Staff & Board
Arkansas Chapter American Acadmey of Pediatrics
Dedicated to the health of all children
Staff
ARAAP Board, July 2019 – June 2021
Board of Directors
Gary Wheeler, MD, MPS, President
- Retired, Medical Officer, Arkansas Department of Health
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician
Susan Averitt, MD, Vice-President
- General Pediatrician, Best Start Pediatric Clinic
Maya Lopez, MD, Treasurer
- Associate Professor, Developmental Pediatrics, UAMS
Sarah Bone, MD, Secretary
- General Pediatrician, Arkansas Pediatric Clinic
Chad Rodgers, MD, Past President
- General Pediatrician, Little Rock Pediatric Clinic
- Chief Medical Officer, AR Foundation for Medical Care
Frederick Barr, MD
- Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Child Health, UAMS
- Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical and Academic Officer, Arkansas Children’s
- Pediatric Critical Care Physician
Greg Sharp, MD
- Chief Medical Officer, Arkansas Children’s Hospital
- Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, UAMS
Missy Graham, MD
- Allergist, Advanced Allergy & Asthma
Alan Mease, MD
- Medical Director, Arkansas division, eQHealth Solutions