College of Medicine
June 28, 2021
Cardiac Device Patients’ Fears of Being Shocked Can Prevent Full Recovery, UAMS Audience Told
Fear of being shocked is preventing many patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators from making a true cardiac comeback, an expert on the psychological effects of cardiovascular disease told a UAMS audience June 17. Samuel Sears, Ph.D., a professor in the departments of psychology and cardiovascular sciences at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., emphasized that…
June 24, 2021
UAMS’ First Phase 1 Cancer Clinical Trial Testing New Way to Protect Hearts while Treating Cancer
LITTLE ROCK — The drug dexrazoxane has a reputation akin to someone who both fights and sets fires. On the one hand, this Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug prevents heart damage caused by doxorubicin, which is used in chemotherapy. On the other hand, dexrazoxane may undermine the cancer treatment, causing many doctors to leave…
June 22, 2021
UAMS Welcomes 15 Students to New Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med, Public Health Program
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed 15 students comprising the inaugural class of a post-baccalaureate pre-med program called Medical Scholars in Public Health. The program is a collaboration between the UAMS colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Pharmacy. The 15 students who began classes May 24 were chosen…
June 18, 2021
Wellness Week Returns and Succeeds for Residents
With the resumption of wellness week events, both in-person and virtual, attention returned to the well-being of UAMS residents who are themselves deeply committed to the wellness of others. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of Wellness Week 2020 for residents in the UAMS Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, and it put already hard-working residents…
June 17, 2021
UAMS Performs State’s First HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplant
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has performed the first transplant in Arkansas from an HIV-positive donor to an HIV-positive recipient. The successful kidney transplant from a deceased person who had the human immunodeficiency virus was performed in May by Emmanouil Giorgakis, M.D., a transplant surgeon in the UAMS College…
June 15, 2021
UAMS Among First in Nation to Use Newly Approved Deep Brain Stimulation Technology
LITTLE ROCK — Shortly after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved a new version of a device used for deep brain stimulation, doctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) became one of the first 12 sites in the country and the first in Arkansas to use it.
June 9, 2021
UAMS Ranked Among Top Joint Replacement Providers
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ranks among the top 10% in the nation for joint replacement surgery, according to new research by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.
June 3, 2021
UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging Receives $1.9 Million Grant to Research Link Between Blood Sugar, Alzheimer’s Disease
The Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
June 2, 2021
Baptist Health-UAMS Psychiatry Residency Program Receives Initial Accreditation
LITTLE ROCK — A new collaborative residency program in psychiatry offered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Baptist Health has received initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The Baptist Health-UAMS Psychiatry Residency Program will initially train four residents and then will add four residency slots each year…
June 1, 2021
Recipients of Annual Cardiology Awards Named
The recipients of this year’s annual Cardiology Research Awards are Subhi Al’Aref, M.D., Dinesh Vorungati, M.D., and Hakan Paydak, M.D. John Paul Mounsey, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the Cardiology Division in the College of Medicine, congratulated Al’Aref for winning the Outstanding Researcher award, Vorungati for receiving the Emerging Researcher award and Paydak for being the…
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