State Health Officer Dr. Mary Currier (601) 576-7634 State Epidemiologist (Acting) Dr. Paul Byers (601) 576-7725 Communicable Disease Joy Sennett (601) 576-8012 Immunization Vacant (601) 576-7751 STD/HIV Office Craig Thompson (601) 576-7723 Tuberculosis Mike Holcombe (601) 576-7700 Communications Liz Sharlot (601) 576-7667 Health Policy & Planning Don Eicher (601) 576-7874 Legal Counsel Bob Fagan (601) 576-7458

Internal Audit Sharon Smiley, CPA (601) 576-7458

Medical and Dental Officers Health Disparity Elimination Dr. Lovetta Brown (601) 576-8102 State Dental Director Dr. Nicholas Mosca (601) 576-7500 District Health Officers District I & III Dr. Alfio Rausa (662) 453-4563 District II & IV Dr. Jessie R. Taylor (662) 841-9015 District V Dr. Mary Gayle Armstrong (601) 978-7864 District VI Dr. Rebecca James (601) 482-3171 District VII & VIII Dr. Thomas Dobbs (601) 544-6766 District IX Dr. Robert Travnicek (228) 831-5151

Health Protection Jim Craig, Director (601) 576-7680 Emergency Planning & Response Art Sharpe (601) 576-7680 Emergency Medical Services Alisa Williams (601) 576-7380 Environmental Health Tim Darnell (601) 576-7690 Licensure Vickey Maddox (601) 576-8064

Health Services Daniel R. Bender, Director (601) 576-7472 Women's Health Louisa Denson (601) 576-7856 Child & Adolescent Health Geneva Cannon (601) 576-7464 WIC Kathy Burk (601) 987-4680 Preventive Health Victor Sutton, Ph.D (601) 576-7781 Oral Health Dr. Nicholas Mosca (601) 576-7500 Tobacco Control Roy Hart (601) 364-5790 Health Data & Research Lei Zhang, Ph.D (601) 576-8165

Health Administration Michael Lucius, Director (601) 576-7635 Finance and Accounts Willie R. Thompson (601) 576-7542 Facilities and Property Mgmt Vacant (601) 576-7635 Human Resources Ronald Davis (601) 576-7642 Information Systems Marc D. Wilson (601) 576-8092 Public Health Pharmacy Meg Pearson, Pharm. D. (601) 713-3457 Public Health Laboratory Director Daphne Ware, Ph.D (601) 576-7582 Policy Evaluation Kathy Moon (601) 576-7428 Vital Records Judy Moulder (601) 576-7961 District Health Administrators District I Diane W. Hargrove (662) 563-5603 District II Roger Riley (662) 841-9015 District III Diane W. Hargrove (662) 453-4563 District IV Karen McPherson (662) 323-7313 District V Kevin Pearson (601) 978-7864 District VI Kathy Posey (601) 482-3171 District VII Tracy Byas (601) 684-9411 District VIII David Caulfield (601) 544-6766 District IX Kathy Beam (228) 831-5151

MSDH Organizational Chart

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