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IMA-Tupelo

845 South Madison Street
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801
(662) 377-5930

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Medical Staff

John W. Allen Jr., M.D.: Graduated summa cum laude from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor's degree in biology. He completed his medical studies at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and his internal medicine residency at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Dr. Allen is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

H. Alan Flowers, M.D.: A board-certified internal medicine physician, received his medical training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas. In 2010, Dr. Flowers received three-year recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)/American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Physician Recognition Program.

Frank S. Fortenberry, M.D.: Completed his medical studies at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and his internal medicine internship and residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospital. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

C. Lee Greer, M.D.: Graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. He completed his medical studies at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and his family practice residency at the University of Tennessee in Jackson, where he served as chief resident. In 2010, Dr. Greer received three-year recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)/American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Physician Recognition Program.

Ashley Harris, M.D.: Graduated magna cum laude from Mississippi State University and received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He completed a family medicine residency at North Mississippi Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency Center in Tupelo and a geriatric fellowship at Harvard University in Boston, Mass.

J. Kenneth Harvey, M.D.: Received his medical training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In 2010, Dr. Harvey received three-year recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)/American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Physician Recognition Program.

Richard Hendrick, M.D.: Received his medical training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency at Methodist Hospital of Memphis. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Derreck F. Menefee, M.D.: Received a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He completed his medical training at the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine and his internal medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Eugene M. Murphey III, M.D.: Completed his medical studies at Tulane University School of Medicine, his internship and residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La., and his fellowship at Oschner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans.

Amit Prasad, M.D.: Completed his medical training in New Delhi, India, and his internal medicine internship and residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in New York, an affiliate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in geriatrics at Winthrop University Hospital in New York. Dr. Prasad is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. In 2010, he received three-year recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)/American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Physician Recognition Program.

Daryl Schroader, M.D.: Graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry. He received his medical training at Hahneman University in Philadelphia, PA, and completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Melanie Wallace, M.D.: Completed her medical studies at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and her residency in internal medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is also a medical review officer. In 2010, Dr. Wallace received three-year recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)/American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Physician Recognition Program.

Deanna R. White, M.D.: Is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of California at Riverside and California Polytechnic University at Pomona. Studied at California State University at Fullerton and earned her medical degree at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California. Dr. White completed internship training at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio and residency training in internal medicine at Kettering Medical Center in Ohio. She has practiced in Tennessee, Oregon and Maryland. She came to Tupelo from Hattiesburg, where she had served as a hospitalist with Forrest General Hospital since 2005. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Michelle Turba, CANP: A certified adult and geriatric nurse practitioner, received her bachelor's degree in nursing at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She completed her master's degree in nursing and nurse practitioner training at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She is board certified by both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Brandon Young, CFNP: A certified family nurse practitioner, completed her training at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of North Alabama in Florence. Young is a member of the American Nurses Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the Mississippi Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.

Robin Harrelson, CFNP: A certified family nurse practitioner, completed her training at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus. She completed her undergraduate degree at MUW as well. Harrelson is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and is a member of the American Nurses Association and the Mississippi Nurses Association.

Sherry Gaskin, FNP: Received an associate's degree and RN training at Itawamba Community College in Fulton. Earned a bachelor's degree from Mississippi University for Women and master's degree at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Transferred to IMA from NMMC-Tupelo, where she was employed for 19 years. She has worked as an RN in such areas as Intermediate Care, ICU, Home Care and Case Management. She was Outcomes Manager in the Patient Focused Improvement Department (PFID) at NMMC-Tupelo.

Infectious Diseases Physicians

Malinda "Mindy" Prewitt, M.D.: Received a bachelor's degree in biology from Mississippi College in Clinton and completed her medical training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, as well as her infectious disease fellowship. Dr. Prewitt is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Society of America, American Medical Association and Mississippi State Medical Association.

Max R. Taylor, M.D.: Completed his medical training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and his internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he also completed a fellowship in infectious disease. Dr. Taylor is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Infectious Diseases, American Board of Infection Control and American Board of Clinical Microbiology.

Hospitalists

Several of IMA-Tupelo's internal medicine physicians serve as hospitalists. Their role is to serve as a physician for patients who do not have at physician on staff at NMMC.

Office Hours

Our clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Appointments

Appointments may be made by calling (662) 377-5000 during office hours. Every effort will be made to provide the earliest possible appointment for the convenience of the patient. Due to the unscheduled nature of emergencies, occasional delays do occur. We hope you will understand these delays are unavoidable.

If you are unable to keep your appointment, please cancel as far in advance as possible. Another patient who can be booked into the open time will be grateful for your thoughtfulness.

After Hours Care

If you have health care questions after hours, please call Nurse Link® at 1-800-882-6274. If you have a health care emergency, please call 9-1-1 or visit the nearest Emergency Department.

Services Offered

  • Allergy injections
  • Audiology testing
  • Complete lab services
  • Comprehensive corporate health exams
  • Coumadin clinic
  • Drug testing
  • EKG
  • Insurance physicals
  • IV therapy
  • Minor procedures
  • Nebulizer/pulmonary treatments
  • Pap smears
  • Pre-operative physicals
  • Spirometry
  • Sports physicals
  • Treadmill testing
  • Vision testing
  • X-ray

Patient Satisfaction

Patient satisfaction and quality of care are important at all North Mississippi Medical Clinics locations. The physicians and staff work to address patient complaints in a timely manner and to improve the service provided to patients.


Patients or their representatives who have a complaint or would like to express concerns about their care and safety while in the clinic or who have a compliment to share may contact Careline at (662) 377-2273 or e-mail www.nmhs.net/contactus.php.

North Mississippi Medical Clinics is affiliated with North Mississippi Health Services.