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UAMS Names Kirt Simmons, DDS, Ph.D., Chair of Department of Pediatric and Special Needs Dentistry
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has appointed Kirt Simmons, DDS, Ph.D., as chair of the Department of Pediatric and Special Needs Dentistry. He has served as the department’s interim chair since August 2020.
Tags: Arkansas Children's, Department of Pediatric and Special Needs Dentistry, Kirt Simmons, UAMS College of Medicine
December 21, 2021
Two UAMS ENT Physicians Help Treat More Than 90 Children in Ecuador
Two doctors from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology recently flew to Guayaquil, Ecuador, as part of a surgical mission trip that provided cleft lip and palate care to more than 90 children. The trip was part of a Global Smile Foundation project that began more than three decades ago…
December 20, 2021
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
These programs were first broadcast the week of January 3, 2022.
December 19, 2021
UAMS Patient Story, Nurses Get National Acclaim
Out of 1.8 million stories of nurses worldwide caring for patients, the story of a family at UAMS and its gratitude for two nurses took center stage at a national nursing conference. And, in early December, 12 UAMS nurses who each had won a monthly DAISY award in the preceding year gained greater recognition on…
UAMS-led Proposal Competing for $75 Million to Advance Health Care and Technology in Northwest Arkansas
A proposal led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is in the running to receive about $75 million in federal funding for a health care workforce and technology initiative in Northwest Arkansas. The UAMS-led effort is among 60 finalists from around the nation announced December 13, 2021, by the U.S. Department of…
Tags: Build Back Better, Economic Development Administration (EDA), Healthcare Transformation Division, Northwest Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas Council, U.S. Department of Commerce, UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
December 15, 2021
UAMS Neurosurgeon’s Study on Breakthrough Treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Published in Diabetes Care
Results of a 12-month multicenter randomized clinical trial led by Erika Petersen, M.D., a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), were published online Nov. 29 in Diabetes Care, highlighting the benefits of a breakthrough treatment for patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). Petersen, director of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery…
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December 14, 2021
UAMS Physicians Among Top Doctors in America
Physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been named Castle Connolly Top Doctors.
December 10, 2021
New Report by CDC, UAMS Finds 1 in 44 Arkansas 8-Year-Olds Have Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new report shows the number of 8-year-old Arkansas children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is significantly higher than data released two years ago by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
December 9, 2021
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