BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi’s Board of Directors are represented by some of the most distinguished physicians in Mississippi. They bring many years of expertise in various medical specialties throughout the state. The members of the Board understand the unique concerns of our members and strive to uphold our mission to provide sound and stable insurance products and quality related services to physicians and other healthcare providers practicing in Mississippi.

Eric A. McVey, III, MD
Infectious Disease
Jackson

Steven L. Demetropoulos, MD
Vice Chairman
Emergency Medicine
Pascagoula

Cardiology
Jackson

Roger L. Huey, MD
Gastroenterology
Tupelo

Bryan N. Batson, MD
IM/Pediatrics
Hattiesburg

J. Joseph Durfey, MD
Anesthesiology
Jackson

Jeff Moses, MD
Emergency Medicine
Greenwood

Lisa Gibson-McKee, MD
Ob-Gyn
Flowood

Heather R. Newlon, MD
Dermatology
McComb
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Claims Committee
James Wright O’Mara, MD, Chairman
Jackson, MS
Todd N. Adkins, MD
Jackson, MS
Vinita Gulanikar, MD
Ridgeland, MS
Thomas H. Pearson, MD
Starkville, MS
Joseph P. Phillips, MD
Hattiesburg, MS
Robert Towery McAuley, MD
Oxford, MS
Investment Committee
Michael D. Maples, MD, Chairman
Jackson, MS
John D. Adams, Jr., MD
Jackson, MS
J. Joseph Durfey, MD
Jackson, MS
R. Houston Hardin, Jr., MD
Jackson, MS
Mark Phillippi, MD
Flowood, MS
Risk Management Committee
Alexander J. Haick, Jr., MD, Chairman
Jackson, MS
Keith L. Carter, MD
Jackson, MS
F. Henry Flautt, Jr., MD
Greenwood, MS
Louise Gombako Witherspoon, MD
McComb, MS
Manisha Sethi, MD
Ridgeland, MS