UAMS News


October 28, 2019

In Severe Pain for 8 Years, Retired Teacher Finds Relief at UAMS

Katrina Dupins

Margolis & Goree

Complex regional pain syndrome is rare, affecting only one in 300,000 people. Yet it is the most painful chronic disease known to humankind, according to the McGill pain index. And some patients live with this disease for years and even decades before ever receiving a diagnosis. Johnathan Goree, M.D., director of the chronic pain division…


October 25, 2019

Nikki Burgess-West Named UAMS Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year

Susan Van Dusen

Nikki Burgess-West and family

Nikki Burgess-West is easy to spot. Her bright smile lights up any room, including the waiting rooms where she is frequently found visiting with patients at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.


October 17, 2019

UAMS Researcher Pinpoints Immune System Cause for Autism Subtype

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Dr. Harville at hood

Researcher Terry Harville, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has published a major study that for the first time links autism spectrum disorder to a specific genetic variation affecting the immune system. The study, published in the Frontiers of Psychiatry, found that a genetically inherited immune type HLA-Cw7 was present…


October 16, 2019

Country Music Legend, Cancer Survivor Charley Pride Entertains at UAMS

Susan Van Dusen

Charley Pride at UAMS

A small group of UAMS employees got an unexpected treat Oct. 10 when Grammy Award-winning musician Charley Pride stopped by for an impromptu visit and performance. Best known for his 1970’s hits including “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” and “Is Anybody Going to San Antone,” Pride was diagnosed with verrucous carcinoma of the vocal cord…


Arabinda K. Choudhary, M.D., MBA, Invested in Ernest J. Ferris, M.D. Chair in Diagnostic Radiology

Benjamin Waldrum

Ernest Ferris, M.D., longtime chair of the Department of Radiology and the chair's namesake, and Arabinda K. Choudhary, M.D., wearing the commemorative medallion.

Arabinda K. Choudhary, M.D., MBA, chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Oct. 14 in the Ernest J. Ferris, M.D. Chair in Diagnostic Radiology. Choudhary is an internationally recognized expert in pediatric neuroimaging and imaging related to pediatric abusive head…


October 14, 2019

Leslie Harrell, D.O., Joins UAMS as Radiation Oncologist

Linda Haymes

Leslie Harrell, D.O.

LITTLE ROCK — Radiation oncologist Leslie Harrell, D.O., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and sees patients at the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center. She also serves as a professor in UAMS College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology. Harrell, who previously served as a radiation oncologist in Oklahoma City, specializes in…


October 11, 2019

J.D. Day, M.D., Invested in Robert Watson, M.D. Chair in Neurological Surgery

Benjamin Waldrum

J.D. Day, M.D. (seated) wears his commemorative medallion from the investiture alongside UAMS College of Medicine Dean Christopher T. Westfall, M.D., FACS and UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA.

J.D. Day, M.D., an internationally recognized leader in skull base surgery and specialist in Gamma Knife surgery and vascular disorders of the brain and skull base at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Oct. 10 in the Robert Watson, M.D., Chair in Neurological Surgery. “This is probably one of the most…


October 9, 2019

2019 Stroke Program Awards

Ben Boulden

Honorable Mention North Arkansas Regional Medical Center / Harrison Ozark Health Medical Center / Clinton Helena Regional Medical Center / Helena Northwest Medical Center – Springdale Baxter Regional Medical Center/ Mt Home White River Medical Center / Cherokee Village Lawrence Memorial Hospital / Walnut Ridge Certificate of Appreciation Brian Lee LOD Holly Katayama, Pharmacy Tech-…


October 8, 2019

UAMS Launches Statewide Health System

Yavonda Chase

UAMS Health logo

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is organizing all of its clinical enterprises in Little Rock and around the state under the UAMS Health umbrella. “UAMS is more than a hospital, it is more than a university and it is more than cutting-edge research,” said Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA. “We are a…


Research Collaboration Crosses Basic Science, Clinical Boundaries

Susan Van Dusen

NCI R01 collaborators

Biomedical research does not exist in a vacuum. To succeed, scientists must work together by combining resources and ideas in new and innovative ways.



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