Thad Waites

Thad Waites has extensive experience in the medical field, currently serving as the Chair of the Health Affairs Committee and a member of the Board of Trustees at the American College of Cardiology since 2006. Additionally, Thad has been a Board Member and Vice Chair of the MS State Board of Health since 2010 and has been the Director of the Cath Lab at Forrest General Hospital since 1994. A committed cardiologist at Hattiesburg Clinic, PA since 1987, Thad has also held leadership roles such as Chairman of the Board of Governors for the American College of Cardiology from April 2011 to March 2012 and President of the SouthEast Affiliate of the American Heart Association from 2001 to 2003. Thad's earlier career included positions on the medical staff at Ochsner Health System from 1976 to 1987. Thad holds an MD from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, having also attended the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine.