November 28, 2011

New Surgery at UAMS Provides Dramatic Reduction in Arm Swelling for Lymphedema Patients

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in Arkansas and one of a handful of medical centers in the country offering a new surgical alternative to treat lymphedema, the chronic arm swelling frequently associated with breast cancer treatment.


November 21, 2011

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region.


November 16, 2011

UAMS’ Kenneday Chosen President-Elect of American Society of Healthcare Engineering

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Mark A. Kenneday, vice chancellor of campus operations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been chosen 2012 president-elect of the American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). He will become president in 2013.


UAMS First Adult Hospital Accredited for Echocardiography

David Robinson

Nov. 16, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently became the only adult hospital in Arkansas to have its echocardiography service accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL).


November 14, 2011

UAMS First Adult Hospital in State Accredited for Echocardiography

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently became the only adult hospital in Arkansas to have its echocardiography service accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL).


November 10, 2011

Nov. 22, Science Café – Nature Centers: What’s Up in the Natural State

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Nature Centers: What’s Up in the Natural State, on Nov. 22. Panelists will discuss Arkansas’ nature centers/parks, wild species/habitat diversity, recreational offerings and educational resources.


November 7, 2011

UAMS Institute on Aging Reaches $5.6 Million Expansion Goal

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging announced today that it has raised $5.6 million in private funds required as part of a $30.4 million construction gift in 2009 from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.


November 4, 2011

Breast Cancer Patient First for UAMS Lymphedema Surgery

David Robinson

Nov. 4, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in Arkansas and one of a handful of medical centers in the country offering a new surgical alternative to treat lymphedema, the chronic arm swelling frequently associated with breast cancer treatment.


UAMS Biomedical Career Day Highlights Career Paths

David Robinson

Nov. 4, 2011 | Graduate and undergraduate students alike pondered the possibilities presented Oct. 13 at the 14th Annual Biomedical Career Day hosted by the UAMS Graduate School.


November 2, 2011

Susan Barr, M.D., Urogynecology Specialist, Joins UAMS

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Susan Barr, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a surgeon with advanced training in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery.



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