About Us

Mission

The UAMS Department of Anesthesiology provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive care of the perioperative patient at the UAMS Medical Center, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and the John L. McClellan Memorial Veteran’s Administration Medical Center. As specialists in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, department members provide care to patients of all ages in all recognized specialties, including critical care and pain management. This is done in a thriving academic health center, where education of medical students, residents, and fellows occurs in an environment of advanced scientific and clinical inquiry.

Vision

The UAMS Department of Anesthesiology will lead the evolution of perioperative care in Arkansas through advances in the care of patients with acute and chronic illnesses, and education of medical students, residents and fellows. Through integrated approaches to the care of patients from the time of surgical diagnosis to discharge from the care of the surgeon, our physicians will advance the science of perioperative medicine; improving efficiency, safety, and the perioperative experience of our patients while reducing costs, complication rates and hospital lengths of stays.