UAMS News


July 23, 2018

Not a Step Slower: Knee Replacement Produce Maximum Strength, Mobility

Katrina Dupins

David Flory (r) and Rick Gautier (l) play a game of pickle ball.

July 23, 2018 | Retired police chief David Flory, 59, and Rick Gautier, 66 play pickle ball together at the Village Church of Christ in Hot Springs Village. The paddle sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis is not the only thing they share. They both recently had knee replacement surgery with…


July 10, 2018

Hagemeier to Hold Training Rides for Myeloma’s Ride for Research

Linda Haymes

Mark Hagemeier (left) with friend and fellow cyclist Cesar Caballero of Windstream at the UAMS Myeloma Institute's 2017 Ride for Research.

July 10, 2018 | Mark Hagemeier, managing associate general counsel with the UAMS Office of General Counsel, believes in the power of teamwork. He also believes it’s important to be prepared, whether he’s in an office or courtroom handling legal issues or unwinding after hours on his bicycle. So it’s not surprising he’s volunteering to…


June 28, 2018

81-Year-Old Training for Second Ride for Research for UAMS Myeloma Institute

Ashley McNatt

UAMS Myeloma Institute patient Don Gephardt, 81, begins training for his second Ride for Research.

June 28, 2018 | Don Gephardt of North Little Rock, loves to cycle. At 81, he’s not letting his age or his diagnosis put the brakes on any of the miles he covers on the 16-speed Litespeed he bought in early 1997 to ride across the United States. Three years ago, after his physician found…


June 20, 2018

Maumelle Man Diagnosed Twice with Head & Neck Cancers

Katrina Dupins

Brendan Stack, M.D. with patient John Foster

June 20, 2018 | As John Foster prepares for a summer of travel and merriment, he and his wife, Rebecca, are happy they have made health a priority. Eleven years ago, Foster felt a lump in his neck while shaving. He said at first he thought little about it, assuming it may have just been…


June 15, 2018

Deep Brain Stimulation Puts Pulaski County Man Back in Control

Katrina Dupins

June 15, 2018 | Jim Kimbrough of Scott hadn’t been able to drink a cup of coffee without spilling it in three years. That was until tiny electrodes were placed in areas of his brain that control movement in a procedure called deep brain stimulation. The electrodes stimulate the area, and slow down the tremors,…


June 12, 2018

Telestroke Conference 2018 Awards

Ben Boulden

The AR SAVES team used sites scorecards and reviewed site performance to evaluate and determine the winners of this year’s awards. Deliverables, outreach and education activities, mocks, accuracy and timeliness of data submission, meeting and conference attendance were all considered. The program also considered internal process changes, at their respective hospitals, to improve the care…


May 21, 2018

UAMS Stroke Program Wins Two Awards for Excellence in Care

Ben Boulden

Along with officials from the Arkansas Heart Association and the Arkansas Department of Health, Matthew Mitchell, M.N.Sc., R.N., second from left, displays the awards the UAMS Stroke Program recently won.

May 21, 2018 | Excellence in treating stroke patients recently garnered two awards for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Program. The American Heart Association honored the program with the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus award. The Arkansas Department of Health recognized the program with…


Springdale Man Finds Personalized Care at UAMS

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At UAMS, Seth Mohorn found people like Amanda Davis (left) who afforded him the opportunity to be part of the decision-making process.

May 21, 2018 | There were plenty of reasons why Seth Mohorn would need a feeding tube for an extended period after a recent surgery, but he was determined to quell them. It did not matter that an everyday task would suddenly require more effort from him than ever before. He wanted to continue to…


May 17, 2018

Telemedicine Used to Treat Inmates Creates Efficiencies, Improves Care

Ben Boulden

Orthopaedic surgeon Mark Tait, M.D., via a live video connection demonstrates to an Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate patient and a prison nurse how Tait wants him to make a fist as part of a medical examination.

May 17, 2018 | Using telemedicine to treat state prison inmates with orthopaedic injuries has reduced red tape and wait times while improving security thanks to a new UAMS Center for Distance Health program.


May 14, 2018

Parkinson’s Patient Active and Proactive About His Condition Treatment

Katrina Dupins

John Lee singing and playing the ukulele.

May 14, 2018 | John Lee, of Little Rock, first noticed the small twitch in his fingers about seven years ago. He was in his 50s and Parkinson’s disease was at the top of his mind when he asked his primary care physician about it. “My brother and my cousin both have it,” Lee said….



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