Dr. Perttunen was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. He graduated from University of Florida in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in biology and then went on to graduate from Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine in 2020. He enjoys spending time with his family and two golden retrievers, basketball, hiking, and video games.
Dr. Soehner grew up in a small town in Northwest Arkansas. He attended Arkansas Tech University where he majored in biology and lettered on the football team. He is a 2020 graduate from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Soehner enjoys spending time with his wife, son and daughter. He also enjoys fishing, any kind of sport, hiking, kayaking and traveling to new places.
Dr. Skinner is from Alabaster, Alabama. She went to undergrad and played volleyball for the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She completed medical school at Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2021. Her hobbies include spending time with family, taking snacks from the urology office, reading, watching football (Sebastian Tretola for Heisman, Woo Pig), and playing and hanging out with her dog.
Dr. Smith is a proud native of New Orleans, LA. She attended the University of New Orleans where she majored in Chemistry. She earned her master’s in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Florida. Dr. Smith graduated from LSU School of Medicine–New Orleans in 2021 where she served as class president in her third and fourth years of medical school. She enjoys spending time with family, shopping, brunching, swimming, and overseeing the program’s social events and Twitter account.
Dr. Biben grew up in a small suburb of Los Angeles, California and is a 2022 graduate of the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She attended Colorado College where she majored in molecular biology, minored in chemistry, and also found a love for the mountains. Dr. Biben enjoys hiking, camping, cooking, painting, snowboarding, petting her dog, and traveling.
Dr. Dietrich grew up West Plains, Missouri just north of the Arkansas border. He attended undergrad and medical school at the University of Missouri – Kansas City where he refined his tomahawk chop while cheering on the Chiefs but always remained a loyal St. Louis Cardinals fan. In his free time, Dr. Dietrich enjoys duck hunting, bass/trout fishing, fixing up outboard motors, farming, pickup sports, and quality time with friends and family.
Dr. Freeman grew up in Reno, Nevada, enjoying all that Tahoe and the surrounding outdoors had to offer. He attended UCLA for his undergraduate studies, earning his bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. He continues to be an avid Bruin football and basketball fan to this day, and enjoys having friends over for watch parties. He returned home after his time in Los Angeles to attend medical school at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Freeman enjoys wake surfing, snow skiing, hiking, checking out the local food scene, and gardening in the company of his wife and rescue dog, Wynne.
Dr. Massey grew up in Russellville, Arkansas. He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He then went on to graduate from the UAMS College of Medicine in 2023. Dr. Massey enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, working out, and spending time with friends and family in his free time.
Dr. Kuykendall was born and raised in Magnolia, AR. She is a 2024 graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha. She attended the University of Central Arkansas as an undergrad, majoring in Biology. Outside of medicine, she enjoys dancing, reading, yoga, skiing, and spending time on the lake.
Dr. Sesler was born in Texarkana, Arrkansas. He continued his education at the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, majoring in Biochemistry and is a 2024 graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where he is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He is a lifelong Arkansas Razorback and Dallas Cowboys fan, and loves to spend free time with his friends, at the gym, a football game, or outside playing tennis. His favorite thing about Little Rock is the diversity of food and endless outdoor activities.