MOMA (Mississippi) 2026 Winter CME Meeting

Cindy Brown, BS Related Seminars and Products

Outreach Coordinator, Beneficiary Relations, Office of the Governor, Division of Medicaid

MS Division of Medicaid

Undergraduate School:  B.S. Business Management, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

BIO: Cindy Brown is native of Jackson, MS. Cindy has worked in the Healthcare field for over 24 years and 20 of those years were associated with The MS Division of Medicaid. She has been the VP of Membership of Toastmasters “Guess Who’s Talking Now” Club Number 3284 for the past 2 years. She has served as the Financial Advisor for The Jackson Rattlers AAU Basketball Team. She is a Youth Leader, Sunday school teacher and a member of the Leadership Board at Grace Inspiration Church; as well as an original Mississippi Mass Choir Member. Cindy has been married for 23 years to Percy Brown III and they have two sons; Percy Brown IV (20) and Peyton Omar Brown (19). Cindy received an Associate’s Degree from Hinds Jr. College and her Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management from Jackson State University.

Dr. Ryan Anderson, DO Related Seminars and Products

Director of Clinical Ultrasound

WCUCOM/Keesler Air Force Base

Dr. (Maj) Ryan Anderson, DO is an emergency medicine physician in Biloxi, MS. He is a Major in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Keesler Air Force Base where he serves as flight commander and lead physician of the emergency department.  He also works part time at Singing River Gulfport and Highland Community Hospital to help serve the local community. He was recently named Director of Ultrasound at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has developed a revolutionary ultrasound credentialing platform for all graduating medical students.  He is also Founder and CEO of Conquering The Boards which offers personalized study schedules for medical students to help them successfully navigate studying for their licensing exams while still balancing their core curriculum.  He is a local resident of Biloxi, MS, is happily married to his wife, Alli, who is an ER nurse, and has three children - Arya, Adam, and Ella. 

Ethan Worthington, DO Related Seminars and Products

Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences; Director of OMM Scholars Program

WCUCOM

Dr. Ethan Worthington, DO is a Family Medicine Specialist and has over 16 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Pikeville College / College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. Currently working at WCUCOM as the Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences; Director of OMM Scholars Program.

Stuart Weston, MD Related Seminars and Products

Stuart Weston, MD

• Major, United States Air Force, Emergency Medicine & Critical Care, Keesler Medical Center
• Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine, Temple, TX
• Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency, Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Preliminary Internal Medicine Internship, University of South Alabama Health – University Hospital, Mobile, AL
• Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine

Dr. Stuart Weston is a physician with advanced training in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital and went on to complete a Critical Care Fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Weston earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Texas A&M College of Medicine and holds a Master of Medical Science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Weston serves as a Major in the United States Air Force and has held multiple leadership roles throughout his medical training, including committee leadership within emergency medicine residency programs and national involvement with the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA). Dr. Weston has contributed to peer-reviewed research and is actively involved in teaching and professional education.

Seger Morris, DO Related Seminars and Products

Seger S. Morris, DO, MBA – Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baptist Health Systems, Oxford, MS

Topic: Acute Liver Disease
Disclosures:  None

Medical School:  Lincoln Memorial DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN
Residency:  Internal Medicine, Magnolia Regional Health Center, Corinth, MS, 2015
Board Certifications:  ACOI; Trauma Evaluation and Management, ACS; BLS, ACLS, PALS, American Heart Association

BIO: Dr. Seger Morris earned his medical degree from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine after a non-traditional path to becoming a physician. With a Bachelor of Science in Investment Finance, MBA in Strategic Management, and years of experience in business management, and leadership prior to entering medical school, the business and policy of healthcare was top of mind throughout his training. During residency training at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, MS, he served as Chief Resident, completed a Health Policy Fellowship sponsored by the American Osteopathic Association, and served on the board of directors for MOMA among many other hospital and medical society committees. Following residency, he served as the Executive Director of Magnolia Regional Community Care Clinic and as an Associate Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at MRHC in Corinth, MS.   Dr. Morris is now the Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Baptist Health Systems in Oxford, MS.  He also serves as a Regional Assistant Dean and the Director of Health Policy Programs for the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine.  Dr. Morris is the current MOMA President. 

