By Linda Satter Clinic Focuses on Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Headaches July 22, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK —The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of a new neurology clinic — this one focused on multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and headache patients — in the Doctors Building […]
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UAMS Neurologist Lee Archer, M.D., Honored for 40 Years of Care and Research
By Linda Satter May 21, 2026 | Veteran neurologist Lee Archer, M.D., was honored for his contributions over 40 years to neurological research, clinical care, and patient access to care in a ceremony at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that also highlighted an endowed research fund established in his and his late wife’s […]
UAMS Experts Discuss Complementary Therapies, Exercise, Research at Parkinson’s Symposium
By Linda Satter April 29, 2026 | While she’s open to Parkinson’s disease patients using dietary supplements alongside conventional medicine to ease their symptoms, neurologist Hillary Williams, M.D., a movement disorders specialist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), encourages patients and their caregivers to have “a little bit of healthy suspicion” about claims […]
Tommy and Kathryn May Gift $200,000 to UAMS to Elevate Chair in Support of ALS Treatment, Research
By Andrew Vogler March 5, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $200,000 gift from J. Thomas “Tommy” May and Kathryn May to elevate the J. Thomas May Endowed Chair in Department of Neurology in the UAMS College of Medicine to a distinguished chair. Thomas May Endowed Distinguished […]
UAMS Hosts Second Multiple Sclerosis Symposium for Patients, Caregivers
By Linda Satter April 15, 2026 | Patients, caregivers and health care professionals recently gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for the 2026 Multiple Sclerosis Symposium, a free, two-hour event focused on treatment options, the latest research, and available resources. About 200 people, some participating virtually, attended the March 14 event, now […]
Rampy Foundation Relays $51,313 Donation from Bentonville to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research
By Andrew Vogler Dec. 9, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received $51,313 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a ceremony today. Jo and Scott Rampy, along with other runners and walkers, relayed a check from […]
Vascular Neurologist Jose Miguel Morales, M.D., Joins UAMS
By Linda Satter Dec. 4, 2025 | José Miguel Morales, M.D., MSc, a vascular neurologist and neuro-interventional surgeon, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Department of Neurology. Morales comes to UAMS from the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, California. “Dr. Morales is a neurovascular interventionalist, researcher and innovator […]
Shitiz Sriwastava, M.D., Neuroimmunologist Specializing in MS, Joins UAMS
Shitiz Sriwastava, M.D., a neuroimmunologist with expertise in multiple sclerosis (MS) research and treatment, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an associate professor of neurology.
UAMS’ Inaugural Parkinsonism Walk Holds Special Meaning for Many Participants
More than 200 people convened on a Saturday morning at the Little Rock Zoo to raise awareness and funding for programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that support those who are living with Parkinson’s disease and related neurological conditions.
UAMS, ALS Association Celebrate Opening of First ALS Clinic in NWA
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the ALS Association (ALSA) celebrated today the opening of a new multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, at its Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville.