Marshall Health serves as the faculty practice plan of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Members of the Board of Directors guide Marshall Health, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, in its mission to provide excellence in patient care and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Marshall Health Officers

Chair
Larry D. Dial Jr., MD
Chief Physician Executive
Marshall Health Network
Vice Dean, Clinical Affairs
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Vice Chair
David Gozal, MD, MBA, PhD (Hon)
Vice President of Health Affairs
Dean, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Marshall University

Secretary/Treasurer
Mehiar El-Hamdani, MD

Professor & Chair
Cardiology

Marshall Health Board of Directors

Paul B. Ferguson, MD
Professor & Chair
Neurology

L. Eric Carter, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Divisional Chief of Medical Specialties

Hadassah E. Frye, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Family & Community Health

Jacob T. Kilgore, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Medical Director, Hoops Family Children's Hospital

Mary T. Legenza, MD
Associate Professor & Chair, Oncology
Medical Director, Edwards Cancer Institute

Steven C. Lochow, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Orthopaedics

Ali Oliashirazi, MD
Professor & Chair
Orthopaedics

Robert Tayengco, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine