College of Medicine


August 19, 2025

Renowned Gynecologic Oncologist Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, M.D., Joins UAMS

Marty Trieschmann

Renowned Gynecologic Oncologist Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, M.D., Joins UAMS

Internationally recognized gynecologic oncologist Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), specializing in the treatment of women’s cancers. She also serves as an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology, Bazzett-Matabele brings more than…


August 15, 2025

Stakeholders in Arkansas Maternal Healthcare Improvements Come Together

Linda Satter

Wide-angle shot of group of people, mostly women, sitting around tables in the cultural living room, listening to a panel discussion.

Doctors, birthing center administrators, lawmakers and advocacy groups from across the state gathered Aug. 6 in downtown Little Rock for an “honest dialogue” about ongoing efforts to improve maternal health outcomes in Arkansas. The Arkansas Maternal Health Roundtable, hosted by the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical…


August 14, 2025

UAMS Invests Ashley Norse, M.D., in Reed Professorship in Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Injury Prevention

Andrew Vogler

Ashley Norse Investiture

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Ashley Norse, M.D., a professor and chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine, in the Stanley E. Reed Professorship in Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Injury Prevention during an Aug. 7 ceremony. “This endowment will support research, education and outreach efforts…


August 13, 2025

174 Students in College of Medicine Class of 2029 Don White Coats

Linda Satter

A close-up of students reciting the medical student oath.

August 13, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine welcomed 174 new medical students to its campuses in Little Rock and Fayetteville in an Aug. 8 ceremony for the Class of 2029. The ceremony was livestreamed from both the Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock and the University…


August 5, 2025

UAMS Researchers Secure $3.4 Million in NIH Grants after Finding Clues to Stealthy Cancer-Linked Virus

David Robinson

Mark Manzano, Ph.D. (center), with his team (l-r): Andrew Murphy, Thomas Caldarera III, Anthony Carreira and Prasanth Viswanathan, Ph.D.

LITTLE ROCK — New findings at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) toward unlocking the secrets of a stealthy virus linked to cancer have led to two grants totaling $3.42 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Mark Manzano, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and…


August 1, 2025

UAMS M.D./Ph.D. Student Receives Fellowship Award from National Cancer Institute

Tamara Robinson

Sydnye Shuttleworth seated in the lab. She will continue her pursuit to become a physician and cancer researcher with support from a National Cancer Institute fellowship.

Sydnye Shuttleworth, a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and an affiliate trainee member of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship award for aspiring physician-scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI).


July 31, 2025

UAMS Receives $720,000 Gift from Frank Threlkeld Trust

Andrew Vogler

White Coast Ceremony

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $720,702 gift from the trust of the late Frank Threlkeld, M.D., to support key initiatives in the UAMS College of Medicine. “UAMS is deeply thankful to be included in Frank Threlkeld’s legacy of generosity, a gesture that is especially meaningful considering that…


July 30, 2025

Undergraduate Researchers Gather at UAMS for Summer Symposium

Nathan Tidwell

Talana Small

Students from 36 colleges and universities along with eight high schools across the United States presented research during the 12th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The event, held July 23 at the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building, was organized and sponsored by the UAMS College of…


July 29, 2025

David Catlin, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry

Tim Taylor

David Catlin, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK – David Catlin, M.D., is joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Department of Psychiatry as an assistant professor.  


July 24, 2025

Sravani Gundarlapalli, M.D., Joins UAMS Division of Hematology Oncology

Marty Trieschmann

Sravani Gundarlapalli, M.D., Joins UAMS Division of Hematology Oncology

Sravani Gundarlapalli, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a hematologist oncologist and assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Division of Hematology Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine. Board-certified in internal medicine, Gundarlapalli joins the state’s most experienced hematology oncology team that leads Arkansas’ only stem cell…



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