College of Medicine
October 9, 2024
Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, Experts Share Insights at UAMS Stroke Conference
Four stroke survivors and about a dozen clinicians who work with stroke patients shared insights and expertise at the 2024 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Conference. The daylong event, held September 13 in the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens & Neurosciences Institute, was presented by the UAMS Comprehensive Stroke Center to highlight statewide…
October 8, 2024
Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., First at UAMS to Receive NIH New Innovator Award
LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., has received the prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
October 7, 2024
Urologic Oncologist Marcelo Bigarella, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Fellowship-trained urologic oncologist Marcelo Bigarella, M.D., has joined the Division of Urology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where he specializes in the diagnosis and management of urologic cancers, such as prostate, kidney, testicular, bladder, penile and adrenal cancer. Bigarella joined UAMS after completing a fellowship in…
October 4, 2024
Research Leader Tells Conference Attendees that Networks Are Key to Solving ‘Wicked’ Health Problems
Lifespan research may span cradle to grave, but for Neal Halfon, M.D., MPH, the top priority is addressing complex problems that often begin prenatally, preventing children from thriving and leading to long-term health issues. A major thought leader in children’s health policy and health system change from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Halfon…
October 3, 2024
Schizophrenia Conference Offers Education, Optimism
The more than 250 people who attended the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute, left the Sept. 27 event with information about the latest treatment approaches and promising findings.
October 1, 2024
NIH Awards UAMS $3.7 Million in Quest for More Effective Tuberculosis Vaccine
LITTLE ROCK — UAMS researcher Lu Huang, Ph.D., has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his pursuit of a more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, a feat that has eluded scientists for more than 100 years. The five-year grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
Colorectal Surgeon Jamie Cannon, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Jamie Cannon, M.D., has joined the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where she specializes in breakthrough colorectal surgical procedures. Cannon is a well-respected medical educator and surgeon widely known for performing more robotic-assisted colorectal surgeries than any other female surgeon in the…
September 30, 2024
Inspiring and Empowering the Next Generation of Women Orthopaedic Surgeons
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomed female students from the College of Medicine and Arkansas high schools for the Perry Outreach Program, an annual program to teach and inspire young women to become orthopaedic surgeons. It is the 11th year that the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has hosted…
Internist Gilbert-Roy Kamoga, M.D., Joins UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic in Fayetteville
LITTLE ROCK — Gilbert-Roy Kamoga, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an internist in the UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. “We were delighted to recruit Dr. Kamoga to our internal medicine team in Northwest Arkansas,” said Stephanie Kruger, MHA, senior administrative…
September 27, 2024
UAMS Invests Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., in Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine, in the Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology during a Sept. 23 ceremony. “When I came to UAMS,…
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