With several million followers on social media, Dr. Tommy Martin is a well-known alumnus of the UAMS internal medicine and pediatrics residency. When he’s not caring for pediatric and adult patients in the hospital or training for a marathon or Ironman world championship, he uses his social media platform to provide evidence-based fitness and health information and to motivate and inspire his followers.
Dr. Curtis Hedberg
Dr. Curtis Hedberg lived and practiced medicine in northwest Arkansas until his unexpected death on June 3, 2024. After earning a bachelor’s degree in biology at Saint Louis University, he attended medical school at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia. Upon his graduation from medical school, he joined UAMS for his internal medicine residency, which […]
NIH Awards UAMS Researchers $2.27 Million to Study Estrogen’s Role in Preventing Bone Loss
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a $2.27 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to answer key questions about the cellular mechanisms used by estrogen to prevent bone loss and osteoporosis.
Dr. Sarenthia Epps
A supportive and education-minded team of upper-level residents and attendings helped Dr. Sarenthia Epps find joy—and calling—in an initially overwhelming ICU experience as an intern. From there, she took advantage of the educational, mentorship, and research opportunities available in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine to prepare herself for treating patients with lung diseases and the critically ill in southeast Arkansas.
Dr. Gill Pillow
Dr. Pillow was a beloved and devoted physician who touched the lives of many at UAMS and in his hometown of Helena, Arkansas, where he cared for patients until his death on February 3, 2024. After earning a degree in microbiology at Mississippi State University, Dr. Pillow obtained his medical degree at UAMS in 1999. He then […]
Dr. Susan Smyth
Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., joined UAMS and the Department of Internal Medicine in June 2021. She served as Executive Vice Chancellor, Dean of the College of Medicine, and Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine until her death on December 31, 2022. She was a renowned and accomplished cardiologist, educator, scientist, and mentor whose impact […]
Dr. Joseph Bates
We were saddened to learn of the death on Friday, September 29, of Joseph Bates, M.D., M.S., who served on our faculty and at the veterans’ hospital for over three decades, including twenty-one years as Vice Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Bates went on to make remarkable contributions as a leader at the Arkansas Department of Health and in the UAMS College of Public Health over the next twenty-five years.
Dr. Basheer Khassawneh
Dr. Basheer Khassawneh is an alumnus of multiple training programs in the Department of Internal Medicine. He is now the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Jordan University of Science and Technology and still maintains an active clinical practice as a pulmonologist and sleep medicine physician at King Abdullah University Hospital in Jordan.
Dr. Jennifer Dillaha
To introduce our newest segment, Alumni Spotlight, how fitting that our first alumna is the Director of the Arkansas Department of Health, Dr. Jennifer Dillaha. Recently, our 2022-2023 Chief Resident, Dr. Ples Spradley, spoke with Dr. Dillaha about how UAMS contributed to her life’s work.
Holding Space for Hope and Reality
Sarah Harrington, M.D., medical director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Palliative Care Program, is on a mission to help other physicians understand the delicate nature of communicating with patients facing serious illnesses.