Primus Mbawuike, M.D., Pharm.D., Joins UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Pine Bluff
| LITTLE ROCK — Primus Mbawuike, M.D., Pharm.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Family Medical Center in Pine Bluff where he will offer comprehensive care for all ages with additional expertise in pharmacy.
Mbawuike completed his family medicine residency at the UAMS South Central Regional Campus in Pine Bluff in 2024. He earned his pharmacy degree from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2003 and his medical degree from UAMS in 2016.
UAMS Family Medical Center in Pine Bluff
Mbawuike most recently was an emergency room physician with CHI St. Vincent and a nocturnist physician at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff where he managed inpatient care and emergency response overnight. As a pharmacist, Mbawuike was a pharmacy manager with CVS Health in Texas and a staff pharmacist for retail pharmacies in Arkansas and Ohio. He also worked as a pharmacist at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
In addition to caring for patients, Mbawuike will train future family medicine physicians as an assistant professor with the UAMS South Central Family Medicine Residency Program.
“UAMS South Central is excited to welcome Dr. Mbawuike back to Pine Bluff to be part of our incredible faculty team and to offer our patients primary care services,” said Sheila Huskey, administrative director for UAMS South Central.
He is accepting new patients at the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Pine Bluff. To schedule an appointment, call 870-541-6000.
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