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Roland J. Gardner
Chief Executive Officer

Kenneth P. O'Neil
Chief Financial Officer

LaFrance Ferguson, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer

Brandon Gaffney
Chief Operating Officer

Julia Williams
Chief Nursing Officer

( Click here to view Biographies of the Senior Staff Members )


OB/GYN Service Chief, Annette Bey, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – Brooklyn College, Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
  • Medical School – Howard University College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency Program – Brookdale Hospital Medical Center – Brooklyn, NY
  • Board Certification Specialty – Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993 (FACOG)
  • Further Study – John Hopkins School of Public Health, June of 1995 through July of 1996

Adult Medicine Service Chief, Rosalind Dawson, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – Grambling State University, Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • Medical School – Meharry Medical College, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency Program – Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit, Michigan
  • Board Certification Specialty – Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Chief Medical Officer, LaFrance Ferguson, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – Fisk University, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
  • Medical School – Meharry Medical College, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency Program – Pitt County Memorial Hospital – East Carolina University
  • Board Certification Specialty – Family Practice

Tyrone C. McElveen, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – Honors College, University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • Medical School – Medical University of South Carolina, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency Program – Anderson Area Medical Center – Family Practice Residency
  • Board Certification Specialty – Family Practice

Pediatric Service Chief, Faith Polkey, M.D., MPH
  • Undergraduate School – Honors College, University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • Medical School – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency Program – Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
  • Board Certification Specialty – Pediatrics
  • Board Eligible – Preventive Medicine

Edward Reed, M.D.

  • Undergraduate School – College of Charleston, Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology
  • Medical School – Medical University of South Carolina, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency Program – University of South Carolina-Richland Memorial Hospital—Columbia, SC
  • Board Certification Specialty – Internal Medicine

Ahraya Toecheron, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – University of Thailand-Bangkok, Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Medical School – University of Medical Science, Doctor of Medicine
  • Internship – Middlessy Memorial Hospital—Middletown, CT
  • Residency Program – Richland Memorial Hospital – Columbia, SC
  • Board Certification Specialty – Family Practice, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, and Tropical Medicine

Samai Supan, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University – Bangkok, Thailand, Pre-Medicine
  • Medical School – Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency Program – Richland Memorial Hospital – Columbia, SC
  • Board Certification Specialty – Family Practice

Benjamin Gaines, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – University of Southern California
  • Medical School – Howard University School of Medicine
  • Surgical Residency – Baltimore Sinai Hospital
  • Residency Program – Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center
  • Board of Certification Specialty – OB/GYN

Allahna Coggins, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – University of Miami
  • Medical School – Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Surgical Residency – Bay State Medical Center
  • Residency Program – Bay State Medical Center
  • Board Eligible – OB/GYN

Melissa Cline-Loos, PA-C
  • Undergraduate School – Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
  • Board Certified

Jeffrey Faust, M.D.
  • Undergraduate School – University of Missouri-Columbia, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
  • Medical School – University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency Program – Medical University of South Carolina – Department of Pediatrics, Charleston, SC
  • Board Certified - Pediatrics

Steven T. McGown, M.D.
  • Undergraduate – College of Charleston, Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • Medical School – Medical University of South Carolina, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency – Carraway Methodist Medical Center

Marlow Smith, M.D.
  • Undergraduate – Vanderbilt University
  • Medical School – Medical University of South Carolina, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency – Children's Medical Center – Dallas – University of Texas – Southwestern
  • Board Certification – American Board of Pediatrics

Heather Anne Peterson, M.D.
  • Undergraduate – University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • Medical School – University of Minnesota Medical School, Doctor of Medicine
  • Residency – David Grant Medical Center – Pediatrics
  • Board Certification – American Board of Pediatrics


Latonya Brown, FNP
  • Undergraduate School – Clemson University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Graduate School – Duke University, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Nurse Practitioner Certification – Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Duke University

Carolyn Davis, FNP
  • Undergraduate School – University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Graduate School – University of South Carolina, Master of Clinical Nursing
  • Nurse Practitioner Certification – Family Nurse Practitioner Program Graduate, Medical University of South Carolina

Yvonne Footman, CNP
  • Undergraduate School – Simmons College, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Graduate School – Alleghany University of the Health Sciences, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Nurse Practitioner Certification – University of Pennsylvania, OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner Program

Marianne Holmes, FNP
  • Undergraduate School – University of South Carolina-Aiken, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Graduate School – Medical University of South Carolina, Master of Science Nursing-FNP
  • Nurse Practitioner Certification – American Nurses Credentialing Center, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
  • Chief Nurse Practitioner



Joan Arrowsmith, D.D.S.
  • Undergraduate School – Queen's Unviversity, Bachelor of Arts in English and Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences
  • Dental School – University of Toronto, Doctor of Dental Surgery
  • Board Certified – General Dentistry

Starlin Ray, III, D.D.S
  • Undergraduate School – Presbyterian College, Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • Dental School – Medical University of South Carolina, Doctor of Dental Surgery
  • Board Certified

Director of Dental Services, Barbara Morgan-Washington, D.D.S.
  • Undergraduate – Virginia State College
  • Dental School – Medical College of Virginia, Doctor of Dental Surgery
  • Board Certification – South Carolina

 

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