BEST OF JACKSON // Healthcare
Best of Jackson: Healthcare 2021
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hen it comes to maintaining our health, knowing that we are in capable hands assures us. Finding medical professsionals we trust gives us the piece of mind to pull through whatever comes our way. The Jackson Free Press eases the process by giving Jacksonians the chance to vote for their favorite physicians and health facilities. Here are this year’s results.
Best Chiropractor: Stanley Sims
Best Cosmetic Dentist: Deidra J. Snell
(Sims Chiropractic Clinic, 500 E. Woodrow Wilson Ave., 601-982-0988)
(Ridgewood Smiles Dentistry, 5800 Ridgewood Road, Suite 105, 601-398-2934, ridgewoodsmilesdentistry.com)
After getting two degrees from Alcorn State University, Deidra J. Snell knew that she wanted to be in the medical field, but she also knew that she didn’t want to be a physician. “I’m hands-on,” she says of her eventual decision to go into dentistry. “And I believe a smile makes a person confident overall.” Snell imbues that confidence into her patients, many of whom drive from her hometown of Port Gibson to visit her at her Jackson clinic, and she tries to make their visits worth the hour-long drive. “I try to make them Deidra J. Snell feel as comfortable as possible,” she remarks. “I have blankets and TVs and snacks and water.” The UMMC graduate also works to keep her patients informed. “I love for my patients to be well-educated about what’s going on with them,” she says. “I give them all their options, whether it’s profitable for me or not. I try to put myself in their shoes.” —Taylor McKay Hathorn Finalists: Danny O’Keefe (Family Dental Care, 996 Top St., Flowood, 601-202-8529, drdannyokeefe.com) / Doug Rummells (Integrity Dental Clinic, 201 E. Layfair Drive, Flowood, 601-487-2312, integritydentalclinic.com) / Mike Tramel (2525 Lakeward Drive, Suite 102, 601-982-7212, tramelandbrowndentistry.com) / Sarah Langston (The Dental Wellness Group, 14 Woodgate Drive, Brandon, 601-533-4788, drsarahlangston. com) / Seth Mosal (Mosal Dental Care, 5856 Ridgewood Road, 601-203-3608, mosaldentalcare.com) / Wendy Lewis (The Winning Smile Dental Group, multiple locations, thewinningsmile.com)
Best Cosmetic Surgeon: R. Scott Runnels
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R. Scott Runnels credits his undergraduate alma mater, Mississippi College, for setting him on the path that would later lead him to open Runnels and North Plastic Surgery, an outpatient surgery center in Flowood. “Going to medical school requires a lot of dedication and help,” Runnels reflects. “And there’s a lot of teachers there who are dedicated to getting you to the next level. All of the professors in the biology and chemistry departments took up extra time with me.” Runnels now strives to give that same careful, individualized attention to each patient who visits his clinic, and he hopes
that the services he offers as a surgeon enables his fellow Jacksonians to”live their best lives,” he says. “I’m originally from Jackson, so knowing that there are historically limited opportunities in Jackson, I thought it was important to be here and give people the opportunity to do and be whatever it is they want to do and be,” Runnels concludes. —Taylor McKay Hathorn Finalists: Adair Blackledge (Blackledge Face Center, 1659 Lelia Drive,
Acacia Clark
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(Runnels & North Outpatient Plastic Surgery Center, 1055 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, 601-348-7984, runnelscenter.com)
R. Scott Runnels
601-981-3033, blackledgefacecenter.com) / Emile Picarella (Mississippi Premier Plastic Surgery; 971 Lakeland Drive, Suite 315; 160 Fountains Blvd., Madison; 601981-2525, mspremierplasticsurgery.com) / Jeptha Cole (Cole Facial Clinic, 204 E. Layfair Drive, Flowood, 601-933-2004, colefacialclinic.com) / Michael Nichols (Oral & Facial Surgery of Mississippi, 266 Katherine Drive, Flowood, 601-420-3223, maxsurg.com) / William North (Runnels & North Outpatient Plastic Surgery Center, 1055 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, 601348-7984, runnelscenter.com)
Acacia Clark
Finalists: Chris Fowler (Fowler ProChiropractic and Wellness Center, 5230 Highway 80 E., Suite A, Pearl; 601-932-1070; drchrisfowler.com) / Clayton Pitts (Norville Chiropractic Clinic; 1000 Lakeland Square, Suite 400, Flowood; 601-398-9412; flowoodchiropracticcare.com) / Daniel Garvey (Garvey Wellness Clinic, 766 Lakeland Drive, 601982-8916, betterdisc.com) / Dominique Chagnon (Action Chiropractic, 6935 Old Canton Road, Suite A, Ridgeland; 601-956-6050; actionchiroinc.com) / Jeremy Coleman (Adjusted Life Chiropractic, 5295 Galaxie Drive, Suite C, 769-524-4735, adjustedlifejxn. com) / Laura Stubbs Wright (Body In Balance Healthcare, 5472 Watkins Drive, Suite C, 601-376-5636, bodyinbalancehealth.com)
Acacia Clark
When Stanley Sims first enrolled at the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, he says that he “didn’t have an idea” of what the holistic field was all about but learned quickly. “It opened up my mind and showed me that an adjustment or alignment of the human vertebrae could reset the core of your life,” Sims reflects. Sims applies that belief daily at his practice on Woodrow Wilson Avenue in downtown Jackson, which he opened in 2003. “My home was in Vicksburg,” he says of his choice to open a clinic in the capital city. “I also felt that me going to school at Jackson State University in the early ’90s helped me realize Stanley Sims that there’s more of a need for chiropractors in this area.” He maintains that Jacksonians who choose to visit his clinic to receive chiropractic care receive quality treatment. “I’m a very dedicated chiropractor, and I’m true to the core of what chiropractic was founded upon in 1885,” he says. —Taylor McKay Hathorn
