Dr. Jay McDonald '94 is a board-certified physician in both Anesthesiology and Pain Management with Semmes Murphey Clinic in Memphis. Jay completed his undergraduate studies in biology and psychology at University of Georgia before attending medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans. It was while in New Orleans that Jay met and married his wife Chavanne.

A native Memphian, Jay returned to Memphis in 2017 after residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and a couple of years in private practice. Jay and Chavanne are the parents of two PDS boys, Jay and George. The McDonald family are members of St. John's Episcopal Church.