She replaces Dr. Jimmy Hoppers at Physicians Quality Care, who has rotated off the board.
Dr. David Villarreal, Jackson Surgical Associates, is beginning his second year of a two-year term as board president.
Other members of the Alliance board are Dr. Keith Micetich, Jackson Regional Women’s Center; Dr. Todd Seabrook, Professional Anesthesia Associates; Dr. Jason Hutchison, West Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic; Dr. David Yakin, Sports, Orthopedics and Spine; Karen Grace, office administrator at the Arthritis Clinic; and Dustin Summers, Alliance Executive Director.
Featured Doctor
Kimberly Howerton, M.D. Family Practice
Dr. Kimberly Howerton is a board-certified family physician with Patient Centered Physician’s Care, P.C. in Jackson. After being a patient herself, she realized that medical care needed to be more personalized, accessible and patient-centered, she said.
Dr. Howerton is a West Tennessee native. She grew up in Millington, Tennessee, and has lived in West Tennessee her entire life. She is a graduate of Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, and received her medical degree from The University of Tennessee-Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1997. She remained in Memphis as a part of the University of Tennessee-St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Howerton also completed a fellowship in Advanced Women’s Health at UT-St. Francis.
Dr. Howerton is a clinical assistant professor with UT-Jackson Family Medicine Residency program and is an active member of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians, serving as the secretary-treasurer. She is co-editor of the Tennessee Family Physician. She eagerly serves as a patient advocate on several state committees.