UAMS News
July 11, 2014
C. Lowry Barnes Named Chair of UAMS Orthopaedic Surgery
C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., one of Arkansas’ and the region’s foremost joint replacement experts, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) effective August 1. He will hold the Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery.
July 9, 2014
Endocrinologist Bursey Joins UAMS
Endocrinologist Deborah Bursey, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients with endocrine, diabetes, and metabolic conditions.
July 8, 2014
Surgery Helps Teen ‘Blossom’ after Wreck
For two years, 18-year-old Paige Collins of Harrison thought her fate was to live with a tilted neck following a 2012 car accident — until she came to UAMS.
UAMS Receives $900,000 in Federal Funds for Training More Primary Care Physicians
LITTLE ROCK –The training program for new physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $900,000 in federal funds, allowing it to continue to increase the number of resident physicians at its regional center in Fort Smith.
July 5, 2014
From Rocky Road to Baby Bump
If you had seen Catherine Wood Burton jogging the trails of Allsopp Park in Little Rock, you would have thought she was the picture of perfect health. But Catherine’s journey from near death to new life began with an appendectomy that led to a cancer diagnosis and ended with the birth of a healthy baby…
July 3, 2014
Educators Invited to UAMS Teaching With Technology Symposium
LITTLE ROCK — Educators from across Arkansas are invited to attend the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Teaching with Technology Symposium on July 24-25. The presentations, panel discussions and workshops are intended to give teachers new tools for the classroom.
June 30, 2014
Procedure Energizes Patient With Chronic Lung Disease
Bob Anderson’s health was deteriorating at an alarming rate before he saw Thaddeus Bartter, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Recurring bouts of pneumonia led to a lung cancer diagnosis one month after he retired, and he developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis. Radiation treatment further reduced his lung function…
UAMS Patient Counts Her Blessings
When Karen Howlett counts her blessings, she starts with the three most dear: her daughter, her son and her vision. She wouldn’t have any of them, she said, without UAMS. Diagnosed with Marfan’s syndrome at age 5, Howlett’s parents knew she faced a life of challenges. Marfan’s syndrome is a genetic condition that affects the…
June 26, 2014
Internationally Known Multiple Myeloma Expert Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., Coming to Lead UAMS Myeloma Institute
World-renowned multiple myeloma researcher and clinician Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., today was named director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy (MIRT).
UAMS Hosts Large-Scale Emergency Exercise
A fictional scenario involving armed intruders entering a UAMS research building, then later detonating an explosive that spread possible radiation both tested preparedness of federal, state and local agencies in a large-scale exercise on campus April 22.
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