College of Medicine


May 6, 2022

First LVAD Recipient at UAMS Ready to Head Home, Get Back to Fishing

Linda Satter

Layman Roseby sits next to Kalaivani Sivakumar, M.D., surrounded by his UAMS and care team, upon being discharged.

LITTLE ROCK — The first patient to receive a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) through the new Heart Restoration Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is being discharged today after a successful procedure Feb. 28.


May 4, 2022

For Second Year, UAMS Designated as a Center of Excellence for Treating Huntington’s Disease

Linda Satter

Tuhin Virmani, M.D., Ph.D., left, and Rohit Dhall, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK — The Huntington’s Disease Society of America has designated the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) a Center of Excellence for the treatment of Huntington’s Disease for the second year in a row. “Continued designation as an HDSA Center of Excellence recognizes our multidisciplinary team’s commitment to providing care to people with…


May 3, 2022

UAMS’ Heart Healthy Communities Program Initiates Health App in Phillips County

Linda Satter

Stock image of a door-to-door surveyor and a resident at the door. going door-to-door.

LITTLE ROCK — Community health workers have been going door-to-door in Phillips County to show residents how a new app can help them improve their health. On behalf of the UAMS Heart Healthy Communities project based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the five workers work to identify needs in medically underserved…


April 27, 2022

UAMS Testing New Noninvasive Device for Diagnosing Fetal Heart Conditions

David Robinson

UAMS researcher Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., first will test the new optically-pumped magnetometer's effectiveness detecting fetal heart conditions. The noninvasive imaging technology will be tested in the future for its ability to reveal other important functional details of fetal development.

LITTLE ROCK — Three grants in six months from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are helping University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., explore promising noninvasive methods for diagnosing serious fetal health conditions. The grants total $4.4 million and support his pioneering work with sensor arrays that can reveal important…


April 21, 2022

UAMS Alumnus Honors Father with $1 Million College of Medicine Scholarship

Benjamin Waldrum

UAMS Medical Center and College of Medicine

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1,050,000 gift commitment from Primepares “Prime” G. Pal, M.D., to create a College of Medicine scholarship in honor of his late father. The Dr. Agaton P. Pal Scholarship is designed to support medical students with an academic background in the social sciences, or medical…


April 18, 2022

UAMS is First in Arkansas to Use New Technology to Remove Valve Infection, Debris Without Surgery

Linda Satter

Subhi Al'Aref, M.D., and Malley Bailey hold the Alpha Vac device.

LITTLE ROCK — A cardiologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first physician in Arkansas to use a new device to remove infectious vegetation from a woman’s heart valve in a 45-minute minimally invasive procedure.


April 14, 2022

Four UAMS Researchers Win Entrepreneurship Competitions, Including $25,000 Governor’s Cup

David Robinson

Shana Owens, Ph.D., presented her research during the UAMS Translational Research Institute's recent Research Day.

A virus test developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to help prevent a common cat cancer won the top $25,000 prize at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition on March 31. Shana Owens, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology, invented…


April 13, 2022

U.S. News & World Report Recognizes UAMS’ Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health

Linda Satter

picture of badges

U.S. News & World Report recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Medicine, College of Nursing and the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health on its latest Best Graduate Schools lists. UAMS ranked 36th in primary care on U.S. News’ 2023 list of Best Medical Schools. UAMS moved up three…


April 7, 2022

UAMS College of Medicine Receives $100,000 To Establish Scholarship in Retired Cardiologist’s Name

Linda Satter

Marvin and Rosanne Murphy with UAMS logo

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $100,000 gift from Rosanne Murphy of Hot Springs to establish an endowed scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine. Murphy’s late husband, Marvin L. Murphy, M.D., was a cardiologist at UAMS for 33 years, from 1963 until his retirement in 1996. He was a professor…


April 5, 2022

Julie Riley, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Urology

Linda Satter

Julie Riley, M.D., in white coat

Julie Riley, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an associate professor in the College of Medicine Department of  Urology. Riley also serves as the program director for the college’s urology residency program. “We are thrilled with the addition of Dr. Riley to our faculty,” said Timothy Langford, M.D., chairman…



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