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July 13, 2018

UAMS Medical Center Certified as First and Only Comprehensive Stroke Center in Arkansas

Ben Boulden

Seen here outside the UAMS Department of Neurosurgery, the UAMS Medical Center stroke team along with other UAMS physicians and staff recently achieved Comprehensive Stroke Center desgination for the medical center.

July 13, 2018 | UAMS Medical Center has become the first and only health care provider in Arkansas to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.


July 10, 2018

Little Rock Musician: Surgery ‘Changed My Whole Life’

Katrina Dupins

Paul Campbell

July 10, 2018 | As a musician, 37-year-old Paul Campbell generally keeps a busy schedule. If he’s not playing live music with a band, he’s producing in a studio, instructing students as an adjunct professor at Arkansas Baptist College or serving as a career coach at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech. Campbell even took…


June 25, 2018

UAMS Eye Patient: To See Again is Phenomenal

ChaseYavondaC

Cindy Jones has dealt with eye issues for most of her life, but her treatment from David Warner, M.D., at UAMS' Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute has resulted in positive change.

June 25, 2018 | Each visit to UAMS to see cornea surgeon David Warner, M.D., is a joyous occasion for Cindy Jones. That’s because with each visit in the year-long recovery after her cornea transplant, her vision improves. “Each time it was better and better,” said Jones. Jones, 44, has had a lifetime of vision…


June 20, 2018

Maumelle Man Diagnosed Twice with Head & Neck Cancers

Katrina Dupins

Brendan Stack, M.D. with patient John Foster

June 20, 2018 | As John Foster prepares for a summer of travel and merriment, he and his wife, Rebecca, are happy they have made health a priority. Eleven years ago, Foster felt a lump in his neck while shaving. He said at first he thought little about it, assuming it may have just been…


June 15, 2018

Deep Brain Stimulation Puts Pulaski County Man Back in Control

Katrina Dupins

June 15, 2018 | Jim Kimbrough of Scott hadn’t been able to drink a cup of coffee without spilling it in three years. That was until tiny electrodes were placed in areas of his brain that control movement in a procedure called deep brain stimulation. The electrodes stimulate the area, and slow down the tremors,…


June 11, 2018

Hip Replacement Opens Road to Fulfillment for Little Rock Woman

ChaseYavondaC

Most hip replacement patients don't start running long-distance competitions after their surgery, but Mary Anne Hansen did.

June 11, 2018 | Running is more than a hobby for Mary Ann Hansen. It’s a reprieve. It’s liberation from a past life. Most runners make a connection with the road early in life that remains for a lifetime. Not Hansen. Her bond formed after she was 50 and following a hip replacement. She noticed…


June 5, 2018

Batesville Mom Well After Blood Clot in Lung While Pregnant

Liz Caldwell

June 5, 2018 | Teighler Kittler’s husband, Corey, was getting dressed for work Oct. 2, 2017, when he heard a long groan. He rushed to the bedroom and saw his wife, 37 weeks pregnant, on the bed clenching her fist and with a fixed stare. It was over in a moment. He asked what happened…


May 31, 2018

Recovery from Acute Leukemia Gives Teacher Something to Celebrate

Susan Van Dusen

Allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient Dottie Lobbs (center) joined her physician, Muthu Veeraputhiran, M.D., (left) and husband Mike Lobbs at the first-ever UAMS Cancer Institute's Celebration of Life.

May 31, 2018 | It was the summer of 2015 and Dottie Lobbs should have been enjoying her summer break. Instead, Lobbs, a special education teacher at Glen Rose High School in Malvern, was experiencing such severe fatigue that she knew something was wrong.


May 29, 2018

Retired Lieutenant General Faces Prostate Cancer Head-on at UAMS

Susan Van Dusen

Retired Army Lieutenant General George Crocker is back to his active lifestyle after undergoing successful radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

May 29, 2018 | George Crocker is up to just about any challenge. A retired Army lieutenant general, Crocker spent the good part of his life defending his country both at home and abroad. From two tours in Vietnam to serving as commander at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington, Crocker made a lasting mark through…


May 21, 2018

Springdale Man Finds Personalized Care at UAMS

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At UAMS, Seth Mohorn found people like Amanda Davis (left) who afforded him the opportunity to be part of the decision-making process.

May 21, 2018 | There were plenty of reasons why Seth Mohorn would need a feeding tube for an extended period after a recent surgery, but he was determined to quell them. It did not matter that an everyday task would suddenly require more effort from him than ever before. He wanted to continue to…



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