Board Members

Farrar, Nicole 3-12-20a

A. NICOLE FARRAR, DO, FACOI – Chairman

Dr. Farrar is a graduate of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Following graduation, she entered the internal medicine residency at Oklahoma State University Medical Center and was awarded the James D. Edwards Excellence in Internal Medicine Award after serving as Chief Resident. Dr. Farrar was a practicing hospitalist in the intensive care unit at St. John Medical Center until 2018 when she returned to the OSU Center for Health Sciences. She currently serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medical Education (Internal Medicine), the Department Chair of Medical Education, and the Medical Director of Simulation for OSU-CHS. Dr. Farrar is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists.

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JACOB K. TARABOLOUS, DO, FAOCA – Vice Chairman

Dr. Tarabolous was born in Athens, Greece and came to the U.S. when he was 9 years old. He attended medical school at University of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery in Des Moines, IA, then went on to complete his anesthesiology internship at Chicago Osteopathic Hospital and residency at Flint Osteopathic Hospital. He has served a Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Tulsa Regional Medical Center (OSU Medical Center) and at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, KS. He was Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Muskogee Regional Medical Center as well as the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Dr. Tarabolous is a Fellow of the American Board of Osteopathic Anesthesiologists and a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Kansas Society of Anesthesiologists and Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists.

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SHERRI L. WISE, CPA – President / CEO

Sherri Wise has served as President and CEO of the Osteopathic Founders Foundation since 1996. She is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma and holds certification in Oklahoma as a Certified Public Accountant.

Ms. Wise serves in a variety of volunteer activities both locally and nationally. She was appointed to the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board by Governor Brad Henry and reappointed by Governors Mary Fallin and Kevin Stitt before recently concluding her final term of service. She currently chairs the Oklahoma Seed Capital Investment Fund for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.

Ms. Wise is Immediate Past-President of the National Association of Osteopathic Foundations and represents that group as an appointee to the American Osteopathic Association’s Bureau of Education and the AOA Bureau of Federal Health Programs. She has recently been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners where she will serve through 2025. Ms. Wise served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Osteopathic Foundation and continues to serve the AOF as a member of the Council on Grants and Awards. She was awarded the Horizon Award by the American Osteopathic Foundation in 2005. Ms. Wise is former Chairman of the Oklahoma Educational Foundation for Osteopathic Medicine and serves ex-officio to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Bureau on Legislation.

Ms. Wise is a member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Oklahoma Planned Giving Council. She is an alumna of Leadership Tulsa.

Bright, Trevor

TREVOR L. BRIGHT, DO

Dr. Bright attended medical school at the A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, then went on to complete a residency in anesthesiology at OSU Center for Health Sciences. He is a member of American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists and is certified through the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology. In 2017 he was named as one of the top doctors in Missouri by 417 Magazine. Dr. Bright is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor for the Department of Surgery-Anesthesiology and serves as the Chair of Anesthesiology at Oklahoma State University Medical Center and is the President of UTB Anesthesia.

Carney, Michael 2023-03-09

MICHAEL P. CARNEY, DO, FACOI, FACC, FSCAI

Dr. Carney practiced interventional cardiology for more than thirty years prior to his retirement in 2014. After graduating from the Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Carney relocated to Tulsa for an internal medicine residency at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital (OSU Medical Center), then completed his cardiology fellowship at the University of Oklahoma. He taught at the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine for many years and was one of the first to participate in the college’s telemedicine program. Dr. Carney is a Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Internists, the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography. He was awarded the Osteopathic Founders Foundation’s Outstanding Physician Award in 2007 and the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association’s Doctor of the Year Award in 2021.

Drew Crawford 3-13-18

ANDREW S. CRAWFORD, DO, MBA, FACOI

Dr. Crawford began his career as a paramedic/fireman before attending medical school at OSU-COM. He then went on to Internal Medicine residency at OSU Medical Center and completed fellowship at Texas A&M University and Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic in 2002. In 2013 he received an MBA from OSU. He has a special interest in obesity medicine and has received certification from the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Dr. Crawford is currently the Medical Director for the Gastroenterology Service Line at Saint Francis Health System and the Program Director for the GI Fellowship program at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

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MICAH J. DERBY, DO

Dr. Derby is a 2013 graduate of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency at OSU Medical Center. Dr. Derby currently serves as Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine in the OSU-CHS Department of Internal Medicine and as Medical Director of OSU Internal Medicine Clinics.

Dullye, Kimberlie 2023-03-09

KIMBERLIE K. DULLYE, MD

Dr. Dullye is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She completed her anesthesiology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and currently practices with UTB Anesthesia. Dr. Dullye is also Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery-Anesthesiology at OSU-CHS.

Matthew L Else

MATTHEW L. ELSE, DO, MBA

Dr. Else completed medical school at OSU-COM then went on to a Family Medicine residency at OSU Center for Health Sciences. He currently works at Utica Park Clinic. He was awarded Rookie Physician of the Year in 2021 by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association as well as receiving Outstanding Healthcare Awards in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Dr. Else previously served on the board of the Tulsa County Medical Society and is a current board member of Health, Outreach, Prevent, Education (H.O.P.E.).

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JEREMY S. FULLINGIM, DO

Dr. Fullingim attended medical school at OSU-COM, then went on to complete his diagnostic radiology residency at OSU Medical Center in 2008 where he was chief radiology resident. He went on to complete a pediatric radiology fellowship at The Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics in Kansas City in 2009. Dr. Fullingim works for Diagnostic Imaging Associates.

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TARA B. HASENPFLUG, DO

Dr. Hasenpflug has been providing primary care in Tulsa for over 10 years. She received her undergraduate training at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, followed by medical school at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa. She completed a Family Medicine Residency at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa and became board certified in 2014. Dr. Hasenpflug provides quality outpatient care for acute and chronic health conditions, as well as wellness/preventative care for patients of all ages.

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HENRY J. WILL, J.D.

Mr. Will retired from legal practice in 2019 after 53 years with Conner & Winters, LLP. He was listed as a “Best Lawyer” in Oklahoma for over 27 years and as a “Super Lawyer” in Oklahoma each year since 2006 until his retirement. A member of ACTEC since 1996, he was a regular presenter at professional seminars. Henry has been a member of numerous exempt organization boards of directors and has served as president and chairman of many of them including Tulsa Philharmonic, Tulsa Opera, Dillon International and The Center for Individuals with Physical Disabilities. He is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School.

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KENNETH E. CALABRESE, DO, MACOI – Director Emeritus

Dr. Calabrese is a 1970 graduate of the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (KCUMB). After completing his internship at Lakeside Hospital in Kansas City he entered the Internal Medicine residency program at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital (now OSU Medical Center). In 1977, he completed a Nephrology and Hypertension Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic and returned to OOH to begin his practice and develop the renal dialysis program for the hospital. Dr. Calabrese served as President American College of Osteopathic Internists in 1997-1998 and President Oklahoma Osteopathic Association in 2017-2018. In 1998 he was recognized as the Osteopathic Founders Foundation’s Outstanding Physician and in 2019 received the Richard C. Staab, DO Legacy Award. He is currently medical director for acute dialysis at OSU Medical Center.

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