UAMS News
August 15, 2017
Neurosurgeon Analiz Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Neurosurgeon Analiz Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She sees patients in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery. Her medical specialties include primary and secondary brain tumors, endoscopy, radiosurgery, laser…
August 14, 2017
After Brain Cancer Diagnosis, Morrilton Mom Starts 5K to Fund Research
Sept. 5, 2017 — Christmas 2013 was like no other for Julie Papini Session of Morrilton. Having experienced symptoms including forgetfulness, nausea and severe headaches for several weeks, Session took the advice of a friend and saw her doctor Dec. 23. She received a call the following day — Christmas Eve — that “a little…
August 11, 2017
UAMS, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Researchers Receive CORNET Award Funding Cancer Research
Aug. 11, 2017 | Four research teams, comprised of scientists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), have received funding for cancer research through the UTHSC/UAMS Collaborative Research Network (CORNET) Awards in Cancer. Each team, made up of one UAMS researcher and one UTHSC researcher,…
August 7, 2017
Family with Rare Cancer Syndrome Finds Hope at UAMS
Aug. 7, 2017 | It was a normal day visiting her family in Little Rock when Melinda Godsey started to feel sick. “I thought I had a stomach virus,” she said. Not wanting to infect her grandchildren, she got up the next morning and started the drive back to her home in El Dorado. Feeling…
August 4, 2017
Subaru and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blanket Myeloma Institute with Love
Aug. 4, 2017 | Patients of the UAMS Myeloma Institute will soon be wrapped in additional care and comfort, thanks to the Subaru Loves to Care initiative launched last year by the vehicle manufacturer in partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. As part of the nationwide initiative, employees from the Subaru of Little Rock…
UAMS to Offer 7-Week Freedom From Smoking Group Starting Aug. 30
LITTLE ROCK — If you’re ready to quit smoking, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is ready to help. The small-group Freedom from Smoking program will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning Aug. 30 at 900 John Barrow Road. There is no cost to participate. Free parking is available….
July 24, 2017
A New Champion for Children: Brian Reemtsen, MD, to Lead Heart Institute at Arkansas Children’s and UAMS
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
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
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
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…
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