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March 25, 2025

UAMS Otolaryngology Team Trains Ukrainian Surgeon in Complex Facial Reconstruction Surgery

Linda Satter

Photo of three people seated at long table with calculations on a white board in back of them: from left to right, Yuri Chepurnyi, M.D., James Suen, M.D., and Mauricio Moreno, M.D.

A team from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery recently hosted a Ukrainian surgeon and taught him how to do a complex facial reconstruction surgery. Yuri Chepurnyi, M.D., a maxillofacial surgeon of nearly 20 years who is a professor at the National Medical University in Kiev, Ukraine,…


March 24, 2025

UAMS Invests Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, in Inaugural Thomas McGill Chair in Otolaryngology

Andrew Vogler

Emmett Investiture

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, an associate professor of otolaryngology and epidemiology and founding director of the UAMS Center for Hearing Health Access, in the Thomas McGill Chair in Otolaryngology during a March 18 ceremony. Emmett is the inaugural holder…


March 21, 2025

College of Pharmacy Honors Pilar Murphy, Pharm.D., with Memorial Scholarship

Benjamin Waldrum

Pilar Murphy, Pharm.D.

The UAMS College of Pharmacy has established the Pilar Murphy Memorial Scholarship to honor the beloved alumna and faculty member who died Nov. 2.


March 20, 2025

Cathy Cole and Denton Seilhan Pledge $1 Million to Create Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience at UAMS

Andrew Vogler

Seilhan

LITTLE ROCK — Cathy Cole and Denton Seilhan pledged $1 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to establish the Cathy Cole Seilhan and Denton Seilhan Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience in the College of Medicine’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. “I want to thank the Seilhans for their…


March 19, 2025

UAMS Invests Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., in Inaugural Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research

Andrew Vogler

Zhan

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., a tenured professor of medicine and the research director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, in the Dr. Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research during a March 13 ceremony. Zhan is…


March 18, 2025

College of Pharmacy Recognizes Class of 2026 at Pinning Ceremonies

Benjamin Waldrum

COP Class of 2026 LR

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2026 received commemorative pins marking their transition to patient care during ceremonies held in Little Rock on March 7 and Fayetteville on March 10. Thirty-nine students in Little Rock and 14 students in Fayetteville participated in the ceremonies, held at their respective…


March 17, 2025

UAMS and Walmart Work Together to Address Food Insecurity and Improve Wellness

David Wise

groceries spilling out of a bag

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walmart are collaborating to increase access to nutritious food across Arkansas. Through the collaboration, participants in select research projects at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation will receive Walmart Wellness Benefit cards to be specifically used at Walmart stores for various health-related…


March 14, 2025

Childhood Friends Ride to Support One of Their Own

Nathan Tidwell

Wheeling for Healing Group Photo

Rob Guba, Burke Moran and Chris Seab grew up together in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When Seab was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in May 2024, Guba and Moran decided to do something. That something is a project called Wheeling for Healing, a cross-country e-bike ride to raise money not only in support of their friend but…


March 12, 2025

UAMS Doctor Receives VA Merit Award to Address Overprescribing of Thyroid Medication

David Robinson

UAMS’ Spyridoula Maraka, M.D., will implement strategies that she hopes will reduce overprescribing of the common thyroid medication levothyroxine (LT4).

UAMS’ Spyridoula Maraka, M.D., has been awarded a Veterans Affairs (VA) Merit Award of $830,000 over four years to address the widespread overprescribing of levothyroxine (LT4), one of the most prescribed drugs in the United States. LT4 is used to treat hypothyroidism, a condition where the thyroid produces too few hormones. However, many patients are…


March 6, 2025

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Scientist Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Air Pollution, Breast Cancer

Marty Trieschmann

Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D.

A researcher at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the role of environmental exposures in the development of early onset breast cancer in Arkansas women. Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D., an…



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