Beebe honors retiring cardiothoracic surgeon M.L. Ray Kuretu

Beebe Healthcare officials and team members gathered Aug. 4 to celebrate the lengthy and accomplished 35-year career of M.L. Ray Kuretu, MD. Since his first year with Beebe in 2012, Kuretu has continually influenced the open-heart surgery program and helped curate it to what it is today.

“I want to thank Dr. Kuretu on behalf of the Beebe medical staff for his dedicated service to our community over the past decade here at Beebe,” said Dr. Paul Peet, Beebe medical staff president. “I want to acknowledge his many academic and professional contributions as a nationally recognized cardiac surgeon spanning over a 35-year career.”

Well-wishers gathered on the occasion of Dr. Ray Kuretu’s retirement from Beebe Healthcare are (l-r) Dr. David Tam, president and CEO; Terry Megee, board chair; Kuretu; and Dr. Paul Peet.