College of Medicine


November 16, 2021

Epilepsy Experts Share Updates on Condition during UAMS Symposium

Linda Satter

Harshad Ladha, M.D., used graphics to illustrate his presentation.

Six multidisciplinary experts on epilepsy shared the latest updates on the neurological condition that affects over 65 million people worldwide, including 3.4 million in the United States, in a virtual epilepsy symposium hosted Nov. 6 by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Third Annual Epilepsy Symposium consisted of segments focused on pediatric…


November 5, 2021

Insall Traveling Fellows Visit UAMS for Fourth Consecutive Year

News Staff

2021 Insall Fellows Martin Faschingbauer, M.D., Sumon Nandi, M.D., and J. Ryan Martin, M.D. (center) shown with UAMS hip and knee surgeons Jeffery Stambough, M.D., Simon Mears, M.D., Ph.D. Lowry Barnes, M.D., and Ben Stronach, M.D.

In October, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed the 2021 John N. Insall Traveling Fellows for a two-day program hosted by the College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.


November 2, 2021

UAMS Selects Laura Dunn, M.D., to Lead Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Research Institute

Yavonda Chase

Laura B. Dunn, M.D., will be joining UAMS on Feb. 1, 2022, as the as the next chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Psychiatric Research Institute.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has selected Laura B. Dunn, M.D., as the next chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Psychiatric Research Institute.


November 1, 2021

Padala to Head Baptist Health-UAMS Psychiatry Residency Program

Tim Taylor

Dr. Prasad Padala

LITTLE ROCK — Prasad Padala, M.D., M.S., FACHE, a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Psychiatry, has accepted the position of program director of UAMS’ new collaborative psychiatry residency program with Baptist Health.


NIH Awards $13.8 Million to Test UAMS-Discovered Drug for Methamphetamine Use Disorder Treatment

David Robinson

UAMS’ Brooks Gentry, M.D., is leading the study of what could become the first monoclonal antibody treatment for methamphetamine use disorder and overdose.

A drug discovered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to counter the effects of methamphetamine will be tested in a phase 2 clinical trial as the only potential treatment of its kind for methamphetamine use disorder.


October 27, 2021

22nd Annual Geriatrics Update Examines Key Topics: Herbal Supplements, CBD, COPD, COVID

Ben Boulden

22nd Annual Geriatric Update

When a patient is asked what prescription or over-the-counter drugs they are taking, they seldom include plant-based dietary supplements, even though these supplements can interact and even counteract other medications.


October 26, 2021

NCI Grant Supporting UAMS Research to Improve Cancer Treatment for Patients Lacking Good Gut Bacteria

David Robinson

UAMS’ Ruud P.M. Dings, Ph.D., hopes to improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients with an absence of good gut bacteria.

LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team will use a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to study promising new ways to improve the effectiveness of a common cancer treatment for patients lacking beneficial gut bacteria. The five-year, nearly $2 million grant is led by Ruud P.M. Dings, Ph.D., M.Sc., an…


October 25, 2021

Oncologist Sindhu Malapati, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Marty Trieschmann

Sindhu Malapati, M.D., Medical Oncologist specializing in breast cancer

Sindhu Malapati, M.D., has joined the breast team in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where she is treating patients with breast cancer. “Dr. Malapati is a great addition to our team at an important time in the Cancer Institute’s growth,” said Michael Birrer, Winthrop P. …


October 22, 2021

Three UAMS Researchers Receive DART Seed Grants for Data Science Projects

Linda Satter

Tiffany Huitt and Kevin Phelan sit behind open computers that display some of the NOAA curriculum students will use.

Three researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – two in the College of Medicine and one in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health –  recently received seed grants from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Science and Technology to increase Arkansas students’ knowledge about data science. The DART (Data…


October 19, 2021

UAMS Named Top 10% in Nation for Joint Replacement

Yavonda Chase

UAMS ranks among the top 10% in the nation for joint replacement surgery for the second year in a row, according to Healthgrades. UAMS also received the Joint Replacement Excellence Award.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ranks among the top 10% in the nation for joint replacement surgery for the second year in a row, according to Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.



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