UAMS’ Stack Receives Distinguished Service Award from Head and Neck Surgery Organization

By todd

LITTLE ROCK – Brendan C. Stack Jr., M.D., vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, recently received a Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.


 


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 American College of Surgeons. His clinical interests include head and neck endocrine surgery, head and neck oncology, microvascular reconstruction, skull-base surgery and craniomaxillofacial trauma.


 


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’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. UAMS and its affiliates have an economic impact in Arkansas of $4.5 billion a year. For more information, visit www.uams.edu.