Ashley Hood, DO Related Seminars and Products

Elite Wellness for Women

Dr. Hood is currently in a private practice, Elite Wellness for Women, an OB/GYN clinic in Jackson, Mississippi.  He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He then completed his internship and residency in OB/GYN at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Dr. Hood remains extremely involved in the osteopathic profession.  He is currently serving as a board member for the American Osteopathic Association. He also served as a student and resident member to the American Osteopathic Association’s Board of Trustees.  He has served on the AOA’s Bureau of Osteopathic Education, and the AOA Council of Osteopathic GME Development.  He has previously served on many AOA bureaus, councils, and committees. 

He is also serving as chair of the American College of Osteopathic OB/GYN Bylaws Committee and served three terms on the ACOOG Board of Trustees. 

He is a past president for the Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association and has been very involved in the MOMA since he was a resident.  He continues to serve as the MOMA delegation chair to the AOA House of Delegates.

He has served on two committees of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. He is clinical preceptor for the William Carey University – College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, MS, where he teaches women’s health topics.  He was awarded the MOMA Preceptor of the Year in 2021-2022.

He also serves on many hospital committees at River Oaks Hospital in Jackson, MS, currently serving as Chief of Staff.

He enjoys life with his wife, Summer, and their 4 children.  He enjoys golf, and water skiing, and traveling with his family. 

Interesting fact:  Dr. Hood, or “Ashley”, was named after Gone with the Wind.  His mother was a big fan of the movie, and her best friend’s name?????   …… You guessed it, Scarlet.  There were actually 5 boys in his high school named Ashley (generational thing)!!

Richard Pecunia, MD Related Seminars and Products

Hattiesburg Clinic Plastic Surgery Center

Richard A. Pecunia, MD, FACS, is a physician with Hattiesburg Clinic Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Pecunia received his Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., in 1981. He then returned to his native New Orleans to attend Louisiana State University School of Medicine and received his medical degree in 1986. Pecunia served a general surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa., He then completed a plastic surgery residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., in 1994. Pecunia has been board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1996 and maintains his board certification through the maintenance certification program.

Pecunia maintains a broad interest in all aspects of plastic surgery. He has special interest in cosmetic and breast surgery, as well as body contouring procedures, facial procedures and hand and upper extremity procedures. His other specialties include minimally invasive procedures such as filler treatments, laser procedures, spider vein treatment and all aspects of cosmetic surgery.

He is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Southeast Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the South Mississippi Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the Mississippi State Medical Association.

Dr. Janet L. Ricks, D.O. Related Seminars and Products

Family Medicine Residency Program Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center

The University of Mississippi Medical Center / Lakeland Medical

Francis Garner Bell Related Seminars and Products

Hattiesburg Clinic

Francis Garner Bell, DO, is a physician with Hattiesburg Clinic Hematology/Oncology.

Bell received his medical degree from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, Miss. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Mich. He completed his fellowship in hematology and oncology at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.

Bell is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

At Hematology/Oncology, he provides diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of disorders of the blood and cancer in adults.

Max Piazza, DO Related Seminars and Products

Emergency Services Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Physician, Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi, MS

Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO 
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine 

Dr. Piazza graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2014 and was selected to attend medical school at A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri following.  Finding that emergency medicine allowed him to care for every age and all walks of life led him to attend an ACGME/AOA residency in emergency medicine at Good Samaritan University Hospital in Long Island, New York (2022 graduate). Dr. Piazza has specialized in training in austere medicine and has deployed to NW Africa as a part of a 6-person ground surgical team.  He enjoys teaching medical students and residents, chasing his two-year-old, and just about any outdoor activity. 

John Gaudet, MD Related Seminars and Products

WCUCOM

Pediatrics, Full-time Faculty Member, William Carey College of Osteopathic Medicine

Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL

Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Board Certification: ABP

BIO: Dr. Gaudet is a general pediatrician who has spent his entire career in practice in Hattiesburg. Originating from Jackson, Dr. Gaudet pursued his education at Auburn University, the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he also served as Chief Resident in Pediatrics. Now a full-time faculty member at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Gaudet began teaching students in the early years of the COM.

Dr. Richard Calderone, DO, MPH Related Seminars and Products

Forrest General Hospital

A native of Slidell, Louisiana, Dr. Calderone is a graduate of the inaugural class of the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency training in the combined Internal Medicine & Pediatrics program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, followed by a Preventive Medicine residency through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

He currently serves as Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at WCUCOM and is also the Director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce.

Dr. Calderone lives in Hattiesburg with his wife Dana and their two sons, Audie and Baker. 

