CHI St. Vincent Doctors Recognized in Best of 2025 Awards

Over the past week, three Arkansas media publications have published their Best of 2025 awards lists, including recognitions of top doctors in the state. We are honored to have had multiple winners and nominees in this year’s lists. Here are the honorees, congratulations to all of you!

Arkansas Times Best of Arkansas:

  • Best Neurosurgeon (winner) – Dr. Ali Krisht
  • Cardiology Clinic (nominated) – CHI St. Vincent Heart Care
  • Family Physician (nominated) – Dr. William Joseph and Dr. Archie Hearne
  • Neurologist (nominated) – Chelsea Presson, APRN

Little Rock Soiree Best Docs:

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery – Dr. Fred Meadors
  • Colorectal Surgery – Dr. Lance Burns and Dr. Lee Raley
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism – Dr. Teresa Nimmo
  • Gastroenterology – Dr. Otis Gordon
  • General Surgery – Dr. Brandon Ingram and Dr. James Walker
  • Neurological Surgery – Dr. Ali Krisht
  • Neurology – Dr. Bradley Boop
  • Pulmonology – Dr. Jason Holder
  • Rheumatology – Dr. Cummins Lue
  • Vascular Surgery – Dr. Steven Meadors

AY Magazine Best Health Care Professionals:

  • Anesthesiologist – Dr. Kimberly Shaffer
  • Bariatric Surgeon – Dr. Brandon Ingram
  • Cardiology/Cardiovascular Disease – Dr. Joe Hargrove and Dr. Tena Murphy
  • Cardiology/Cardiovascular Surgery – Dr. Thurston Bauer, Dr. Fred Meadors, and Dr. Thomas Rayburn
  • Cardiology/Electrophysiology – Dr. Prabhat Hebbar and Dr. Thomas Wallace
  • Colorectal – Dr. Lance Burns and Dr. Lee Raley
  • Emergency Medicine – Dr. Robert Lewis and Dr. Samuel Turner
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism – Dr. Allen Redding
  • Family Medicine – Dr. James Wilkerson
  • Gastroenterology – Dr. Daniel Brown and Dr. Dean Kumpuris
  • General Surgeon – Dr. Brandon Ingram
  • Geriatric Medicine – Dr. Sanjay Dass
  • Neurological Surgery – Dr. Ali Krisht and Dr. Stylianos Rammos
  • Neurology – Dr. Leonides Bermejo and Dr. Sudhakar Tummala
  • Neurosurgery – Dr. Ali Krisht
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology – Dr. Nicquel Gordon
  • Orthopedics – Dr. Cari Cordell
  • Otolaryngology – Dr. Jeffrey Miller
  • Podiatry – Dr. Naval Patel
  • Rheumatology – Dr. Tamer Alsebai and Dr. Safwan Sakr