College of Medicine
May 18, 2023
Harvard Researcher Discusses Melanoma Treatment Options during Annual Lecture
May 18, 2023 | A cancer surgeon and researcher from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, whose work focuses on maximizing the surgical and medical treatment options for patients with melanoma, was the guest speaker May 5 at a lunchtime lecture at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The talk by…
May 17, 2023
Parkinson’s Patients Encouraged at Eighth Annual Symposium to Stay Active
May 17, 2023 | The Fred Smith Auditorium at UAMS was temporarily transformed into a symphony as about 50 people attending the recent Eighth Annual Parkinson’s Symposium shook tambourines, banged hand drums, rattled percussion sticks and chimed in with musical triangles at the direction of Patty Oeste, who teaches music classes for Parkinson’s patients. After…
May 15, 2023
UAMS Names Rohit Dhall, M.D., as Neurology Department Chair
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Rohit Dhall, M.D., as chair of the Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine, effective July 1.
May 9, 2023
Oleksiy Gudz, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS as Vascular Surgeon
LITTLE ROCK — Oleksiy Gudz, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Department of Surgery as a vascular surgeon and an assistant professor. “We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Gudz to our Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,” said Mohammed Moursi, M.D., chief of vascular surgery…
May 8, 2023
UAMS Opens New Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital
LITTLE ROCK —A number of dignitaries and other visitors gathered today to celebrate the opening of The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
May 5, 2023
UAMS Hosts Third Annual Otolaryngology Diamond Conference
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted experts from the field of otolaryngology for a two-day conference that offered the latest in surgical techniques, clinical care and research. The third annual Otolaryngology Diamond Conference extended its focus beyond the ear, nose and throat specialty by welcoming health professionals from a variety of treatment…
May 1, 2023
UAMS, NIH Study Finds Consoling, Other Techniques Better Than Drug Therapies for Newborns with Opioid Withdrawal
LITTLE ROCK — A groundbreaking nationwide clinical trial in which the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) played a key role has confirmed an effective way to wean newborns from opioid withdrawal symptoms that substantially reduces hospital stays and the traditional use of drug therapies. Using an “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) care approach resulted…
April 28, 2023
Health Professionals Can Play Important Role in Combatting Climate Change, Guest Lecturer Says
Health professionals in the United States have an important role to play in the climate crisis because it is also a public health crisis, Victor J. Dzau, M.D., president of the National Academy of Medicine, told an audience at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). As the inaugural lecturer for The Richard and…
April 27, 2023
College of Medicine Recognizes Exemplary Team Members at 2023 Dean’s Honor Day
The College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) paid tribute to outstanding faculty and staff at the college’s annual Dean’s Honor Day celebration on April 25. Capping the ceremony, the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Service Award was presented to David L. Davies, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Neurobiology and…
April 25, 2023
UAMS Invests Laura B. Dunn, M.D., in Marie Wilson Howells Chair in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Laura B. Dunn, M.D., in the Marie Wilson Howells Chair in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences during an April 20 ceremony. Dunn, who joined UAMS in February 2022 as chair of the UAMS Department of Psychiatry and director of the UAMS…
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