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Erika Horta, M.D., has joined UAMS as a neuro-immunologist and neuro-oncologist.
Erika Horta, M.D., Joins UAMS as Neuro-Immunologist
| Erika Horta, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a fellowship-trained neuro-immunologist and neuro-oncologist specializing in multiple sclerosis and brain and spine tumors.
She sees multiple sclerosis patients at the UAMS Health Epilepsy and Neurology Clinic in Freeway Medical Tower, Suite 605, 5800 W. 10th St., just off Interstate 630 in Midtown Little Rock. She sees patients for brain and spine tumors at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, which is part of the main UAMS campus in Little Rock.
Multiple sclerosis appointments are accepted through physician referral faxed to 505-603-1539. The clinic number is 686-5838. For more information, visit uamshealth.com/expertise/neurology. Appointments with the Cancer Institute can be made by calling 501-296-1200.
Horta works with a neuro-immunology team that includes specially trained advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), registered nurse (RN) and pharmacists. They treat multiple sclerosis and other diseases that affect both the neurologic and immune systems.
At the Cancer Institute, she sees patients with brain and spine tumors, neurofibromatosis, and tuberous sclerosis, backed by Arkansas’ most comprehensive cancer treatment and research facility. She is the only neuro-oncologist in the state.
The Epilepsy and Neurology Clinic compliments the Neurology Clinic on the main UAMS campus and provides more access to this important specialized care. UAMS is recognized as a Partner in MS Care by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, signifying its comprehensive approach to diagnosing, managing and treating MS.
Horta earned her medical degree at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, where she also served a residency in neurology and completed a clinical fellowship in neuro-immunology. She completed a fellowship in research at the Neuro-immunology Laboratory at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and a clinical fellowship in neuro-oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Horta also served a residency in neurology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
She also is as an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology in the UAMS College of Medicine.
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 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 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.###