View Larger Image
Dr. Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia
Mauricio Garcia, M.D., Returns to UAMS to Lead Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
| LITTLE ROCK — Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia, M.D., has rejoined the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine as an associate professor and chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He served most recently on the faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
“We are pleased to recruit Dr. Garcia back to UAMS to transform the delivery of gastroenterology service in Little Rock and the state of Arkansas,” said Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. “He will also play a pivotal role in strengthening the liver transplantation service at UAMS.”
“I am grateful for the opportunity to lead the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division at UAMS and contribute to improving the state of health for Arkansans,” Garcia said. “Coming back to UAMS represents a chance to build the foundation for the future of academic gastroenterology and hepatology in Arkansas by improving access to high-quality care and being a main point of referral for the community.”
Garcia earned his medical degree at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in 2004. He completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas Salvador Zubiran, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. He continued his training with additional fellowships in transplant hepatology and advanced transplant hepatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha from 2011 to 2013.
He began his career at UAMS in 2013 as director of the Primary Liver Tumors Clinic in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. In 2017, Garcia took on the role of director of hepatology services, shortly followed by the position of co-director of gastroenterology and hepatology services. A year later, he was appointed liver transplant medical director.
In 2020, Garcia joined the Washington University School of Medicine as an associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology’s hepatology program.
Garcia has published 22 peer-reviewed articles and delivered more than 15 oral presentations. His research interests focus on education to improve the outcomes of liver disease, alcoholic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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.###