Consult – Spring 2018
March 6, 2018
Patterson to Join UAMS as Next Chancellor
![Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, speaks at an open forum on the UAMS campus Dec. 13. University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt will recommend Patterson as the next UAMS chancellor.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_4783-150x150.jpg)
Consult main page Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, will join UAMS on June 1 as its new chancellor. Patterson is currently senior vice president and chief operating officer at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he is seeing a major construction project through completion before assuming his post at UAMS. The Board of Trustees of the…
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Developmental Disorders
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Family medicine physicians and APRN’s are the front line. Developmental screening is recommended to be done by the child’s primary care provider. If a delay is suspected, a referral is made for more definitive diagnosis. Many of the evaluations are conducted in Little Rock at the James L. Dennis Developmental Center, part of the UAMS…
April 2018 Message from Dr. Jansen
![Mark T. Jansen, M.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DrJansen-150x150.jpg)
Consult main page Dear Colleagues, In February, I temporarily set aside my role as care provider to become a care receiver. When the tables are turned, what a valuable reminder it is of just what it means to provide care. Through a combination of genetics (mother), activity and mileage, I had acquired carpal tunnel syndrome…
News to Know: Updates from UAMS
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Consult main page Neurology Adds Neuromuscular, Headache, Hospital Specialists Betul Gundogdu, M.D., has joined the Department of Neurology as a neurologist specializing in neuromuscular disorders. She sees patients in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute’s Neurology Clinic. She provides electromyography, which is used to diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy and…
Orthopaedics Researchers Explore Biomechanics From All Angles
![How knee replacements affect golf swing is one of several UAMS Department of Orthopaedic Surgery studies at the high-tech gait and motion-detection laboratory at the HipKnee Arkansas Foundation.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/biomechanics-150x150.jpg)
Consult main page Research is on the move at the UAMS Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Researchers are studying biomechanics using the high-tech gait and motion-detection laboratory at the HipKnee Arkansas Foundation. By researching the structure and function of human movement in a variety of contexts, the goal is to improve the development and assessment of…
Physician Profile – Kristen Zorn, M.D.
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Consult main page Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Division of Genetics Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology Dr. Zorn’s UAMS profile What inspired you to become a doctor? I come from a medical family. I was exposed to medicine from childhood and always found the workings of the human body fascinating. What do…
Colorectal Surgery
![Medical Case Study - Colorectal Surgery](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Case-Study-150x150.jpg)
Consult main page Initial contact A 41-year-old male patient presented at an outside hospital with pain in his pelvis and buttocks accompanied by fever and drainage from the perianal skin. He was admitted, and a CT scan showed a large perirectal abscess with air tracking down into the left buttock and thigh with concern for…
Learn on Demand
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Consult main page All classes now FREE! A resource of the UAMS Center for Distance Health (CDH), the LearnOnDemand.org web portal offers health care professionals the flexibility of earning continuing education (CE) credits on their own schedule, through an expanded array of teleconferences and online courses. Track all educational hours and credits earned inside or…