The Trickle Down Effect of Eating Healthy
Chuck Lange is sold on the often circulated notion that dropping some excess weight can be a life-changing event.
Patient Stories
Off and Running with UAMS Weight Loss Program
Crouching next to his backyard pool for a routine skimming of its leaves and drowned insects, Jim Brown saw a reflection of a man he didn’t want to be. After having let his health go a little bit following the death of his wife in 2006, Jim was hit with the realization that he couldn’t muster…
215-Pound Weight Loss Changes Athletic Director’s Life
Standing behind a chain-link fence with a casual acquaintance watching the Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) Tigers practice football late last summer, OBU Athletic Director David Sharp’s life took a drastic turn. With his weight at the heaviest it had been, nearing a hefty 440 pounds, the acquaintance turned to leave and muttered, “You really oughta’…
Scarless Hysterectomy Gives Mom Quick Recovery
Scarless Hysterectomy Gives Mom Quick Recovery The Conway nurse and mother of five was doing so well after a hysterectomy at UAMS that she was able to go home the same day. Even more amazing to Katrina Davis and her friends and family is that she was back to most of her normal routine justtwo…
‘Pathway’ Helps Crossett Man Survive Ruptured Aorta
When Frank Englerth’s aorta began to rupture, the stabbing pain high in his back woke him in the middle of a cold February night. It was the beginning of what could have been the end for Englerth, 74, who lives on the Saline River deep in southeastern Arkansas, nearly a three-hour drive from Little Rock….
UAMS Stroke Team Provides ‘Miracle’ for DeWitt Man
Shannon Bullock rushed to her husband, David, when she saw him fall on the steps of their family crop dusting business in DeWitt. What happened next speaks to the life-saving power of timely, appropriate treatment that is now available across Arkansas when someone has a stroke. Shannon, an EMT, took the first critical steps: She…
Patient Receives Stents and Bypass – a UAMS First
Patricia Ernst questioned her heart surgeon, UAMS’ Gareth Tobler, M.D., when he proposed a unique solution to blockages in three of her coronary arteries. “Do you mean I’m going to be a guinea pig?” Ernst asked before being reassured that her treatments at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences would be in her long-term…
Road to Recovery
If there’s one thing Jeff Snodgres can do, it’s defy the odds. During a routine physical exam at age 10, Jeff, a self-proclaimed “military brat,” was found to have protein in his urine. Because he lacked any other symptoms, doctors were unable to determine the exact cause. However, they suspected Alport Syndrome, a hereditary kidney…
Hand Telemedicine Program, UAMS Physician Save Batesville Man’s Hand
A split-second connection between a table saw blade and a wedding ring almost took Tommy Watts’ hand. A high-speed, split-second video connection between a Batesville hospital and UAMS orthopaedic surgeon’s iPad helped him keep it. When the teeth of the blade caught on the ring, it pulled Watts’ hand into its path, slicing into his…
Knee Replacement Gives Patient Her Life Back
Susan Smith dealt with knee pain for years, but when it began to affect her daily activities, she knew it was time to do something. Smith, who is the wife of G. Richard Smith, M.D., former dean of the UAMS College of Medicine, has always been an active person. Whether it’s riding a bike, hiking…