Dr. Dina Epstein recently joined Baptist Health Women’s Clinic in North Little Rock as an obstetrician-gynecologist.
Epstein received her medical education from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed her residency at Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge.
Dr. Thao Nguyen has joined Mercy Clinic in Fort Smith.
Nguyen received her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of New Orleans and her medical degree from American University of Antigua. She completed a family medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-West in Fort Smith.
Dr. Kody Nichols is a new pediatrician at Mercy.
Nichols received his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He was the chief pediatric resident at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
C.J. Richards has been appointed director of performance excellence at CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock.
Richards most recently served as CHI St. Vincent’s senior quality improvement developer. He previously served as process improvement project manager at Arkansas Children’s Hospital as well as lean management consultant for RSP Senior Living Communities in St. Louis.
Whitley Lenderman is the new mental health therapist at Methodist Family Health Jonesboro Counseling Clinic.
Lenderman is an experienced counselor in clinic and school-based settings with adults, children and adolescents. She specializes in treating depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma and substance abuse.
Lenderman holds a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling in mental health from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science degree in criminology from Arkansas State University.
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