College of Medicine
February 22, 2021
Gaurav Dhar, M.D., Joins UAMS Health as Director of Interventional Cardiology
LITTLE ROCK — Gaurav Dhar, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to establish and grow the Structural Heart Program within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
February 16, 2021
Jaleesa Jackson, M.D., Anesthesiologist Specializing in Cancer Pain, Joins UAMS Health
LITTLE ROCK — Jaleesa A. Jackson, M.D., a chronic pain medicine fellowship-trained anesthesiologist, is now seeing patients at the UAMS Health Pain Clinic in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neuroscience Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). An assistant professor in anesthesiology, she specializes in helping cancer patients manage severe pain…
January 19, 2021
UAMS Myeloma Center Social Work Manager Appointed to National Board
LITTLE ROCK — The Board of Oncology Social Work Certification (BOSWC) recently chose Harold Dean, LCSW, OCW-C, clinical social work program manager for the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to serve on its board. Dean will serve for three years. The BOSWC, established in 2003, promotes excellence in psychosocial…
January 5, 2021
Benjamin Stronach, M.D., Becomes UAMS’ Fourth Total Joint Replacement Surgeon
Benjamin Stronach, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee arthroplasty, a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to restore function to a joint. Stronach will be seeing patients at the UAMS Health Orthopaedic Clinic at 2 Shackleford W Blvd. in Little Rock. He…
January 4, 2021
UAMS College of Medicine Honors 1968 Graduate Jack Blackshear, M.D., as 2020 Distinguished Alumnus
Jack Blackshear, M.D., has always had a soft spot in his heart for his medical school alma mater and the aspiring physicians who have followed in his footsteps since his 1968 graduation from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine. The Paragould native and retired internal medicine/gastroenterology specialist’s dedication to UAMS and…
December 22, 2020
Jennifer Laudadio, M.D., Named Chair of Department of Pathology
LITTLE ROCK — Jennifer Laudadio, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Pathology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine. Laudadio, a professor of pathology, had been interim chair since Aug. 1. “Dr. Laudadio has earned praise for her commitment to quality and safety, and her work in…
December 14, 2020
Sports Medicine physician Kathryn Nance Joins UAMS Orthopaedics
LITTLE ROCK — Kathryn L. Nance, M.D., a board-certified family medicine doctor who is fellowship-trained in sports medicine, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and is seeing patients at the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Clinic at 10815 Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock. She is a member of the…
December 9, 2020
Myeloma Survivor Grateful for Time with Grandchildren
Linda Cancienne of Alabaster, Alabama, and her husband, Mike, recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary by gathering with family around a backyard fire pit, socially distancing and wearing masks. “We went to our daughter’s house and enjoyed being together and recalling good memories,” Cancienne said. “I sure do miss hugging, though.” There was a time…
Radiation Oncologist Richard Crownover, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
Radiation oncologist Richard Crownover, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He sees patients in the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center and specializes in the treatment of gynecological cancers, breast cancer and sarcoma.
December 7, 2020
UAMS Physician Establishes Second International Guidelines for Treating Castleman Disease
LITTLE ROCK — Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., a myeloma researcher and clinician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was lead author on a recently published paper that establishes consensus diagnosis and treatment guidelines for a form of Castleman disease, a rare disorder of the lymph nodes and related tissues. The recommendations…
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