Please join us in welcoming these recent additions to the College of Medicine faculty.
Editor’s note: These are some of the many faculty members joining us this summer and fall. We will continue to introduce new faculty colleagues in the months ahead.
Department of Anesthesiology
Meenakshi Atteri, M.D.
Meenakshi Atteri, M.D., has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Atteri received her medical degree and interned at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in Puducherry, India. She completed her residency training in anesthesiology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India, and at the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. Dr. Atteri continued her training with a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Alfredo Burgos Briceno, M.D.
Alfredo Burgos Briceno, M.D., has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Burgos received his medical degree from the University of Carabobo in Valencia, Venezuela. He began his residency training in general surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine and went on to complete a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Florida, Jacksonville, followed by a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Srinivasa Govindarajan, M.D.
Srinivasa Govindarajan, M.D., has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Govindarajan received his medical degree from Madurai Medical College in Tamil Nadu, India. He completed residency training in anesthesiology and served as Senior Resident (Registrar) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He continued his training at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where he completed a clinical research fellowship in outcomes research, a residency in anesthesiology and a clinical fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology.
Matthew Green, D.O.
Matthew Green, D.O., has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Green received his medical degree from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, Missouri. He came to UAMS for his anesthesiology residency in 2015 and continued his training at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s with a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology in 2019-2020.
Felipe Medeiros, M.D.
Felipe Medeiros, M.D., has rejoined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Medeiros received his medical degree from Faculdade de Medicina de Petropolis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, where he also served as a Chief Resident. He completed residency training in anesthesiology at the Federal University of Mato Grasso in Brazil and at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he went on to serve as an Assistant Professor in 2013-2017. Dr. Medeiros came to UAMS in 2017 and served as an Assistant Professor for two years before resuming training as a pediatric anesthesiology fellow at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s in 2019-2020.
Prabhat Mishra, M.D.
Prabhat Mishra, M.D., has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Mishra received his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed his residency in anesthesiology and fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Mishra practiced at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson in 2018-2020, serving as Director of Pediatric Anesthesia for Pediatric Renal Transplantation in 2019-2020.
Kavya Narayana Reddy, M.D.
Kavya Narayana Reddy, M.D., has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Reddy received her medical degree from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College in Bangalore, India. She completed a residency in anesthesiology and served as Chief Resident at J.S.S. Medical College in Mysore, India, followed by a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology and service as Chief Resident at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bangalore. In 2012-2015 Dr. Reddy was a visiting clinical researcher in the Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis. She continued her training at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School with a surgery internship and residency in anesthesiology. Dr. Reddy most recently completed a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Washington University.
Jarna Shah, M.D.
Jarna Shah, M.D., has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Chronic Pain Division. Dr. Shah received her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. She completed her anesthesiology residency at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Services and her interventional pain medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins University.
G. Lawson Smith, M.D.
G. Lawson Smith, M.D., has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in the Chronic Pain Division. Dr. Smith received his medical degree and completed his anesthesiology residency at UAMS., where he served as Chief Resident. He became the first multidisciplinary chronic pain fellow at UAMS in 2019.
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Paige Beck, M.D., Ph.D.
Paige Beck, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the departments of Family and Preventive Medicine and Geriatrics as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Beck received her doctorate in neurobiology and her medical degree at UAMS. She completed her family medicine residency at UAMS and served as Chief Resident. Her honors during residency included the STAR Professionalism Award and the Goss Physician/Patient Relationship Award. Dr. Beck continued her training at UAMS with a fellowship in geriatrics. Dr. Beck will serve as Medical Director for the UAMS House Calls Program, teach in the Baptist-UAMS Family Medicine Residency Program, and practice at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Center in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.
Aruna Malladi, M.D.
Aruna Malladi, M.D., has joined the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Malladi received her medical degree from Gandhi Medical College in India. She completed her family medicine residency at UAMS, where she received the 2018 Medical Knowledge Award and served on the UAMS Clinical Documentation Committee. Her scholarly activities included poster presentations at the 2018 American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) Annual Conference and the 40th Annual Family Medicine Intensive Review Course. Dr. Malladi is particularly interested in preventive medicine. She practices at the UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic on Rahling Road in West Little Rock and as an attending at the Family Medical Center on the UAMS campus.
Amber Norris, M.D.
Amber Norris, M.D., has joined the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Norris received her medical degree at UAMS. She completed her residency in family medicine at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Norris practices at the UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic at 1401 W. Capitol Ave. in downtown Little Rock.
Department of Internal Medicine
Don E. Willis, Ph.D.
Don E. Willis, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Community Health and Research at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. Dr. Willis earned his doctorate in sociology at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He serves on the research team in Northwest Arkansas with a focus on addressing health disparities.
M. Landon Crouch, M.D.
M. Landon Crouch, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Crouch received his medical degree from UAMS in 2016. He completed his residency in internal medicine-pediatrics at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Crouch will provide care at various clinics across the UAMS and Arkansas Children’s campuses, with his primary practice at the newly opened UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic at 11300 Financial Centre Parkway in West Little Rock.
Caleb Guthrey, M.D.
Caleb Guthrey, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Guthrey received his medical degree from UAMS in 2016. He completed his residency in internal medicine-pediatrics at UAMS this year. Dr. Guthrey will provide care at various clinics across the UAMS and Arkansas Children’s campuses, with his primary practice at the newly opened UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic at 11300 Financial Centre Parkway in West Little Rock.
C. Preston McCormack, M.D.
C. Preston McCormack, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Dr. McCormack received his medical degree at UAMS in 2015 and remained at UAMS for his residency in Medicine-Pediatrics. He served as a Pediatric Chief Resident in 2019-2020. Dr. McCormack will provide care for adults and children with Down syndrome at the UAMS Health Rahling Road Clinic and the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Our House Shelter Clinic.
Morgan Moore, M.D.
Morgan Moore, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Moore received her medical degree at UAMS in 2016. She completed her residency in internal medicine-pediatrics at UAMS this year. Dr. Moore will provide care at various clinics across the UAMS and Arkansas Children’s campuses, with her primary practice at the newly opened UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic at 11300 Financial Centre Parkway in West Little Rock.
Jibran Ahmed, M.D.
Jibran Ahmed, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. He will focus on patients with gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancer. Dr. Ahmed received his medical degree from King Edward Medical University in Pakistan. He interned at the Mayo Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, and completed his residency in internal medicine at the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. He recently completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College in New York.
Sravani Gundarlapalli, M.D.
Sravani Gundarlapalli, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. She will serve as a hospitalist in the Myeloma Section. Dr. Gundarlapalli received her medical degree from the Kurnool Medical College in India. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at St. Joseph’s Mercy Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. Dr. Gundarlapalli previously was a hospitalist at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Georgia.
Joyce Habib, M.D.
Joyce Habib, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. She will focus on clinical care and research related to breast cancer. Dr. Habib received her medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. She completed internal medicine residency training at the American University of Beirut Medical Center and Ohio State University. Dr. Habib continued her training with a fellowship in medical oncology at Baylor Medical Center in Texas, followed by breast oncology training at the Jules Bordet Institute in Brussels, Belgium. In 2016, Dr. Habib began practicing as a medical oncologist at Fouad Khoury Hospital, Makassed General Hospital and Sacre Coeur Hospital in Beruit. The following year she also assumed a part-time position as consultant and head of the Oncology Center at HealthBay Polyclinic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Aasiya Matin, M.D.
Aasiya Matin, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Matin specializes in bone marrow transplant for blood cancers and blood disorders. She completed a residency in in radiation oncology at the King George Medical University in Lucknow, India. Dr. Matin completed a residency in internal medicine at Wayne State University in Detroit. She came to UAMS in 2014, earning a Graduate Certificate in Clinical and Translational Sciences before completing her fellowship in hematology/oncology. Dr. Matin recently completed an advzahidanced bone and marrow transplant fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Yetunde Ogunsesan, M.D.
Yetunde Ogunsesan, M.D., joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. She will serve as a hospitalist for the Section of Myeloma. Dr. Ogunsesan received her medical degree from the University of Ilorin in Ilorin, Nigeria. After medical school, Dr. Ogunsesan served as a medical officer at the Eti-Osa Local Government Primary Health Centre in Lekki, Nigeria, and then at Pediatric Partners Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. After coming to the United States, she completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York.
Chandra Dasari, M.D.
Chandra Dasari, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Dasari received his medical degree at the Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Canton Medical Education Foundation in Ohio. Dr. Dasari went on to work as a hospitalist and nocturnist at Coshocton County Memorial hospital in Ohio, the Cleveland Clinic in Akron, Ohio, and Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York. In 2018, he started a research fellowship in gastroenterology at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Missouri.
William T. Atchley, M.D., Ph.D.
William T. Atchley, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Atchley received his medical degree and his doctorate in interdisciplinary biomedical sciences at UAMS. He completed his residency in internal medicine at UAMS and continued his training with a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at University of North Carolina Healthcare in Chapel Hill.
Abhishek Kumar, M.D., M.P.H.
Abhishek Kumar, M.D., M.P.H., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He will teach in the Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship. Dr. Kumar received his Master of Public Health from the Harvard University School of Public Health in Boston. He received his medical degree from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute in India. Dr. Kumar completed his residency in internal medicine, including a year as Chief Resident, at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn. He continued his training with a fellowship in geriatric medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center/New York Medical College in Bronx, New York, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at State University of New York (University at Buffalo). Dr. Kumar previously served as an Assistant Professor in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Department of Neurology
Erika Horta, M.D.
