Our Physicians
Gregory A. Auzenne, MS
Practice : Rush Pain Medicine Center
Practice Website: www.rushhealthsystems.org
Specialty: Pain Treatment
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC
Certification: Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Hospice and Palliative Care
William Billups III, MD, FACS
Practice : Medical Arts Surgical Group
Practice Website: www.medicalartssg.com
Specialty: General Surgery
Medical School: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Diplomat: American Board of Surgery
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Daniel D. Denison, MD
Practice : Medical Arts Surgical Group
Practice Website: www.medicalartssg.com
Specialty: General Surgery
Medical School: The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center
Residency: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA; Louisiana State University, New Orleans
Member: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, Cohn-Rives Surgical Society
J. Joel Drummond, DMD, MD
Practice : Meridian Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Practice Website: www.meridianoralfacial.com
Specialty: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Doctorate of Dentistry; Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans
Harry Durgin, MD
Practice : Meridian Orthopaedic Clinic
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency: University of Michigan Hospital and Health Center
Ferrell Fort, DDS
Practice: East Mississippi Oral & Facial Surgery
Specialty: Oral Surgery
Practice Website: www.eastmsoralsurgery.com
Medical School: Emory University
Residency: Charity Hospital, New Orleans
Perry Goodman, MD
Practice : Meridian Ophthalmic Associates
Specialty: Ophthalmic Surgery
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS
Certification: American Board of Opthalmology
Residency: University Medical Center, Ophthalmology
James Green Jr., MD
Practice : Meridian Orthopaedic Clinic
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS
Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency: University Medical Center
Scott Hanegan, DPM
Practice : Foot Clinic of Meridian
Specialty: Podiatry
Medical School: Dr. William Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
Residency: Columbia Dallas Southwest Medical Center in Podiatric Surgery
Asif A. Lala, DMD, MD
Practice: East Mississippi Oral & Facial Surgery
Practice Website: www.eastmsoralsurgery.com
Specialty: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania (DMD 2006; MD 2009)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Certification: Diplomate of American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Affiliations: American Dental Association, American Medical Association, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Mississippi Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Johnathan Lee, MD
Practice : General Surgery, Rush
Practice Website: www.rushhealthsystems.org
Specialty: General Surgery
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Science Center School of Medicine
Residency: LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, Department of Surgery
Certification: Diplomate of American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Suergery
Affiliations: American Board of Surgery
David Makey, MD, FACS
Practice : Medical Arts Surgical Group
Practice Website: www.medicalartssg.com
Specialty: General Surgery
Medical School: St. Thomas Hospital Medical School, London, England
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Residency: Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Don E. Marascalco, MD
Practice : Eye Clinic of Meridian
Practice Website: www.eyeclinicofmeridian.com
Specialty: Ophthalmic Surgery
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS
Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
Residency: University Medical Center
Member: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Medical Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, East Mississippi Medical Association
J. Lawrence Mason, OD
Practice : Eye Clinic of Meridian
Practice Website: www.eyeclinicofmeridian.com
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS
Residency: University Medical Center, Internal Medicine & Opthalmology
Former Chief of Medical Staff, Anderson Regional Medical Center
Jonathan H. Moore, MD
Practice : Meridian Ophthalmic Associates
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center in Opthalmology
Certification: American Board of Ophthamology
Azhar Pasha, MD, MBBS
Practice : Pain Management Center of Meridian
Practice Website: www.andersonregional.org
Specialty: Anesthesiology, Pain Management
Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Stephen W. Tartt, MD, FACS
Practice : Medical Arts Surgical Group
Practice Website: www.medicalartssg.com
Specialty: Vascular Surgery
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Residency: University Medical Center
Fellow: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Peripheral Vascular Certification
Member: American College of Surgeons, East Mississippi Medical Society, Mississippi State Medical Association
Hans Tulip, MD
Practice : Medical Arts Surgical Group
Practice Website: www.medicalartssg.com
Specialty: General Surgery
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Awards: Resident Medical Student Teaching Award, Parkland Memorial Hospital Employee of the Month, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Member
Kevin M. Ward, MD
Practice : Medical Arts Surgical Group
Practice Website: www.medicalartssg.com
Specialty: General Surgery
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Residency: Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Member: American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, Southeastern Surgical Congress
Leigh White, DPM
Practice : Foot Clinic of Meridian
Specialty: Podiatry
Medical School: Dr. William Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
Residency: Columbia Dallas Southwest Medical Center in Podiatric Surgery
Cassie Confait, MD
Practice : Eye Clinic of Meridian
Practice Website: www.eyeclinicofmeridian.com
Specialty: Ophthalmolgy
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS