Dr. Ball is originally from New Jersey and graduated from Spartan Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2016 after receiving his undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University. After starting his medical journey as an EMT, he has been practicing as an Assistant Physician in both Missouri and Arizona for the last several years and is excited about his transition to Arkansas. He is enjoying the slower pace of life of the Natural State.
Luis Paganelli Marin
Jennilee Foster
Jennilee Foster joined us as the UAMS Little Rock Family Medicine Residency Coordinator in 2024, but her considerable experience at UAMS goes back to 2018. Before that, she gained administrative experience in various federal agencies and universities for 20 years. In 2025, she won the Chair’s Award for Recognition of Excellence in the category of GME-Program Coordinator. When she isn’t in the office, she enjoys sewing, writing letters, and hoarding pens.
Christi Price
Brad Walsh, M.D.
David M. Kelley, M.D., FAAFP
Dr. Kelley is the Director of the DFPM Division of Undergraduate Education. He joined our faculty in 2022 at the rank of Associate Professor and has extensive teaching experience, including service as clerkship director and division head for education. His multiple teaching awards include the Stanton L. Young Master Teacher Award, the Dewayne Edwards Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Aesculapian Award. He received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award in 2024. Dr. Kelley is an AAFP Fellow and has given numerous national presentations. Originally from Colorado, he graduated from the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and completed his training at the La Grange Family Medicine Residency. His clinical interests include women’s health, pediatric care, and preventive health across the lifespan. Outside of the office, Dr. Kelley enjoys baking, home improvement, and being active with his family.
Wayne Bryant Jr., M.D., M.S.
Dr. Bryant is the Associate Director of the residency program, having served as Assistant Director since joining the faculty in 2022. His faculty appointment is as Assistant Professor, and he is co-chair/faculty sponsor for the Walk with a Doc program. In 2026, he was chosen to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors. In 2025, he won the Chair’s Award for Recognition of Excellence in Service and Professionalism. In 2024, he was accepted into the STFM Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship Program and was recognized for his mentorship talents in an article in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Bryant won the UAMS Excellence in Mentoring Award in 2023 and participated in a campus-wide panel on the subject of increasing the number of Black men in medicine. While in our residency program, he served as Chief Resident and won the Outstanding Resident Award, the STAR Professionalism Award, and the 2021 National Institute of Health/National Medical Association Academic Medicine Fellow/Traveling Award. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of South Florida and completed medical school at the American University of Antigua. Dr. Bryant’s clinical interests include improving health literacy and health equity for the underserved and historically marginalized communities, along with women’s health, lifestyle medicine, and preventive medicine. When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching sports, traveling, and playing pool.
Amber Norris, M.D.
Dr. Norris wears many hats in our department including precepting residents, serving as the Medical Director at Helena East, working with House Calls, and serving as the Family Medicine clerkship director for M4 students. In 2025, she won the Chair’s Award for Recognition of Excellence in Educational Innovation. From a clinical standpoint, she is passionate about opioid use disorder and medication assisted treatment. On the personal side, she is married, has 3 children, and loves board games, reading (anything fantasy), and cooking/baking. Dr. Norris was born and raised in Central Arkansas, graduated from UAMS in 2017, and completed her Family Medicine residency at John Peter Smith in Ft. Worth, TX.
Dong Zhang, Ph.D.
Monica Ferrero, M.D.
Dr. Ferrero joined our faculty as an assistant professor in 2021. She practices in Little Rock, Helena, and the House Calls program. During her time in our residency program, she won the STAR Professionalism Award and the Goss Physician/Patient Relationship Award. She is a graduate of the University Libre Seccional Cali, Colombia, and is fluent in Spanish and English. During her free time, Dr. Ferrero enjoys spending time with her pets and dancing.