Dr. Richard Charles Calderone, DO, MPH Related Seminars and Products

Family Medicine Residency Clinic

Forrest General Hospital/ Family Medicine Residency Clinic

Originally from Slidell, LA, Richard C. Calderone, DO, MPH performed his undergraduate studies at Southeastern Louisiana University.  He earned a Master of Biomedical Sciences degree from William Carey University, as well as a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.  He is a graduate of the inaugural class of William Carey University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he was a National Health Service Corps Scholar.  Dr. Calderone completed his residency training in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at The University of Mississippi Medical Center and received additional certifications in Hypertension and HIV Medicine. He is currently a fellow in the Population Health Training in Place Program, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Preventive Medicine” program.  Dr. Calderone is the secretary of the board of directors for the Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association and for the South Mississippi Medical Society.  He serves as a full-time faculty member for the Forrest General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, where he is also the medical director of the FGH Preoperative Clinic.

Dr. Tiffany Worthington, DO Related Seminars and Products

Associate Dean, Clinical Sciences

William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tiffany Worthington, DO received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (UP-KYCOM) in May 2006. She has a special interest in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) and participated in a one-year scholars program in the Osteopathic Principles and Practices department during her time at UP-KYCOM. She received her Internship/Residency training in Family Practice-OMT through Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, OH, in 2009.  She has always had a heart for rural primary care and was in private practice in Wiggins, MS, until December of 2017. She also served as an ambassador for the National Health Service Corps (2012-2015). In January of 2018, she joined the faculty at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine and currently serves as the Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences. She serves on the executive board of the Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association (MOMA) and has been an advocate for the osteopathic medical profession both in the state and regionally. 

Rebecca Rose, MD Related Seminars and Products

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Tradition, Gulfport, MS

Rebecca Rose, MD

Family Medicine, Memorial Hospital, Gulfport, MS

Medical School: The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Residency: Family Medicine Residency, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Board Certification: ABFM

BIO: Dr. Rebecca Rose is excited to be involved in teaching again and in guiding residents on their learning pathway. She came to Mississippi from North Carolina on a ballet scholarship and hasn’t left yet! She even did her active-duty US Air Force commitment at Keesler Air Force Base. Dr. Rose did her medical school and residency training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS, then proceeded to Keesler Air Force Base, where she served as medical director of the Family Medicine Clinic. She was also involved with supervising and teaching medical students, new nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Dr. Rose served as medical director of the Air Force PA training program at Keesler Air Force Base. She is married and has two boys, who are the light of her life. Her furry children are pretty awesome, too!

Jennifer D. Gholson, MD Related Seminars and Products

Family Medical Clinic, Summit MS

Jennifer Gholson, MD

Director of the Mississippi Center for Rural Insurers, Mississippi Department of Health, Jackson, MS

Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine

Residency: Family Medicine, East Tennessee State University

BIO: Jennifer Gholson, M.D. is a family physician who lives in Summit, MS. She grew up in the small town of Liberty, MS. She graduated from Millsaps College with a degree in Biology and Honors in Art History. She received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed her Family Medicine residency at East Tennessee State University and is currently board certified in Family Medicine. In addition to practicing Family Medicine for over 20 years she has served as a medical director and/or Chief Medical Officer for the Medicare QIO in Mississippi, Medicare and Medicaid managed care organizations, and private insurers. She currently serves as the Director for the Mississippi Center for Rural Health and will practice Family Medicine at a rural health clinic starting in June. She is active in the medical community having served as President of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians, Delegate to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and a member of the AAFP’s Commission on Federal and State Policy. Believing that a hallmark of a Family Medicine physician is community involvement, she had served on the board of directors for the Southwest Mississippi Children’s Advocacy Center, St. Andrews Mission and as President of the local garden club. She is married to her husband, Carter Gholson, and is the proud mother of Alex and Claire. She is passionate about educating people on their health, helping physicians thrive, and moving the needle on health outcomes in her home state of Mississippi.

Wes Aldred, MD Related Seminars and Products

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician

Hattiesburg Clinic

Medical School:  University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, 2013

Internship:  North Mississippi Medical Center, 2012

Residency:  Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2016

Fellowship: Pulmonology & Critical Care, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Board Certification:  Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology, ABIM

Dr. Wes Aldred was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi and is a graduate of Ole Miss.  He completed medical school, internal medicine residency, and pulmonary and critical care fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he also served as chief resident in internal medicine.

He is currently practicing as a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician with the Hattiesburg Clinic, where he has special interest in point of care ultrasound, advanced bronchoscopy, and lung cancer care.

In addition to his medical practice, he is active in the Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Physicians where he has served for 5 years on their Regional Meeting Planning Committee and Governor’s Advisory Council. He also serves as the Assistant Medical Director for the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency.