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February 2, 2016
UAMS’ Vander Schilden Honored for 30 Years as Team Doctor for Trojans
Feb. 2, 2016 | UAMS orthopaedics professor Jack Vander Schilden, M.D., was recognized Jan. 30 for his 30 years of service with the Trojan athletic teams at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). Vander Schilden, who is the head team physician for all Trojan athletic teams, including the basketball team, was honored at…
February 1, 2016
Research Support Offices Become Holiday Heroes for Leukemia Patient
Feb. 1, 2016 | It was Christmas night and Yogesh Jethava, M.D., was worried. Working the holiday at UAMS Medical Center, he had just diagnosed a leukemia patient’s rare, life-threatening liver disease. The only known treatment was a drug awaiting U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval and not available at most medical centers. What he…
January 29, 2016
Little Rock Mom Thankful for Beating Colon Cancer
Jan. 29, 2016 | Alice Rogers knew something was wrong. What started with abdominal cramps in March 2015 had progressed to severe pain by July. “It hurt every time I ate, sometimes making me double over,” she said, adding that she also was passing pencil-thin stools. “I knew something was wrong, but I just didn’t…
January 14, 2016
Cornea Transplant Clears Blurry, Clouded World for Patient
Jan. 14, 2016 | Every morning, Robbie Smith, 37, gets a vivid reminder of how debilitating his eyesight used to be. Before he inserts a pair of special corrective contact lenses, “I’m only able to see a few inches from my face,” he said. At age 10, Smith, of Little Rock, was diagnosed with keratoconus,…
January 6, 2016
Melanoma Survivor Kenneth Wolfe Celebrates Life and Hope
Melanoma survivor Kenneth Wolfe talks about his health care team at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
December 8, 2015
Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Lets Teen Walk and Run
Dec. 8, 2015|“Can you believe that something this small is what has changed how well you move?” UAMS neurosurgeon Erika Petersen, M.D., said showing a wire the size of a spaghetti noodle to 15-year-old Darius Hoppis. Before the brain surgery, Darius was hardly able to walk. Now Darius is a warrior — a Western Grove…
December 1, 2015
Aneurysm Patient Encourages Others to Seek Screening
Dec. 1, 2015 | What William Ford remembers most about the night he was rushed to the hospital in November 2014 is the pain. “It was absolutely excruciating,” he said. At first, his legs and hips hurt only when he moved, so he tried lying down in search of relief. When that didn’t help, his…
November 25, 2015
Two Schmieding-Trained Brothers Provide Care for Mother, Each Other
Nov. 25, 2015 | Brothers Ronald and J.C. Skipper don’t need to tell you about the virtues of home caregiving and love of family. They can just show it to you. When their mother, Willie Mae Skipper, began showing symptoms of vascular dementia at her home in Clarksdale, Miss., J.C. Skipper moved her to his…
November 24, 2015
Corneal Transplant Lets Hensley Woman Read Again
Nov. 24, 2015 | Jamie Whitaker, of Hensley, knew her eyesight was diminishing. As someone who loved to read, Whitaker could tell she was having more difficulty making out the words. It reached the point where she had trouble reading road signs and distinguishing whether an oncoming vehicle was a truck or car. Still, she…
November 18, 2015
Shock, Lowery and Archer Honored as Health Care Heroes
Nov. 18, 2015 | Three UAMS physicians were recognized by Arkansas Business as Health Care Heroes during a Nov. 18 luncheon at Embassy Suites in Little Rock. The awards program honors individuals, companies and organizations that are making significant contributions to providing quality health care in Arkansas. John P. Shock, M.D., a distinguished professor in…
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