Chelsea Sullivan Mathews, M.D., Joins UAMS as Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon
| Chelsea Sullivan Mathews, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in treating foot and ankle issues.
Mathews sees patients at the UAMS Health Orthopaedic Clinic at 2 Shackleford W Blvd., Little Rock. To make an appointment, call 501-526-1046.
She is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine.
Mathews earned her medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. She completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at UAMS and a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the University of Washington.
While at medical school and at UAMS for residency, she was involved in education, leadership and student interest groups, winning the Resident Teaching Award from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UAMS. She conducted research and gave numerous scientific presentations while working together with UAMS faculty.
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.###