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  3. Recent Faculty Appointments — January 2022

Recent Faculty Appointments — January 2022

Please join us in welcoming these recent additions to the College of Medicine faculty.

Department of Anesthesiology

Chaya Krishnan, M.D.

Dr. Chaya Krishnan

Chaya Krishnan, M.D., has rejoined the Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Krishnan received her medical degree from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in Porur, Chennai, India. She completed a compulsory rotatory resident internship in India before coming to UAMS for her anesthesiology residency. She worked as active staff at a couple of surgery centers and then returned to UAMS an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology in 2006-2010. She served most recently as an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.

Department of Internal Medicine

Dinesh Edem, M.D.

Dr. Dinesh Edem

Dinesh Edem, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology. Dr. Edem received his medical degree from Topiwala National Medical College in Mumbai in 2009. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in 2015 and an endocrinology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2017. He most recently served as an endocrinology and obesity medicine physician at Indiana University Health – Arnett.

Gena Miller, M.D.

Dr. Gena Miller

Gena Miller, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology. Dr. Miller received her medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in 2010. She completed an internal medicine residency in 2014 and an endocrinology fellowship in 2016 at the University of Kentucky. Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Miller has held positions as an endocrinologist with The Baton Rouge Clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisisana, and the Aspirus Department of Endocrinology in Wausau, Wisconsin, before joining UAMS and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Barbara Porchia, DPM

Dr. Barbara Porchia

Barbara Porchia, DPM, has joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as an Assistant Professor. A podiatrist from Camden, Dr. Porchia brings more than 20 years of experience in treating foot and ankle conditions to UAMS’ orthopaedic team of foot and ankle providers. She received her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland. Dr. Porchia completed her residency in primary podiatric medicine at St. Michael Hospital in Cleveland. Read more in the UAMS Newsroom.

Department of Pediatrics

Salim Aljabari, M.D.

Dr. Salim Aljabari

Salim Aljabari, M.D., has joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in the Critical Care Medicine Section. Dr. Aljabari received his medical degree at Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine in Jerusalem, with Dean’s honors. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Texas Tech University, where he was named Chief Resident. Dr. Aljabari continued his training with a fellowship in critical care medicine at Primary Children’s Hospital /University of Utah, and is currently working toward a master’s degree in health administration. He most recently served on the faculty and as a pediatric intensivist at the University of Missouri-Columbia and MU Health Care. Dr. Aljabari’s clinical and research interests include pediatric respiratory failure, post extubation complications, patient safety and quality of care.

Department of Radiology

Bob Dixon, M.D.

Dr. Robert Dixon

Bob Dixon, M.D., has joined the Department of Radiology as a Professor in the Division of Interventional Radiology. Dr. Dixon received his medical degree from the State University of New York, Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. After training in and practicing Emergency Medicine for a decade, he went on to complete a residency in radiology at Upstate Medical University, where he served as Chief Resident. He continued his training with a fellowship in interventional radiology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, where he subsequently served on the faculty as Program Director for the Radiology Residency, the Interventional Radiology Residency and the Interventional Radiology Fellowship programs.

Dr. Dixon’s clinical interests include thermal ablation, portal hypertension, vertebral augmentation, superficial venous disease, complex IVC filter retrievals and prostate artery embolization. Passionate about medical education, Dr. Dixon facilitated the initiation of the Interventional Radiology Fellowship at the University of Nairobi. He currently serves a Program Manager for RAD-AID International – Kenya. 

Posted by Tamara Robinson on January 28, 2022

Filed Under: Faculty Updates

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