Fellowship-Trained Colon and Rectal Surgeon W. Conan Mustain, M.D., Joins UAMS
W. Conan Mustain, M.D., colon and rectal surgeon
| LITTLE ROCK – Fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon W. Conan Mustain, M.D. has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He is an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Surgery and sees patients at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
Mustain is board-certified in general surgery and board-eligible in colon and rectal surgery. He specializes in the treatment of diseases of the colon and rectum including colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, fecal incontinence, rectal prolapse and benign anorectal conditions. His special interests include laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery, complex anorectal disease, and sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer.
After earning his medical degree at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Mustain completed his internship and residency in general surgery at the University of Kentucky (UK) Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. During residency he spent two years as a surgical research fellow in the UK Markey Cancer Center conducting basic science research in colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. After residency he completed fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center-Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
He is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and is a donor to the ACS Professional Association Political Action Committee.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.
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