College of Medicine
November 13, 2026
American Thyroid Association Recognizes Spyridoula Maraka, M.D.
The American Thyroid Association® recognized Spyridoula Maraka, M.D., with the 2026 Van Meter Award on Nov. 5 during the 95th ATA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
November 10, 2026
UAMS Investigator Receives $2 Million to Study How Joint Injuries Contribute to Osteoarthritis
LITTLE ROCK — The National Institutes of Health recently awarded more than $2 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study how injuries to the blood vessels within the joints contribute to osteoarthritis development. Sanja Novak, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Physiology and Cell…
November 9, 2026
Anima Gnawali, D.O., Joins UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic in Maumelle
Anima Gnawali, D.O., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Neighborhood Clinic in Maumelle, where she will care for patients of all ages.
November 4, 2026
NIH Awards UAMS $2.2 Million to Study Ventilator-Assisted Pneumonia
LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award to support a study on ventilator-assisted pneumonia and ways to prevent it in a hospital setting.
November 2, 2026
Dermatologist Emily Coleman, M.D., Joins UAMS Health
LITTLE ROCK — Emily Coleman, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Department of Dermatology as an assistant professor.
October 30, 2026
UAMS’ Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health Making Inroads, Pushing Forward
| A lot has happened in the world of maternal and infant health in Arkansas since early 2025, when the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) began implementing plans to reduce the state’s high rates of maternal and infant mortality.
October 28, 2026
Cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., Join UAMS Health
LITTLE ROCK — Fellowship-trained noninvasive cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., and Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiology.
October 27, 2026
UAMS/UA Go Baby Go Program Marks Third Year of Getting Kids Moving
The Go Baby Go project in Northwest Arkansas recently completed its third year. The program provides modified electric ride-on cars to children with mobility challenges, and it continues to grow its reach and refine its approach.
UAMS Cancer Institute Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Findings in Prestigious Scientific Journal
A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute was recently published in Cell, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, for a promising discovery that may lead to more effective cancer immunotherapies.
October 26, 2026
Timothy Langford, M.D., Receives Distinguished Alumni Honor from Arkansas State
Timothy Langford, M.D., professor and chair of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Urology, was one of three Arkansas State University alumni recognized during a halftime presentation Oct. 24 at the university’s homecoming football game in Jonesboro.
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