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Department of Anesthesiology

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Your gift to the Charles A. Napolitano, M.D., Wellness Fund honors the legacy of Dr. Napolitano, and supports his compassion for anesthesiology residents.

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Obstetric Anesthesia group posing outside the UAMS Medical Center

Center of Excellence

The Division of Obstetric Anesthesia has been designated a Center of Excellence by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.

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anesthesiologist monitors the patient during surgery. An IV drip is in focus in the foreground.

Residency

Our residency rotation sites administer over 33,000 anesthetics per year in 43 operating and delivery rooms.

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Residency

Specialty training in Anesthesiology

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Fellowships

Learn about our subspecialty training opportunities

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MOCA Simulation Course

An immersive educational experience.

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Education and Comprehensive Care

The Department of Anesthesiology provides comprehensive anesthesia care for patients in the UAMS Medical Center, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital. UAMS is Arkansas’ only medical sciences university. We educate the next generation of anesthesiologists through our programs for medical students, residents, and fellows.

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Residents Present at ASA 2023 Meeting

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) hosted its 2023 annual meeting in San Francisco from October 13 to 17 and our residency was well represented.

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28th Annual Residents’ Day

The Department of Anesthesiology’s 28th Annual Residents’ Day was its first in-person event since the COVID pandemic, and it was a huge success.

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Residents Presenting at ASA 2021

Three of our residents are presenting at the upcoming American Society of Anesthesiologists annual conference. Congratulations to our scholars! Maitri Shah, M.D. – Maternal Hypoglycemia: An Unusual Diagnosis In The Differential For High Neuraxial Block Mimi Kim, M.D. – Successful Use Of Stellate Ganglion Block Catheter To Attenuate Cardiac Electrical Storm In A Patient With […]

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Anesthesia tech students pose outside the UAMS Medical Center with Veronica Ussery, education director.

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.

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