LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced today that she will appoint Dr. Kay Chandler to serve as the Arkansas Surgeon General.
“I am pleased to announce that Dr. Kay Chandler will serve as Arkansas’ next Surgeon General, bringing strong leadership and years of medical expertise to the Department of Health,” Sanders said. “Dr. Chandler is a skilled, qualified OB-GYN who has spent decades serving women across Arkansas. I promised that when I was elected governor, Arkansas would not have mask mandates or vaccine mandates and we would not shut down churches and schools because we believe in personal freedom and responsibility. I look forward to working together to protect the health, well-being, and individual freedoms of Arkansans.”
“I am incredibly honored to be given this opportunity by Governor Sanders to serve the people of the great state of Arkansas as their Surgeon General. I was inspired when I heard our Governor say in her inaugural address that even though she did not want to dismiss the significance of being the first woman to serve as governor of Arkansas, she ran to make Arkansas first in everything. I consider it a tremendous privilege to be called on to serve in Governor Sanders’ administration and I am committed to working alongside her and the people of Arkansas towards achieving this – especially as related to the health and wellness of all Arkansans.”
Dr. Kay Chandler Bio:
Dr. Kay Chandler has served as an OB-GYN at Cornerstone Clinic in Little Rock since 1997 and has been named Best OB-GYN by Little Rock Family Magazine and AY Magazine.
She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Hendrix College, received her M.D. from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, and completed her residency training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Dr. Chandler has been included on the national Best Doctors, Inc. list since 2005. She is dedicated to promoting health and wellness through true lifestyle change and has served as Medical Director of Ideal Health NOW! since 2011. She shares new women’s health care information on the Medical Monday segment on THV11’s morning show, “THV This Morning.”
She also currently serves on the board for the Pulaski County Medical Society and on the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Medical Society. She is married to her husband of 30 years, Jeffrey K. Chandler DDS, who serves the Little Rock area at Chandler Family Dentistry.