UAMS News
May 22, 2019
Commentary by UAMS’ van Rhee Featured in Blood Journal
Frits van Rhee, clinical director of the UAMS Myeloma Center, weighed in on a new combination therapy for treating newly diagnosed Castleman disease patients in the April 18 issue of Blood, a publication by the American Society of Hematology. In the commentary, “Storming the Castle with TCP,” van Rhee and coauthor Katie Stone, then-director of…
May 20, 2019
Jennifer Hunt, M.D., Chair of the Department of Pathology at UAMS Selected for National Fellowship Program
LITTLE ROCK — Jennifer L. Hunt, M.D., chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is one of five physicians nationwide chosen for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Council of Deans Fellowship Program. The fellowship is offered to leaders in medicine who have…
May 15, 2019
UAMS Cancer Institute Bone Marrow Transplant Program Receives Internationally Recognized Accreditation
The Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an internationally recognized accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).
May 10, 2019
Monticello Couple Welcome Baby with Help of Fertility Specialist
When Cole Benjamin Bratton was born in January, he was screaming at the top of his lungs. That is exactly what his parents hoped he would do. Married in 2008, Laci and Rickie Bratton knew they wanted to be parents. After two years of trying and no pregnancy, they decided to see a fertility specialist….
May 8, 2019
Cancer Researchers Form Collaborations, Share Insight at Inaugural Retreat
With about 125 cancer researchers and clinical scientists gathered in one spot, new ideas and collaborations are bound to develop.
May 7, 2019
Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., Named UAMS Vice Chancellor for Research
Internationally renowned scientist Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) as its vice chancellor for research and as a professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. “We could not be more fortunate to have a leader of Dr. Ho’s caliber joining our team,” said UAMS…
May 6, 2019
Florida-based Friendship Transcends, Through Sickness and Health
A Facebook friendship that formed over an illness in common proved lifesaving for a Florida man who found what he needed at the UAMS Myeloma Center. Myeloma Center patient Gail Naimo of Port St. Lucie, Fla. met fellow Floridians Sergio Pinango, 56, and his wife, Blanca Nieto, 50, on a myeloma Facebook page five years…
April 30, 2019
UAMS Celebrates Grand Opening of New Pine Bluff Regional Campus
After an eight-month construction project, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) South Central Regional Campus in Pine Bluff celebrated its grand opening in a spacious facility on the Jefferson Regional Medical Center campus. The 33,000-square-foot space on the bottom two floors in the Jefferson Professional Building II provides room for the merger of…
April 29, 2019
Woman Relaxed for First Time in Years After Complex Spine Surgery
Last fall, just getting out of a chair and walking from one room to the next was a labored and painful experience for Denise Frerichs. The pain was excruciating and it ran down from her back to her legs. “The pain started about two years ago. At first I thought it would get better. I…
Sara Tariq, M.D., Named Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Sara Tariq, M.D., has been named to the newly established position of associate dean for student affairs in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Tariq is well-loved among UAMS medical students as a compassionate educator and mentor. She is also a nationally recognized leader in medical education and…
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