College of Medicine
August 18, 2021
UAMS to Host Aug. 25 Virtual Presentation on ‘Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy’
LITTLE ROCK — Two physicians from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will speak Aug. 25 on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy.
August 13, 2021
UAMS’ Ear, Nose & Throat Department Ranked Among Top 50 in Nation for Third Consecutive Year
For the third year in a row, the ear, nose and throat (ENT) department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been ranked among the top 50 nationwide by U.S. News & World Report. The digital news and information company that is the global leader in quality rankings also recognized UAMS as…
August 10, 2021
Samer Al Hadidi, M.D., Joins the UAMS Myeloma Center
LITTLE ROCK — Samer Al Hadidi, M.D., has joined the Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he will treat patients with myeloma and other plasma cell disorders. “I’m very happy to welcome Dr. Al Hadidi to our staff,” said Frits van Rhee,…
August 9, 2021
UAMS Neurologist Named Vice Chair for Clinical Research in College of Medicine’s Department of Neurology
Rohit Dhall, M.D., MSPH, CPE, a professor of neurology who is director of neurodegenerative disorders at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named the first-ever vice chair for clinical research in the College of Medicine’s Department of Neurology. Dhall was recruited to UAMS in 2016 from the Parkinson’s Institute in California,…
August 2, 2021
UAMS Names New Internal Medicine, Family Medicine Resident Physicians in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed 11 new internal medicine resident physicians and 10 new family medicine resident physicians who are now seeing patients at hospitals and clinics throughout Northwest Arkansas. The new internal medicine residents are: Ashlyn Abbot, D.O. – Hometown: Walnut Ridge Wade Arthur, M.D. – Hometown: Claremore,…
Head and Neck Surgeons Kirsch, Fraley Join UAMS Department of Otolaryngology
Board-certified otolaryngologists Jeffrey P. Kirsch, M.D., and Patrick L. Fraley, M.D., have entered practice with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective Aug. 1. The two surgeons will continue practicing in Conway as the UAMS Health Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic. They formerly practiced as partners at the Ear, Nose & Throat Center…
July 30, 2021
Cochlear Implant Surgery Restores Hearing, Improves Marriage
After 26 years of marriage, Beverly Holloway still had a lot she wanted to discuss with her husband, Patrick. But despite him taking the initiative six years earlier to obtain hearing aids, they were both frustrated that the devices were no longer working, despite repeated adjustments. Here they were in their golden years, which are…
July 29, 2021
UAMS’ Anesthesia Tech Program Gives HBCU Students Firsthand Look at Medical Careers
Three students fresh out of Little Rock’s Philander Smith College recently started working in the operating room at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as part of an initiative to help students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) prepare for a career in health care.
July 27, 2021
UAMS Students Aid Efforts to Offer Covid-19 Vaccines to Emergency Department Patients
An idea for increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates in Arkansas while providing an educational experience for University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) students has proven successful on both fronts.
UAMS Cardiology Team Clears 95%-blocked Artery With New Shockwave Technology
A new technology that uses sonic waves to blast calcium deposits out of arteries is now available at UAMS. On June 16, UAMS cardiologist Subhi Al’Aref, M.D., used it to successfully open and clear a patient’s severely calcified stent.
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