Cardiologist Jorge Saucedo, M.D., MBA, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, effective Nov. 1.
UAMS Performs State’s First Minimally Invasive Treatment for Life-Threatening Tricuspid Regurgitation
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has performed the first minimally invasive treatment for severe tricuspid regurgitation (a leaky heart valve) in Arkansas, offering lifesaving hope for patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery.
Dr. Gerald Mazurek
Dr. Gerald Mazurek completed his internal medicine residency and pulmonology fellowship at UAMS in 1984 and 1986, respectively. Afterward, he completed a UAMS research fellowship focused on the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one of the world’s deadliest pathogens. Since then, he has led a globally impactful research and public health career aimed at tuberculosis control.
UAMS Invests Mauricio S. Garcia, M.D., in Jerome S. Levy, M.D., Chair in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Mauricio S. Garcia, M.D., in the Jerome S. Levy, M.D., Chair in Gastroenterology and Hepatology during a May 1 ceremony.
Dr. Bruce Murphy
Dr. Bruce Murphy received two doctoral degrees and completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at UAMS in the 1980s. An early introduction to heart disease and cardiac catheterization during his training catapulted him into a successful career devoted to diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease and educating the next generation of cardiologists. Below, he […]
National IM Chief Residents Honor
Congratulations to Dr. Husam Salah, Internal Medicine Chief Resident, on receiving the 2023 American College of Physicians (ACP) Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarship.
Inspired Giving
Generous donors are an important reason we are able to achieve our mission to train the next generation of physicians for Arkansas – and it is often the outstanding clinical care, teaching and service of our faculty that inspires philanthropists to contribute to our college. A donor who wished to remain anonymous recently gave $100,000 […]
UAMS/Arkana Collaboration Identifies Novel Antibody Targets in Membranous Nephropathy
A collaboration between UAMS Nephrology and nephropathologists at Arkana Laboratories has greatly expanded our understanding of the causes of membranous nephropathy. Membranous nephropathy occurs when antibodies against podocyte proteins or circulating antigens are deposited along the glomerular basement membrane and lead to increased glomerular permeability to albumin and other proteins. Until recently, only a few of the […]
Nephrology Investigator Discovers Autoantibodies as Possible Cause of Long COVID-19
The global search for answers to long COVID-19 yielded a possible cause in 2021 by a research team in the UAMS Division of Nephrology. Their discovery of rogue antibodies that appear to be key players in long COVID-19 was published in The Public Library of Science ONE (PLOS ONE), drawing national attention and hope for those with the syndrome. […]
UAMS is First in Arkansas to Use New Technology to Remove Valve Infection, Debris Without Surgery
A cardiologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first physician in Arkansas to use a new device to remove infectious vegetation from a woman’s heart valve in a 45-minute minimally invasive procedure.