Initial Contact A 12-year-old Arkadelphia girl visited the Head and Neck Oncology Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in March after being referred by her oral surgeon. Her dentist had referred her to the surgeon after discovering, during a routine exam with X-rays, that she had a large destructive bony lesion […]
Department News
The Department of Otolaryngology Welcomes New Fellows and Residents
Welcome to our new fellows and residents!
Cochlear Implant Surgery Restores Hearing, Improves Marriage
After 26 years of marriage, Beverly Holloway still had a lot she wanted to discuss with her husband, Patrick.
But despite him taking the initiative six years earlier to obtain hearing aids, they were both frustrated that the devices were no longer working, despite repeated adjustments.
Estate of Thomas McGill Gives $1.14 Million to UAMS Department of Otolaryngology
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.14 million gift from the estate of Thomas McGill for the Department of Otolaryngology in the College of Medicine.
Recipient of First UAMS Clinical Research Fellowship in Otolaryngology Gives Thumbs Up
Reed Gardner’s hands-on experiences during the first 10 months of his clinical research fellowship in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery have not only solidified his career choice but also fueled his enthusiasm.
Pine Bluff Coach Thanks UAMS Surgeon
San Francisco Woman Finds Help for Complex Surgery
Claudia Bressie’s tumor was non-cancerous, but it was aggressive and dangerous. Months of consultations at top universities and treatments proved ineffective for the San Francisco woman, until her journey brought her to UAMS.
U.S. News and World Report Ranks UAMS ENT in the Top 50 in the Nation
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having the best hospital in the state, and its ear, nose and throat (ENT) department was ranked among the top 50 nationwide.
International Patients Find Their Way to Arkansas
Richter — a professor and pediatric otolaryngology chief at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital — says his team is one of a few in the U.S. known for work on the group of conditions called vascular anomalies.
Two Tessier No. 3 Facial Cleft Cases
Of all forms of facial clefts, the Tessier No. 3 (oro-nasal-ocular clefts) is the rarest and most challenging. In 2018, pediatric otolaryngologist and cleft specialist Larry D. Hartzell, M.D., and a team of surgeons at Arkansas Children’s Hospital/UAMS treated two patients with Tessier No. 3 clefts within months of each other.