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August 11, 2023

UAMS Hand Surgeon Becomes First Surgical Patient at The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital

Linda Satter

Lowry Barnes, M.D., performs a total knee replacement on his friend and colleague, Tom Frazier, M.D.

Just two and a half weeks after Thomas Frazier, M.D., underwent a total knee replacement as the first surgical patient at The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), he was back to seeing patients in his orthopaedic clinic. By the third week, he was performing surgery at the…


August 7, 2023

Artist-in-Residence Program Starts Up at UAMS Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital

Linda Satter

Artist Shelley Gentry works on an acrylic painting as the surgical hospital's first artist-in-residence.

Hanging out in a surgical waiting room can be a tense or a monotonous experience, depending on why and how long you’re there. But an artist-in-residence program at The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gives patients and their loved ones something to focus on besides their anxiety,…


August 4, 2023

Father and Son Follow Different Paths to Ophthalmology, Team Up at Jones Eye Institute

Benjamin Waldrum

Ophthalmology is a family affair for resident Tony Chacko, M.D., (left) and his father, Joseph Chacko, M.D., director of neuro-ophthalmology at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute.

Father-son bonding can take many forms, like playing catch or going fishing together. For Joseph Chacko, M.D., professor of ophthalmology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Tony Chacko, M.D., a UAMS ophthalmology resident, it began with seeing patients.


August 3, 2023

Johnelle Hunt Gives UAMS $250,000 To Support Northwest Regional Campus

Andrew Vogler

Johnelle Hunt, co-founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., pledged $250,000 to UAMS to establish the Hunt Family Fund for Excellence.

LITTLE ROCK — Johnelle Hunt, co-founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., pledged $250,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to establish the Hunt Family Fund for Excellence.


August 2, 2023

UAMS Invests Julie M. Riley, M.D., in the Hal Reed Black, M.D., Chair in Urology

Yavonda Chase

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invested Julie Riley, M.D., (seated) in the Hal Reed Black, M.D., Chair in Urology. (Standing from left) G. Richard Smith, M.D., interim dean of the College of Medicine and UAMS executive vice chancellor; Timothy Langford, M.D., chair of the Department of Urology; and Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, UAMS chancellor and CEO of UAMS Health.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Julie M. Riley, M.D., FACS, in the Hal Reed Black, M.D., Chair in Urology during a July 25 ceremony.


July 31, 2023

UAMS Kidney, Liver Transplant Programs Again Ranked Among Nation’s Best

Linda Satter

UAMS' kidney and liver transplants rank among the top in the nation.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) kidney and liver transplant programs continue to rank among the highest in the nation in categories that have the largest impact on patients’ survival. In a report released this month by The Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR), both programs received the highest ranking possible — five…


July 28, 2023

‘Roll With the Punches’: Sickle Cell Patient Keeps a Positive Outlook on Life

Benjamin Waldrum

Xavius Hymes

Sickle cell disease hasn’t made life easy for Xavius Hymes, 27, of Pine Bluff, but he hasn’t let it keep him from dreaming big. In fact, he uses the disease as fuel to keep going. “If anything, I feel like sickle cell anemia has made me mentally stronger,” Hymes said in a YouTube video. “It’s…


July 26, 2023

Pathways Academy Summer Camps Reach Children Across State

Chris Carmody

Children from Pathways Academy watch as their fellow students perform STEM-themed songs during a closing ceremony for summer programs at Carver STEAM Magnet Elementary School in Little Rock.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Pathways Academy marked its second year of summer programming by holding a series of events in Little Rock to introduce participants to STEM-H careers and provide them with the tools they’ll need to be successful adults. Pathways Academy — part of the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity…


July 20, 2023

UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center Receives $195,655 Grant from Methodist Foundation for Arkansas

Andrew Vogler

12th Street Health & Wellness Center

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center received a grant for $195,655 from the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas. With the grant, UAMS will purchase essential imaging equipment for the clinic. Located in Little Rock’s 12th Street corridor, just south of the UAMS’ main campus, the…


July 18, 2023

UAMS Opens New Radiation Oncology Center; Proton Therapy Coming Soon

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS leaders, Little Rock mayor and Arkansas Governor cut a ceremonial red ribbon

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute opened a new Radiation Oncology Center today with expanded capabilities to provide advanced radiation treatments for children and adults with cancer, including the state’s first Proton Center. The $65 million, 58,000-square-foot structure at 3900 W. Capitol Ave. in Little Rock was built…



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