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Breast Cancer and Mammography
These programs were first broadcast the week of August 1, 2022.
July 28, 2022
Family of Former Neurosurgeon Gives $100,000 to Create Award for UAMS Neurosurgery Residents
LITTLE ROCK — The family of the late Surinder Gupta, M.D., donated $100,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to create an award for neurosurgery residents in the College of Medicine. Gupta’s wife, Urmil, made the gift to establish the Dr. Surinder Nath Gupta Legacy Endowed Resident Award. The award will support…
Jessica Snowden, M.D., Appointed Vice Dean for Research at UAMS College of Medicine
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine appointed Jessica Snowden, M.D., vice dean for research, effective July 1. A professor and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the college’s Department of Pediatrics, Snowden is a nationally recognized expert in pediatric infectious diseases and pediatric clinical and translational…
July 27, 2022
UAMS Pathways Academy Partners With Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Pathways Academy is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas (BBBSCA) on a mentorship initiative for the program’s students. Under the partnership, BBBSCA is providing sessions during which Pathways students will learn the meaning of mentorship and how to identify mentors in…
July 26, 2022
Mauricio Garcia, M.D., Returns to UAMS to Lead Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
LITTLE ROCK — Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia, M.D., has rejoined the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine as an associate professor and chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He served most recently on the faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “We are pleased to recruit Dr. Garcia back to UAMS to…
July 25, 2022
UAMS Attains Comprehensive Care Center Designation for Outstanding Patient Care for Parkinson’s Disease
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS Health) has been designated a Comprehensive Care Center by the Parkinson’s Foundation Global Care Network for providing outstanding care to Parkinson’s disease patients. The designation recognizes medical facilities with specialized teams that provide evidence-based Parkinson’s disease care. It signifies that the UAMS Movement Disorders…
UAMS Nurses Enjoy Cooking, Eating, Learning through Culinary Medicine
The UAMS Culinary Medicine Kitchen offers Team UAMS members like Dees Davis, RN, an opportunity to eat what they have learned at the end of a class.
July 22, 2022
UAMS Invests J. Paul Mounsey, BM BCh, Ph.D., in Don and Carolyn Kirkpatrick Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested J. Paul Mounsey, BM BCh, Ph.D., FACC, director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and leader of cardiovascular clinical services, in the Don and Carolyn Kirkpatrick Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine during a July 19 ceremony. “The Kirkpatrick family have given…
UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Welcomes New Ophthalmology Residents
The Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed four new ophthalmology residents who are now seeing patients in central Arkansas. The new ophthalmology residents are: Jamal Azhari, M.D. J. Anthony “Tony” Chacko, M.D. Alex Kwok, M.D., MPH Sam Karimaghaei, M.D. Azhari received his medical degree in…
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