UAMS’ Stack Receives Distinguished Service Award from Head and Neck Surgery Organization
| LITTLE ROCK – Brendan C. Stack Jr., M.D., vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the Stack, who is a professor and director of the Divisions of Head and Neck Oncology and Clinical Research and holder of the James Y. Suen, M.D., endowed chair in the department, received the award at the academy’s annual meeting, held in September. The organization gives the award annually in recognition of outstanding service through the presentation of instructional courses, scientific papers, or participation on a continuing education committee or faculty. Stack, a board-certified head and neck surgeon, is a fellow of the academy as well as the The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, one of the oldest medical associations in the nation, represents more than 12,600 physicians and allied health professionals who specialize in the treatment of the ears, nose, throat and related structures of the head and neck. UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a medical center, six centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has about 2,430 students and 715 medical residents. It is one of the state’s largest public employers with about 9,400 employees, including nearly 1,000 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’