A Legacy of Physicians Serving Arkansas and Beyond
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Alumni Highlight: Dr. John C. Byrd ’91
Dr. Byrd is Director of the University of Pittsburg Hillman Cancer Center and a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Recent College News
UAMS’ Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health Making Inroads, Pushing Forward
| A lot has happened in the world of maternal and infant health in Arkansas since early 2025, when the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) began implementing plans to reduce the state’s high rates of maternal and infant mortality.
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Cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., Join UAMS Health
LITTLE ROCK — Fellowship-trained noninvasive cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., and Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiology.
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UAMS/UA Go Baby Go Program Marks Third Year of Getting Kids Moving
The Go Baby Go project in Northwest Arkansas recently completed its third year. The program provides modified electric ride-on cars to children with mobility challenges, and it continues to grow its reach and refine its approach.
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UAMS Cancer Institute Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Findings in Prestigious Scientific Journal
A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute was recently published in Cell, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, for a promising discovery that may lead to more effective cancer immunotherapies.
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