Erika Horta, M.D., has joined the Department of Neurology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Horta received her medical degree from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, where she also completed a residency in neurology and a clinical fellowship in neuro-immunology. Dr. Horta continued her training with a research fellowship in the Neuro-immunology Laboratory at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and a clinical fellowship in neuro-oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. She also completed a residency in neurology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Dr. Horta sees multiple sclerosis patients in the UAMS Health Epilepsy and Neurology Clinic and patients with brain and spine tumors in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Read more in the UAMS Newsroom.
Salman Zahoor, M.D.
Salman Zahoor, M.D., has joined the Department of Neurology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Zahoor received his medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College of Pakistan. He completed his neurology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Zahoor continued his training with fellowships in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at Vanderbilt University Medical School in Nashville, where he served as a Chief Fellow. Dr. Zahoor provides comprehensive care for adults with epilepsy. Read more in the UAMS Newsroom.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
P. Shea Brannan, M.D.
P. Shea Brannan, M.D., has joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as an Assistant Professor with the Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine team in Northwest Arkansas. Dr. Brannan received his medical degree from UAMS and completed his orthopaedic surgery training at San Antonio Uniform Services Health Education Consortium in Texas. He continued his training with a fellowship at OrthoCarolina Hand Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He served most recently as Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Recently retired from the military, Dr. Brannan brings extensive expertise as a combat surgeon and hand and upper-extremity surgeon. Read more in the UAMS Newsroom.
Tyler CarlLee, M.D.
Tyler CarlLee, M.D., has joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as an Assistant Professor with the Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine team in Northwest Arkansas. Dr. CarlLee received his medical degree from UAMS in 2014. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and continued his training with a sports medicine and shoulder elbow fellowship with OrthoCarolina. Read more in the UAMS Newsroom.
Department of Pediatrics
Shae Anderson, M.D.
Shae Anderson, M.D., has joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Anderson received her medical degree from East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine. She completed her pediatrics residency at the University of Texas Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center. She continued her training with a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in cardiology advanced imaging at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. In 2019, Dr. Anderson was an American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Young Investigator Award nominee.
Elaine Odiase, M.D.
Elaine Odiase, M.D., has joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology. Dr. Odiase received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where she also completed her pediatrics residency and a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition with a special focus on pediatric and advanced endoscopy. Dr. Odiase is the co-founder and Co-President of Twin Missions International (TMI), a nonprofit that provides charitable services domestically and internationally including pediatric and adult medical care and health care education for the underserved.
Ashley Lauren Lynch, M.D.
Ashley Lauren Lynch, M.D., has joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology. Dr. Lynch received her medical degree from UAMS, where she stayed for her pediatrics residency and neonatology fellowship. Dr. Lynch was the recipient of an Arkansas Children’s Research Institute Postdoctoral Grant Award in 2018.
Department of Radiology
Scott Harter, M.D.
Scott Harter, M.D., has joined the Department of Radiology as an Associate Professor in the Division of Breast Imaging. Dr. Harter received his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine. After three years of surgical residency training, he completed his residency in diagnostic radiology and a fellowship in magnetic resonance imaging at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He joined Radiology Consultants of Little Rock in 1992 and worked as a staff radiologist at multiple hospitals throughout Arkansas. He served as President and CEO of Radiology Consultants for 11 years prior to joining UAMS. Dr. Harter is a past President of the Arkansas Radiology Society.
Erin Priddy, M.D.
Erin Priddy, M.D., has joined the Department of Radiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Interventional Radiology. Dr. Priddy received her medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky. She trained in general surgery for two years before completing her diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Priddy continued her training with a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor.
Surjith Vattoth, M.D.
Surjith Vattoth, M.D., has joined the Department of Radiology as an Associate Professor in the Division of Neuroradiology. Dr. Vattoth completed his medical education and radiology residency at Calicut Medical College in Kerala, India. He continued his training with a fellowship in neuro- and vascular radiology at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology in Trivandrum, Kerala, India, and fellowships in neuroradiology, vascular and interventional radiology, and nuclear medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr. Vattoth served as an Assistant Professor of Neuroradiology at UAB, and most recently as Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Senior Consultant Neuroradiologist at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar.
Dr. Vattoth is an active clinical educator and author with many peer-reviewed publications. He has served on the Education Committee of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Among many honors, he has received the RSNA Honored Educator Award and multiple top-ten faculty awards at UAB. He is a lead author in the Elsevier Diagnostic Imaging (DI) series Head and Neck book, cover author for the DI Brain, DI Pediatric Neuroradiology, and Imaging Anatomy series Head and Neck book, and in STATdx, a popular comprehensive diagnostic support tool used by radiologists and residents around the world.
Fathima Fijula Palot Manzil, M.D.
Fathima Fijula Palot Manzil, M.D., has joined the Department of Radiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Manzil received her medical degree and completed a residency in radiotherapy at Calicut Medical College in Kerala, India. She also completed a nuclear medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Manzil previously served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Consultant in Clinical Imaging at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. Dr. Manzil is currently authoring multiple chapters in the Elsevier Diagnostic Imaging Nuclear Medicine book, which will also be available online in STATdx.