
Work Address
Baxter Clinic of Hernando, PLLC
124 West Commerce Street
Hernando, MS 38632
Education |
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| *1985 Graduate, Senatobia High School *1990 Cum Laude Graduate, Mississippi State University with a BS in Microbiology *1994 Graduate, University of Mississippi Medical Center |
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Post Doctoral Training |
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| *1994 - 1997 Internship and Residency at the University of Tennessee - Memphis (internal medicine / primary care track) | |
Licensure and Board Certification |
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| *Board Certified in Internal Medicine *Licensed to practice Medicine in Mississippi and Tennessee |
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Hospital Appointments |
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| *Courtesy Staff, Baptist Memorial Hospital - Desoto *Courtesy Staff, Methodist Hospital - South |
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Memberships, Offices and Committee Appointments |
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| *Mississippi State Medical Association *American Medical Association *American College of Physicians *American Diabetes Association *Mississippi State Alumni Association *National Humane Society *Memphis Humane Society *World Wildlife Fund *The Nature Conservancy *The National Arbor Day Foundation *Kappa Sigma Fraternity |
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Other Professional Positions & Major Appointments |
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| *Official Team Medical Doctor for the Memphis Riverkings Hockey Team and the Memphis Explorers Arena Football Team (2002-present) *Past Medical Director, Desoto County Jail (1997-2003) *Medical Director, North Mississippi Hospice (1998-present) *Past Medical Director, Haven Home in Hernando (2000-2003) *Past Medical Director, Baptist Progressive Care Center |
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Awards & Honors |
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| *Chosen for Chief Resident position (selected by peers) for 1997-1998 (declined) *Resident Executive Committee member (selected by faculty)- 1994-1997 |
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Editorial Boards |
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| *Participant, Eli Lilly and Company's Regional Consultant Meetings 2000 regarding their new Humalog mix 75 / 25 insulin product *Tutorial Consultant for representatives of Merck & Co., Inc., September 2000 - present *Participant, Primary Care Advisors Meeting for Aciphex, for Jansenn and Eisai Pharmaceuticals, November, 2000 *Participant, Lotrel Advisory Board meeting for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, December 5, 2000 |
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Research Interests |
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| *Have provided medical opinion, research, and / or testimony in over 40 legal cases involving medical facts *Speech: April 20, 2001 Preserving Renal Function in Adults with Hypertension and Diabetes: A Consensus Approach, sponsored by Novartis *Primary Clinical investigator, REACT2 Diabetes trial (Rosiglitazone [Avandia] Evaluation: Advancing Current Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus), sponsered by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Sept.1999-Feb. 2000 *Investigator, LOGIC (LOtrel: Gauging Imporved Control) Trial: A phase IV clinical trial investigating the efficacy and tolerability of Lotrel in a practice-based setting, sponsored by Novartis, October 1999-May 2000 *Investigator, ?An Open - Label, Multicenter Non-Comparative Study of Oral Gatifloxin in the Treatment of Community - Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections (Acute Bacterial Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis, Acute Uncomplicated Maxillary Sinusitis and Pneumonia, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Nov 1999-May 2000 *Participant, PATH survey(Physician's Assessment of the Treatment of Hypertension), to raise the awareness of the importance of treating hypertension and to reinvigorate the effort to get patients to JNC VI goals. Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, February 16-17, 2000 *Research Assistant, Dept of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical School under Chairman and Professor Dr. John Hall, studying hypertension and the effects of angiotensin II. (May - August 1991) |
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Bibliography |
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| *Meacham RR et al: Impending Paradoxical Embolism. Arch of Int Med 1998; 5:158, pp 438-448 *Meacham RR: Profound Swelling Due to Chronic Lymphedema in Photoclinic. Consultant: 1997; 37:5, p 1436 |
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