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DRMC Welcomes Six New Physicians: Four Have Delta Ties

GREENVILLE - Delta Regional Medical Center announces the acquisition of six new physicians in various areas of expertise.

Four of the six doctors joining the DRMC staff have strong ties to the Mississippi Delta.

Neal Suares is a family practice physician who is a native of Greenville. His clinic is located at the Family Medical Center, 1467 Highway 1 South.

Suares attained his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees both in biology from Delta State University. He also attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from the University of Mississippi. He attended St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine/Grand Cayman and completed his residency through the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

Suares and his wife Paige have two children, Rob and John Bentley.

“I always knew that I would come back to the Delta to practice medicine,” Suares said. “Not only did I want to come home to help fill the physician shortage, but I also feel that the Delta is a great place to raise a family.”

General surgeon Jeffery Doolittle is also a native of Greenville. He graduated cum laude from Milsaps College in Jackson with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

Doolittle attained his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.  He completed his residency at the University of Missouri Kansas City.

Doolittle and his wife Carol have two sons, Prentiss and Cashion. His clinic is located at 1214 Hospital St. where his father, DRMC chief of staff Phillip Doolittle, currently operates his clinic.

“I’m looking forward to getting to work and excited about my unique opportunity to join my dad in practice,” Doolittle said. “I’m ready to reconnect with the Delta and offer my services to the community.”

Lakeisha Richardson, M.D., Obstetrician /Gynecologists is a native of Indianola.  She began her medical training and graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee in Memphis.  Dr. Richardson went on to serve her Internship and Residence at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.  Her practice is located at 302 Arnold Avenue in Greenville.

“I am very excited to be able to come back home to the Delta to practice medicine,” Richardson said. “I plan to help address some of the health disparities in the area like teenage pregnancy, unmanageable diabetes and STDs. I’m hoping to make a difference.”

Shabana Karim is a rheumatologist who has been a Greenville resident for the last fifteen years.  She did her Residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, and went on to do a Fellowship in Rheumatology at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. 

Karim and her husband Dr. Parvez Karim, who is DRMC’s former Chief of Staff have two children, Samiha and Razeen.  Her practice will be located at the Greenville Clinic, 1502 Colorado Street. 

“I am looking forward to serving the people of Greenville and the greater Delta area in the field of Rheumatology,” Karim said.  “Together with my teacher and mentor from UMC, Dr. Jenkins, we plan to expand the practice and provide excellent care to our patients.”

Newport, New Hampshire native David Hirsch comes to Delta Regional Medical Center via the Hattiesburg Clinic where he worked for 16 years before retiring in 2005.

Hirsch, nephrologists, brings more than four decades of experience to DRMC. In addition to his work in Hattiesburg, Hirsch operated a private practice in Plattsburg, N.Y. and worked as a general medical officer in the Naval Reserve.

Hirsch specializes in dialysis, hypertension and internal medicine. He and his wife Billie have two children, Jessica and Jeremy.  Hirsch practice is located at 220 North Pearman in Cleveland and 1997 Medical Park Drive in Greenville.

“This is a great place to live and practice medicine,” Hirsch said. “Although it’s a bit far from my wife in Hattiesburg.”

Oakland, California native Thomas S. Reich MD also brings an extensive amount of experience to the DRMC staff.

Reich completed his otolaryngology residency at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington D.C. and a fellowship in facial plastic surgery and head and neck surgery at Sacramento Medical Center, California.

Reich, a retired colonel, also served as a US Army flight surgeon in the 14th Armored Calvary in Fulda, Germany from 1970 to 1972.

He received his undergraduate degree from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and his doctor of medicine degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C.  His clinic is located at 344 Arnold Avenue in Greenville.

“I am excited to be in Greenville and to be a part of the physician team,” Reich said.  “I look forward to contributing my ear, nose, and throat expertise to the Delta community!”

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