Board Members

The Board consists of 12 members appointed by the Governor.  Board members may serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms.

2011 NC Medical Board

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Ralph C. Loomis, MDPresident

City: Asheville, NC
Term ends: October 31, 2012
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery
Professional Background:
Dr. Loomis practices at the Carolina Spine and Neurosurgery Center in Asheville, NC.


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William A. Walker, MDPresident Elect

City: Charlotte
Term ends: October 31, 2013
Specialty: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery; American Board of Surgery

Professional Background:
Dr. Walker practices at Charlotte Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates, where he is also president. He currently serves on the Surgical Specialties Quality Improvement Committee at Mercy Hospital and is past chief of staff at Presbyterian Hospital, both in Charlotte.


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Peggy Robinson, PA-CMember at large

City: Durham
Term ends: October 31, 2012
Professional Background:
Ms. Robinson is an assistant professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine's Physician Assistant Program at Duke University. She also practices as a physician assistant in family medicine and urgent care in Chapel Hill, NC.


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Janice E. Huff, MDPast President

City: Charlotte
Term ends: October 31, 2013
Specialty: Family Medicine
Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Professional Background:
Dr. Huff is a part-time faculty member of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte and is a clinical instructor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She also practices part-time at Presbyterian Urgent Care and Mecklenburg Health Care Center in Charlotte.


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Cheryl Walker-McGillBoard Member

City: Charlotte, NC
Term ends: October 31, 2014
Specialty: Internal Medicine; Allergy and Immunology
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine; American Board of Allergy and Immunology
Professional Background:
Dr. Walker-McGill is president of the American Health Strategy Institute for Quality Improvement, an organization dedicated to developing strategies for improving health and healthcare outcomes in high-risk high-cost patient populations. In addition, she is Medical Director for Concentra, Daimler Trucks, NC, and she is the allergist for the Myers Park Asthma Clinic, Carolinas Medical Center, in Charlotte.


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Paul S. Camnitz, MDBoard Member

City: Greenville
Term ends: October 31, 2014
Specialty: Otorhinolaryngology (ENT surgery)
Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology; American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Professional Background:
Dr. Camnitz practices at Eastern Carolina Ear, Nose, & Throat – Head & Neck Surgery in Greenville. He is a clinical professor at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, where he is head of the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.


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Thomas R. Hill, MDBoard Member

City: Hickory
Term ends: October 31, 2013
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology
Professional Background:
Dr. Hill practices at Western Piedmont Anesthesia, PA, in Hickory. He also serves as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.


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Eleanor E. Greene, MD, MPHBoard Member

City: High Point, NC
Term ends: October 31, 2013
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professional Background:
Dr. Greene practices with Moses Cone Affiliated Physicians, Triad Women's Center, in High Point. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency and as a member of the NC Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control.


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Shiva K. Rao, MDBoard Member

City: Roanoke Rapids, NC
Term ends: October 31, 2014
Specialty: General Surgery
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Professional Background:
Dr. Rao practices general surgery in Roanoke Rapids. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a past chief of staff at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids. He is also a past president of the Halifax-Northampton County Medical Society.


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Pamela BlizzardPublic Member

City: Raleigh
Term ends: October 31, 2012
Professional Background:
Executive director and founder, Contemporary Science Center, Research Triangle Park. Ms. Blizzard is a founder of Raleigh Charter High School and a former international product manager for Hewlett Packard's personal computer division.


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Thelma C. LennonPublic Member

City: Raleigh
Term ends: October 31, 2014
Professional Background:
Retired college-level instructor and administrator; former director of guidance and counseling for the North Carolina Department of Education. Ms. Lennon currently serves as a counselor at the N.C. Department of Insurance's Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence.


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John B. Lewis, Jr, LLBPublic Member

City: Raleigh
Term ends: October 31, 2013
Professional Background:
Retired attorney and NC Court of Appeals judge. Judge Lewis currently serves as a Court of Appeals recall judge, a temporary administrative law judge and an emergency Special Superior Court judge