Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute
March 4, 2024
Renowned Neurosurgeon Praises UAMS Emeritus Professor M. Gazi Yasargil, M.D., at Lecture
The Fred Smith Auditorium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) became a classroom for neurosurgeons, neurosurgeons-in-training and others Feb. 23, when Jacques J. Morcos, M.D., presented a lecture on cerebrovascular and skull base surgery as part of the M. Gazi and Dianne C.H. Yasargil Lectureship, “Advances in Neuroscience.” Using videos of surgeries…
May 15, 2023
UAMS Names Rohit Dhall, M.D., as Neurology Department Chair
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Rohit Dhall, M.D., as chair of the Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine, effective July 1.
February 13, 2023
I³R, UAMS and Health Tech Industry Collaborate to Deliver Innovation for Impact
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R) at the University of Arkansas is collaborating with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and health technology companies and providers on a groundbreaking neural-enhanced prosthesis study, one that has the potential to deliver meaningful sensations of touch, grip force and hand opening…
February 1, 2023
UAMS Spine Lab Goes Green with 3-D Printed Cadavers
Feb. 1, 2023 | Faced with rising monetary and environmental costs of obtaining, transporting and storing cadavers for teaching purposes, two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurosurgeons believed there had to be a better, “greener” way. Glenn Pait, M.D., director of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute and fellow neurosurgeon Noojan…
November 17, 2022
Memphis Neurosurgeon Says Surgery Isn’t Always Best Option in Treating Spinal Deformities
| The surgical treatment of spinal deformities such as scoliosis was the subject of a Nov.4 lecture presented as part of the annual Flanigan-Boop Endowed Lectureship in Spinal Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Paul Park, M.D., a Memphis neurosurgeon, addressed a live and virtual audience of primarily physicians during his…
May 18, 2022
UAMS is First in State to Offer Groundbreaking Brain-Mapping Technology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first hospital in Arkansas to offer Omniscient Neurotechnology’s Quicktome, an FDA-cleared platform that allows surgeons to visualize a patient’s unique brain networks before life-changing surgery. A breakthrough in preoperative imaging, Quicktome uses sophisticated algorithms to analyze millions of data points and build…
May 4, 2022
For Second Year, UAMS Designated as a Center of Excellence for Treating Huntington’s Disease
LITTLE ROCK — The Huntington’s Disease Society of America has designated the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) a Center of Excellence for the treatment of Huntington’s Disease for the second year in a row. “Continued designation as an HDSA Center of Excellence recognizes our multidisciplinary team’s commitment to providing care to people with…
January 20, 2022
UAMS Invests Ozlem Tulunay-Ugur, M.D., in Patricia and J. Floyd Kyser, M.D. Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invested Ozlem Tulunay-Ugur, M.D., in the Patricia and J. Floyd Kyser, M.D. Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery on Jan. 13. “This is just amazing, and such a huge honor,” said Tulunay-Ugur. “Dr. Kyser was actually one of the first people I met when I came to…
January 14, 2022
Healthgrades Ranks UAMS in Top 10% of Nation for Brain Surgery; Also Applauds Stroke Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ranks among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for cranial neurosurgery, according to a new analysis by Healthgrades, a leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Healthgrades awarded UAMS a 2022 Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award, which recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in cranial neurosurgery,…
December 30, 2021
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Names UAMS a Center for Comprehensive MS Care
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been designated a Center for Comprehensive MS Care by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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