Bradley Hicks, MD, recently joined Washington Regional Gastroenterology Clinic, located inside Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic at 3344 N. Futrall Drive in Fayetteville, where he evaluates and treats disorders and diseases of the digestive system as well as preventive wellness and diagnostic endoscopy procedures. Hicks earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham and completed a residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He recently completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Indiana University School of Graduate Medical Education in Indianapolis. He is board certified in internal medicine.
Jessica Elliott has been promoted to the role of assurance manager for HoganTaylor LLP in Fayetteville. Elliott joined the firm in 2010. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s of accountancy from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
HoganTaylor LLP in Fayetteville. Peeples joined the firm in 2020. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s of accountancy from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Dallas Johnson, MD, recently joined the Washington Regional Hospitalists group, where he evaluates and treats hospitalized patients. Johnson earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and completed a residency in internal medicine at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City. He is board certified in internal medicine.
Thomas Plugge, MD, recently joined the Washington Regional Hospitalists group, where he provides evaluation and treatment of hospitalized patients. Plugge earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and completed a residency in internal medicine at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City.
David Henderson, MD, recently joined Renal Specialists of Northwest Arkansas where he specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease. Henderson earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine. He recently completed a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Austin Simpson has been hired by First Community Bank to fill the role of senior vice president and senior regional lender for Northwest Arkansas. He will be working at the bank’s full-service branch location in Rogers at 5100 W. Park Ave., Suite A124, which is set to open soon. He received his bachelor of science degree in business from Missouri State University in Springfield.
Tim Doyle has been hired by First Community Bank as vice president and commercial lender. He will be working from the Rogers location at 5100 W. Park Ave., Suite A124, which is set to open soon. Doyle obtained his bachelor of science in business administration in finance and real estate from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
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