Department of Neurology

September 4, 2025

UAMS, ALS Association Celebrate Opening of First ALS Clinic in NWA

David Wise

Cal Brooks, regional vice president of the ALS Association, and Rohit Dhall, professor and the chair of the UAMS Department of Neurology, cut the ribbon at the new UAMS Northwest ALS Clinic in Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the ALS Association (ALSA) celebrated today the opening of a new multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, at its Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. Made possible by a three-year, $424,542 Hoffman Clinic Development…

August 31, 2018

Inaugural Neurosciences Conference at UAMS Draws 160

Ben Boulden

About 160 physicians, nurses and physical therapists came to the first Neurosciences Conference at UAMS.

Aug. 31, 2018 | Debuting Aug. 23, the first Neuroscience Conference at UAMS quickly proved itself, attracting an audience of 160.

October 8, 2014

UAMS Physician, Staff Recognized as Arkansas’ First ‘Partner in MS Care’

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurologist Lee Archer, M.D., and the team he leads in the clinical care of multiple sclerosis patients recently became the first group of medical professionals in Arkansas designated as a Partner in MS Care by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.