at the clinic located at 319 East 13th Street. Wilhite attended medical school at the Univer- sity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she also completed a residency in family medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Associ- ation and the Arkansas Medical Society. Wilhite previously served as a patient care technician at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs. The team of providers at the CHI St. Vincent Primary Care Clinic cares for adults and children, including wellness checks and preventative med- icine, helping to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, and helping patients coordinate care between specialists. Mariah O’Sullivan, MD, Joins CHI St. Vincent ENT Clinic in Hot Springs CHI St. Vincent announced that Mariah O’Sullivan, MD, an otolaryngologist focused on medical conditions affecting the ears, nose, and throat, has joined the team of physicians at CHI St. Vincent ENT Clinic in Hot Springs. She is cur- rently seeing patients at the clinic located at 1 Mercy Lane, Suite 106. O’Sullivan earned a medical degree and com- pleted a residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. She is a mem- ber of the Arkansas Medical Association, Ameri- can Medical Association, and the American Acad- emy of Otolaryngology. The team of healthcare providers at CHI St. Vin- cent ENT Clinic in Hot Springs specialize in treat- ing adults and children with ear, nose, and throat conditions. Pulmonology Physician Joins Conway Regional Multispecialty Clinic Amr Ismail, MD, a pulmonologist, has joined the Conway Regional Multispecialty Clinic and is accepting new patients. Ismail completed a pulmonology and critical care fellowship and a residency in internal medi- cine from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. He holds a medical degree from Alexandria University in Egypt and is certi- fied in internal medicine. He is joining the practice of Swetha Bod- deda, MD, rheumatology, Neelakanta Dadi, MD, hematology/oncology, Lindsay Massey, APRN, hematology/oncology, and Mikka Fenley, APRN, rheumatology. The clinic is located at 525 Western Ave., Suite 305, inside Conway Regional Medical Center. Avnish Tripathi, MD, Joins CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute CHI St. Vincent announced that Avnish Tripathi, MD, has joined the team of cardiologists at the CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute. Tripathi will begin seeing patients at the Unity Health Cardiology Clinic in Searcy, which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the heart and vascular systems. The clinic is located at 711 Santa Fe Drive. Tripathi completed an interventional cardiology fellowship at Mass General Hospital and Harvard University. He conducted a cardiology fellowship at the University of Louisville. Tripathi completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson and pre- viously served as assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Kentucky Medical College in Bowling Green. He earned a medi- cal degree from Government Medical College in India. The healthcare professionals at the Unity Health Cardiology Clinic work to diagnose and treat dis- eases and conditions of the heart and vascular systems. Baptist Health Pulmonology Clinic-ConwayWelcomes Raga Deepak Reddy Palagiri, MD Raga Deepak Reddy (Deepak) Palagiri, MD, recently joined Baptist Health Pulmonology Clinic-Conway and Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. Palagiri earned a medical education from Gan- dhi Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He completed residency training and a fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where he served as a chief fellow in the pulmo- nary and critical care department in his final year. Palagiri is board-certified in internal medicine and pulmonology by the American Board of Inter- nal Medicine. Avnish Tripathi, MD Abigail Wilhite, MD Mariah O’Sullivan, MD