UAMS News


July 24, 2017

A New Champion for Children: Brian Reemtsen, MD, to Lead Heart Institute at Arkansas Children’s and UAMS

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Portrait of Dr. Reemsten

July 24, 2017 | There’s a new Champion for Children in Arkansas. Nationally renowned pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon Brian Reemtsen, MD, of Mattel Children’s Hospital and the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, has been named director of the Heart Institute at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. He will also serve as professor of surgery in the University…


July 18, 2017

Doctor Rids NLR Man of Barrett’s Disease

Katrina Dupins

July 18, 2017 | A year ago, Reg Hamman of North Little Rock was convinced he had heart problems. There was discomfort in his chest that prompted him to visit his cardiologist. “It turns out it was acid reflux,” Hamman said. “I was referred to my gastroenterologist who found out through an endoscopy that I…


June 27, 2017

Medical Center Achieves Stage 6 Recognition for Electronic Medical Records

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Screen shot of EMR home screen

June 27, 2017 | UAMS Medical Center’s electronic medical records system has been awarded the second-highest ranking available from a health care industry advisory firm that evaluates institutions from across the globe. HIMSS Analytics ranked the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) hospital and outpatient services a Stage 6 on its Electronic Medical Record Adoption…


June 22, 2017

Clifford, Parker Join UAMS Northwest Advisory Board

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June 22, 2017 | Two prominent northwest Arkansans — Ed Clifford and Karen Parker — will join the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus Advisory Board to support efforts to expand academic medicine in the region. Their three-year terms begin July 1. Also, Daniel Ferritor, Ph.D., takes over as chair as…


June 16, 2017

Medical Student Survives Stroke Thanks to Classmates’ Quick Reaction

Katrina Dupins

June 15, 2017 | Justin Treas is a busy man. The 29-year-old has a Ph.D. in environmental toxicology and has worked in cancer research. He’s married with three children and just earned his medical degree from the UAMS College of Medicine. On March 28, 2017, Treas had a stroke that his doctors believe would have…


June 15, 2017

Claudia Barone, D.N.P., Ed.D, Invested in Nicholas P. Lang, M.D., and Helen F. Lang, R.N., Endowed Chair

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Claudia Barone UAMS

June 15, 2017 | Claudia Barone, D.N.P., Ed.D, a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, was invested June 13 in the Nicholas P. Lang, M.D., and Helen F. Lang, R.N., Endowed Chair. Barone, a nationally known expert in tobacco cessation and a leader in academic nursing, was first…


June 13, 2017

All Slots for Prestigious Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Filled by UAMS Residents

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June 13, 2017 | Two residents from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been selected for a prestigious fellowship in neuro-oncology administered jointly by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health Neuro-Oncology Branch. A maximum of two fellows per year are selected for the program, and…


June 7, 2017

Cancer Diagnosis Yields Big Surprise for New Mom

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Carmen and Angel Martinez

Read the Spanish version of this story here. June 7, 2017 | If the circumstances surrounding Angel Castillo’s birth are any indication, his life will be full of surprises. It was during a routine gynecological exam in January 2016 when Angel’s mom, Carmen Martinez, got some very unexpected news: She had cervical cancer. As a…


June 1, 2017

Pine Bluff Man Free of Esophagus Cancer After Early Detection

Katrina Dupins

June 1, 2017 | When Mark Harper went to see his gastroenterologist last September, he wasn’t expecting a cancer diagnosis. “I never had any symptoms,” he said. “I went in because I promised my wife I’d go see Dr. Henry Rogers before he retires.” Harper considers himself lucky. The doctor in Pine Bluff did an…


May 24, 2017

Smiles Abound at Annual NICU Reunion

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Superman shakes hands with Scully, a member of the Special Pets Offering Therapy (SPOT) program, during the sixth annual NICU Reunion on May 13.

May 24, 2017 | Smiles were the order of the day as some of UAMS’ littlest former patients and their families returned for the sixth annual NICU Reunion.



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