2026 Executive Board
President
Claude Jarrett, MD
Wilmington Health Orthopedics
Immediate Past President
Aaron Kline, MD
Delaney Radiology
President-Elect
C. Patrick Craig, DO
Novant Health Internal Medicine
First Vice President
(Programs)
Jessica Connett, MD
Dermatology Associates
Second Vice President
(Newsletters)
Darshan Dave, MD
Novant Health Internal Medicine
Secretary
Elizabeth Acquista, MD
Novant Health General Surgery
Treasurer
Kunal Dalal, MD
Wilmington Gastroenterology
Assistant Treasurer
Shantanu Baghel, DO
Novant Health Inpatient Psychiatry
Member-at-Large (New Hanover)
Carrie Fales, MD
Eastern Carolina Emergency Physicians
Member-at-Large (Pender)
Jacqueline Njapa, MD
American Anesthesiology
Advisory Members
1998-99 NCMS President
Carl Rust, II, MD
2012-13 NCMS President
Michael Moulton, MD
2020-21 NCMS President
Philip Brown, Jr, MD
Retired Physicians Section Coordinator
Ed Whitesides, MD
Board of Censors
Brian Lanier, MD (2024-2026)
Jody Sepich, MD (2025-2027)
Babatunde Olatidoye, MD (2026-2028)
Mediation Committee
Kunal Dalal, MD (2024-2026)
Joe Navejar, IV, DO (2025-2027)
Jacqueline Njapa, MD (2025-2027)
Executive Director
Amber Neisler