Dr. Amann was born in Niagara Falls, New York. He graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska.  He did his Internal Medicine  training at  the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.  He then served as Chief Resident/ Instructor in the Department of Medicine.    Dr. Amann then completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Florida.  After completing his training, Dr. Amann was on the  Gastroenterology faculty of the University of Florida until coming to Tupelo in 1999.  He has published numerous articles and book chapters regarding gastroenterology and pancreatic disease. He has served as a reviewer for leading gastroenterology journals.   Dr. Amann is board certified in Gastroenterology and is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and member of the American Gastroenterology Association, American Society of Gastrointestinal! Endoscopy,  and the North American  Pancreatic Study Group.  He served as president of the Mississippi GI Society (2010-12).

Dr. John Averette joined our practice in August 2006.  He is a native of Tuscaloosa, AL. He attended undergraduate school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.  Dr. Averette attended medical school and completed his residency and internship at University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2003.  He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at University of Florida in Gainesville in June 2006.

Dr. Decker graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi in Oxford. He received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology, as well as an advanced endoscopy fellowship, at Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, La.

Dr. Harris graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine. Dr. Harris completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Tinsley Harrison Residency Program. He went on to complete a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Harris has been awarded the American College of Gastroenterology Presidential Poster Award and the Birmingham Veterans Administration Medical Center Five-Star Service Award. He has multiple research publications in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology and is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Dr. Huey joined Digestive Health Specialists, P.A. in September 2005.  He received a B.S. degree in Biology from Tougaloo College and attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, MS where he completed his fellowship in gastroenterlology in 1997. Dr. Huey served as Chief Medical Resident while at University of MS School of Medicine.  Dr. Huey was in private practice in Greenwood, MS until moving to Tupelo in 2003.  He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterlology.

Dr. Hunt joined Digestive Health Specialists in October 2008. He is a native of Iuka, MS.  Dr. Hunt completed undergraduate school at the University of MS School of Medicine in 1990.  He attended medical school and completed his residency and internship at University of MS School of Medicine in 1997.  Dr. Hunt practiced internal medicine with North MS Medical Clinics in Tupelo until he decided to enter a GI fellowship in 2005. He completed this GI fellowship at University of Alabama-Birmingham in October 2008. 

Dr. Justice joined Digestive Health Specialists in August 2010. He is a native of Lee County, MS and graduated with a chemistry degree from Mississippi State University.  He attended medical school at University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed his residency and internship at University of Tennessee in Memphis in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.  Dr. Justice completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at UT Memphis in July 2010.  He is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and pediatric medicine. 

Dr. Garrett Ogg joined Digestive Health Specialists in July 2012.  Dr. Ogg graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Mississippi State University in Starkville. He completed his medical training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, and an internal medicine residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He recently completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, where he served as chief fellow. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.  During his medical training he was an active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, the Jackson Free Clinic and the Charlottesville Free Clinic. In 2006, he provided primary care and education in the villages along the Amazon River through Project Amazonas.

Dr. Phillips was born in Memphis, Tennessee.   He attended the University of Memphis and received a BS and Masters degree is Biology.  He attended medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham and graduated in 1989.  Dr. Phillips completed his internship, residency, and fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota.  Upon completion of his fellowship, he served as an Assistant Professor at University Hospital and Kirklin Clinic in Birmingham.  Dr. Phillips has a special interest in treating patients with liver diseases and hepatitis.  He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Gastroenterological Association, ASGE and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.  He has presented two Presidential Plenary lectures at the National American Gastroenterology Association meetings and has published over 50 papers and book chapters related to gastroenterology and liver diseases.  Dr. Phillips serves as the director of our Clinical Research Program.

Dr. Smith joined our practice in July 2015. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Spanish from Davidson College in North Carolina. He received his medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his internal medicine residency at Louisiana State University Health System in Baton Rouge, and his fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation in New Orleans. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Medical Association and the American Gastroenterological Association. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Stone joined Digestive Health Specialists, PA. in August of 2017. He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology and Spanish from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. He received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Tinsley Harrison Residency Program, and completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, and is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Guyton is a native of Blue Mountain, MS.  He attended Mississippi College and obtained a BS degree in Biology.  He did his internship and his medical residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1982.  Dr. Guyton is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and has been in practice in Tupelo since 1979. He is a member of American Medical Association, MS State Medical Association, American Gastroenterology Association and American College of Gastroenterology.  He served as Chairman of North Mississippi Medical Center Medical Staff in 1995 and Chairman of Credentialing Committee at NMMC in the year 2000 and Chairman of the Board in 2006.  Dr. Guyton served as President of the MS Gastro Society in 2005.

Dr. Sam Pace is a native of Coffeeville, MS.  He attended Mississippi State University and received a BS degree in Chemistry before entering medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson.  Dr. Pace completed his internship at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1976 and his medical residency in internal medicine in 1978.  He was a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy from 1978-1980 at Camp Pendleton where he was involved in teaching Family Residents at the Naval Regional Medical Center. He did his fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed it in 1986. Dr. Pace was president of Mississippi Gastroenterology Society from 1989-1991.  He also served as Governor for Mississippi for the American College of Gastroenterology from 1989-1991.  He was Chairman of North Mississippi Medical Center Medical Staff in 1993.  Dr. Pace is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterology Association and American College of Gastroenterology.