Dr. Ethelyn J. Williams-Neal, a pediatrician who has practiced medicine for 58 years, retired March 1, 2025.   Williams- Neal is a West Tennessee native who co-founded Comprehensive Medical Associates in Memphis, Tennessee.  She also serves as an assistant clinical professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Williams- Neal earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago and did her medical internship and became the first black intern at the City of Memphis Hospital system. She completed her residency at the University of Oregon Medical School Hospital.

Since opening a private pediatric practice in 1977 in Memphis and then co-founding Comprehensive Medical Associates, Williams-Neal has treated several generations of patients.

She has chosen Dr. Stella Nwokeji to succeed her. 

      Stella Nwokeji 

Dr. Nwokeji will take over as chief operating officer and president of Comprehensive Medical Associates. She holds a Juris Doctorate, a Master of Science from the University of Memphis and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Nwokeji is a fellow of leadership education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) and a scholar of Dr. Ambrose Paul Preventative Medicine.