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

Eric A. McVey, III, MD

Chairman
Infectious Disease
Jackson

Steven L. Demetropoulos

Steven L. Demetropoulos, MD

Vice Chairman
Emergency Medicine
Pascagoula

J. Clay Hays

J. Clay Hays, Jr., MD

Secretary
Cardiology
Jackson

Roger L. Huey

Roger L. Huey, MD

Gastroenterology
Tupelo

Bryan N. Batson

Bryan N. Batson, MD

IM/Pediatrics
Hattiesburg

J. Joseph Durfey

J. Joseph Durfey, MD

Anesthesiology
Jackson

Jeff Moses

Jeff Moses, MD

Emergency Medicine
Greenwood

Lisa Gibson-McKee

Lisa Gibson-McKee, MD

Ob-Gyn
Flowood

Heather R. Newlon

Heather R. Newlon, MD

Dermatology
McComb

Committee Members

Claims Committee

James Wright O’Mara, MD

Chairman – Jackson, MS

Thomas H. Pearson, MD

Starkville, MS

Joseph P. Phillips, MD

Hattiesburg, MS

Robert Towery McAuley, MD

Oxford, MS

James Withers, MD

Kosciusko, MS

Shay Daly, MD

Jackson, 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

F. Henry Flautt, Jr., MD

Chairman – Greenwood, MS

Louise Gombako Witherspoon, MD

McComb, MS

Manisha Sethi, MD

Ridgeland, MS

Joe Golden, Jr., MD

Jackson, MS

Jason Murphy, MD

Jackson, MS