Dr. Phillip Porcelli, Section Chief of Neurosurgery at VA in Little Rock, has been selected by the United States Army Selection Committee as their reserve neurosurgeon for the Army Medical Department Professional Management Command. His commissioning ceremony took place on August 25, 2022 receiving the rank of Major. This opportunity will allow Dr. Porcelli to […]
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UAMS Starts Digital Health Program to Help Spine Patients Statewide
By Ben Boulden June 26, 2019 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has begun a digital health spine clinic to allow patients across Arkansas with spinal disorders, spinal cord tumors, and patients who have recently undergone surgery to go to the location closest to home without having to travel to Little Rock […]
Neurostimulator Significantly Reduces Seizures for Missouri Man
By Katrina Dupins March 18, 2019 | Matthew Pinegar was 3 months old when he had his first seizure. He was put on medication to keep them at bay, then taken off the medicine in junior high. “It wasn’t until I was 21 when I had my first grand mal,” Pinegar said. “After that happened […]
Patient Uses FaceTime to Call Family During Brain Surgery
By Katrina Dupins Feb. 15, 2019 | Before his seizure on May 31, 2018, Chris Stephenson, of Horatio, Ark., had no idea he had a tumor the size of an orange in his brain. He was logging about 4,000 miles a week in his big rig and happened to be driving when the seizure happened. […]
Fort Smith Woman has Fewer Seizures Thanks to Surgical Implant
By Katrina Dupins Tori Hatcher used to wake up many mornings in intense pain due to epileptic seizures. They often happened as she slept. “Sometimes my tongue or lip would be bleeding when I woke up,” Hatcher said. “It’s exhausting. Your whole body tenses up in a seizure. By the time it’s over, you’re so […]
Diabetic Pain Study at UAMS to Test Spinal Cord Stimulation Device
By David Robinson People with chronic painful diabetic neuropathy are being enrolled in a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research study of a spinal cord stimulation device designed to reduce the pain. Led at UAMS by Erika Petersen, M.D., a neurosurgeon and researcher, the study is part of a clinical trial being conducted […]
Here’s to Dr. Pait
Dr. T. Glenn Pait, Professor of Neurosurgery, is the voice of UAMS’s “Here’s to Your Health” broadcast on KUAR, the National Public Radio affiliate at UA Little Rock. This is a popular weekly radio show that delivers patient education, general medical information and translational research. As a measure of appreciation, a listener of Dr. Pait’s […]
5th Annual Parkinson’s Symposium
April 7, 2019 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Jack T. Stephens Building – 12th Floor Free to public April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Each year, 50 to 60 thousand new cases are diagnosed in the United States. Researchers are working toward finding a cure and making progress on the best treatment options. April […]
UAMS Cancer Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Develop New Cancer Therapies
By Linda Haymes UAMS College of Medicine researchers have received a $604,208 grant to study how an abnormal protein found in ovarian cancer and some brain tumors helps tumors grow. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the three-year grant to Karen Abbott, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry […]
Dr. Erika Petersen live on KLRT
Dr. Erika Petersen was live on KLRT to talk about a new study that can help reduce pain from leg amputation. The types of pain the study focuses on are chronic pain that makes it hard to wear a prosthesis and phantom pain, which occurs when a missing part of their body hurts even though it […]
Erika Petersen M.D. – The Face of Neurosurgery in Arkansas
Dr. Erika Petersen was featured in the AY Magazine as the Face of Neurosurgery in the State of Arkansas. “Erika Petersen, M.D., became the first female neurosurgery faculty member at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2010. Petersen was recruited to the school to build and direct a program in functional neurosurgery and […]
Healthgrades Ranks UAMS in Top 5% of Nation for Brain Surgery; Praises Stroke Program
Healthgrades ranks the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) among the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for cranial neurosurgery in 2023.
UAMS Hosts Australian Neurosurgeon for Demonstration of Innovative Robotic Spine Surgery
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed Professor Greg Malham, BSc, MB ChB, director of spine surgery at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, as the first visiting international surgeon to observe a procedure that uses an innovative technique for minimally invasive spine surgery.
Family of Former Neurosurgeon Gives $100,000 to Create Award for UAMS Neurosurgery Residents
The family of the late Surinder Gupta, M.D., donated $100,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to create an award for neurosurgery residents in the College of Medicine.
Healthgrades Ranks UAMS in Top 10% of Nation for Brain Surgery; Also Applauds Stroke Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ranks among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for cranial neurosurgery, according to a new analysis by Healthgrades, a leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.
Epilepsy Experts Share Updates on Condition during UAMS Symposium
Six multidisciplinary experts on epilepsy shared the latest updates on the neurological condition that affects over 65 million people worldwide, including 3.4 million in the United States, in a virtual epilepsy symposium hosted Nov. 6 by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS Pioneers Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
A new minimally invasive surgical technique at UAMS is streamlining spine surgery, allowing more precise work and speeding up patients’ recovery time. Called Lateral-in-Prone or ‘LIP,’ the new technique allows surgeons to operate on patients through their back as they lie face-down, or prone, as spine surgery has traditionally been performed, while simultaneously accessing the […]