College of Medicine


April 15, 2025

UAMS, CDC Find 3% of Arkansas 8-Year-Olds, 2.5% of 4-Year-Olds Diagnosed with Autism

News Staff

One in 34 (3.0%) of 8-year-old children in Arkansas were identified with autism spectrum disorder by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) program in 2022.

LITTLE ROCK — One in 34 (3.0%) of 8-year-old children in Arkansas were identified with autism spectrum disorder by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) program in 2022, according to an analysis published April 15 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries.


UAMS Names Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., as Chair of Department of Radiology

News Staff

Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D.,

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine has named Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., as chair of the Department of Radiology.


April 8, 2025

UAMS Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health Ranked Among Nation’s Top Graduate Schools

Chris Carmody

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Little Rock is shown in this aerial photo.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Public Health rank among the top academic programs in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of Best Graduate Schools for 2025. In the rankings released today, the UAMS College of Medicine is recognized as a Tier 1 school for…


April 7, 2025

UAMS Hosts Free Parkinson’s Symposium April 13

News Staff

Rohit Dhall, M.D., chair of the UAMS Department of Neurology, speaks at previous Parkinson's Symposium, with Erika Petersen, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK — A free, public forum on Parkinson’s disease and Atypical Parkinsonism will be held April 13 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


Looking Toward the Future: Myeloma Center Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Nathan Tidwell

Myeloma Center physicians

The Myeloma Center, located in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has firmly established itself as an international leader in myeloma treatment. From its beginnings in 1989, UAMS’ myeloma program is recognized for detailed patient care, groundbreaking research and pioneering advances in the management of myeloma…


April 4, 2025

UAMS Residency Fair Connects Arkansas Medical Students with Training Programs

Philip Allison

Matthew Nix, M.D. (right) talks with a student at the recent UAMS Residency Fair.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Family and Preventive Medicine recently hosted its second annual Residency Fair, an event aimed at connecting medical students with primary care residency programs across Arkansas. The event provided students with a unique opportunity to explore residency training options in a casual setting. Unlike traditional residency…


April 2, 2025

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Mark O. Hardin, M.D., Joins UAMS

Linda Satter

portrait photo of Mark O. Hardin, M.D., and UAMS logo

LITTLE ROCK — Mark O. Hardin, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon with a focus on adult cardiac surgery, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Department of Surgery. Hardin received his medical degree from UAMS in 2007 and has returned after spending several years as a general surgeon in the…


April 1, 2025

UAMS Health Weight Management Clinic Adds Bariatric Surgery to Weight Loss Offerings

Yavonda Chase

The UAMS Health Medical and Surgical Weight Management Clinic team -- Monica Ferrero, M.D., (top left); Yasthil Vijay Jaganath, M.D., MPH; Martha M. Estrada, M.D.; Lexie H. Vaughn, M.D. (bottom left); Rebekka Amick, APRN; and Kaitlin Shonnard, PA-C.

LITTLE ROCK — Effective today, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has added bariatric surgery to the weight loss options offered at the UAMS Health Medical and Surgical Weight Management Clinic.


March 31, 2025

NIH Awards UAMS Nearly $3 Million to Study DNA Structures that Could Impact Cancer Treatment

David Robinson

Kevin Raney, Ph.D. (center), is leading exciting new research of unique DNA structures called quadruplexes with his team (l-r): Yu Chen, research assistant, Jun Gao, Ph.D., instructor Kirk West, Ph.D., assistant professor, Farhana Nasrin, Ph.D., assistant staff scientist, and John Marecki, Ph.D., instructor.

LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Kevin Raney, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $2.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study unusual DNA structures called quadruplexes, which may act like natural drugs by binding to key proteins involved in disease. The grant from the NIH…


March 28, 2025

UAMS College of Medicine Applauds 168 Seniors Heading to Residencies in 30 States and Washington, D.C.

Linda Satter

Kathleen “Katie” Kinder and her niece, Eloise, celebrate Kinder's match into an orthopaedic surgery residency at UAMS.

The tension at the Statehouse Convention Center was palpable just before 11 a.m. March 21, as 160 senior medical students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) sat waiting at large round tables to open the sealed envelopes they had just been handed. As the countdown clock on a large screen at the…



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