UAMS News
November 4, 2019
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Elects New Advisory Board Members
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announces the election of new members to its Advisory Board. Kenan Keyes of Little Rock serves as board chair.
October 28, 2019
In Severe Pain for 8 Years, Retired Teacher Finds Relief at UAMS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
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