About Dr. Cowart

Dr. Dasha Cowart was born in Hattiesburg, MS and raised in Stone County. She has resided with her family on the Gulf Coast since completing training in 2017. She completed her medical education at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, MS, and finished her training in Internal Medicine at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, MS. At Memorial, she serves as Internal Medicine Co-chair, Co-Medical Director of the hospitalist department, and also participates in numerous committees. She is married to Benjamin Cowart, a local realtor, and they have two children, Avery and Brooks.

About Dr. Baroudi

For over 25 years Dr Baroudi has been serving the residents of the Gulf Coast as an Interventional Cardiologist. He has done so both through Coast Heart Institute—a cardiology private practice he established in 1999 in Gulfport MS—and through working as a cardiology consultant at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, where he served terms as a Chief of Cardiology, a member of the Medical Executive Committee, a member of MQRC, and Director of the CHF Clinic. Dr. Baroudi obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Damascus School of Medicine, Damascus, Syria. He finished his residency in Internal Medicine and his cardiology fellowship from Case Western Reserve – MetroHealth and Mt. Sinai Medical center, Cleveland, OH. Dr. Baroudi is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention. Outside of his regular workload, Dr. Baroudi mentors both local and international medical students and Residents, and has started a multi-specialty clinic in Dubai, UAE.

About Dr. Borchelt

Mark D. Borchelt, MD, FACE, is an endocrinologist at the Memorial Endocrinology Clinic in Gulfport, Mississippi, and is serving as the principal investigator for the National Diabetes and Obesity Research Center in Tradition, Mississippi. He earned his medical degree from the College of Medicine of Northeastern Ohio Universities in Rootstown. Dr. Borchelt completed an internship and residency at Akron City Hospital in Ohio, followed by a

fellowship in endocrinology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology.

Dr. Borchelt is a member of the American Diabetes Association and the American College of Endocrinology. He has participated in research studies as a co-investigator, focusing on the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus. Dr. Borchelt is the recipient of numerous honors, including being listed as “Top Doc” at his former practice in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

About Dr. Voulters

Dr. Lee Voulters graduated from medical school at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London. He previously completed his undergraduate degree from The School of Pharmacy University of London. After an internal medicine residency at the University of Toronto Canada Dr. Voulters completed a neurology residency at the University of West Ontario London Ontario Canada. He then completed a fellowship in movement disorders at the Neurological institute Columbia University New York. He is board-certified in Neurology and Vascular Neurology. He started in 2007 and still serves as Medical Director of the Stroke program at Memorial Hospital Gulfport the first joint commission certified stroke center in Mississippi.

He is passionate about Neurology and organized medicine. Having served as a past president of MSMA and is a member of the Mississippi delegation to the AMA.

An avid sports fan he lives in Pass Christian with his wife and two German Shepherd dogs. 

About Rev. Gilliland

Rev. Martin S Gilliland completed his Master of Divinity and residency at Concordia Seminary, St Louis, Missouri. He is originally from the United Kingdom and served in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy and British Merchant Navy. He has travelled extensively and lived in various countries throughout the world. It was after leaving the Navy that he attended Concordia Seminary and graduated with a Master of Divinity in 1997.  His first parish was in Baltimore, Maryland and it was here after visiting several hospitals/patients that he knew he wanted to be a hospital chaplain. In 2006 he was accepted into the Clinical Pastoral Education residency program, beginning at St Peter hospital, Olympia, WA and completing his residency at EGJH Metairie LA.  It was during his residency that he was introduced to Palliative Care at which he completed a residency. He is a Board-Certified Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains. He is passionate about Palliative Care and has been an instrumental part of Palliative Care at MHS from his first day in 2009.

He is invited to speak and teach about Palliative care and Bioethics at various facilities, organizations, and churches during the year.

He lives with his wife Sandy (RN) and their cat Miska in Picayune. He is an avid reader, enjoys travelling – especially going back to the UK.