Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Osseointegrated Dental Implant Prosthetics Initial Contact A 67-year-old male patient had been treated with radiation and chemotherapy 15 years previously for a squamous cell carcinoma at the base of his tongue. He presented at UAMS in October 2015 with swelling in his right jaw and was diagnosed with radiation-induced sarcoma. Mauricio Moreno, […]
Department News
Otolaryngology Faculty, Residents to Present at American Academy of Otolaryngology Meeting
The UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery will be well represented at the specialty’s upcoming national meeting, with nine faculty and four residents presenting on a range of topics. The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery is hosting its Annual Meeting and OTO Experience from Oct. 7-10 in Atlanta, […]
Alissa Kanaan, M.D., Named to Rhinologic Society International Committee
Alissa Kanaan, M.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, has been appointed to a three-year term on the International Liaison Committee of the American Rhinologic Society (ARS). The committee advocates for international members and those interested in international affairs, advises the ARS Board of Directors and staff on […]
ENT Department to Participate in Family Medicine Update, Offer CME Topics
The UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery will be the spotlight host for the 22nd annual Family Medicine Update and will offer a half-day of continuing education on a full range of ENT topics. The conference will be held Oct. 25-27 at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute on the […]
McKinnon: Physicians Must Embrace Business as Part of Providing Best Care
Physicians must be actively involved in the business of medicine to provide better patient care, said Brian J. McKinnon, M.D., MBA, M.P.H., as he gave the inaugural Sharon and Dr. Ted Bailey Distinguished Lectureship in Otology at UAMS. McKinnon, a national expert in cochlear implants and the business of medicine, said physicians need to recognize […]
The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery welcomes new fellows and residents
Austin DeHart, M.D., is the department’s pediatric otolaryngology fellow, based at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. DeHart earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she also completed her residency. She has presented several posters on a variety of topics, including tinnitus, cochlear implantation, ENT repairs, tumors and pediatric cases. She has volunteered with a medical […]
Graham Strub, M.D., Ph.D., Joins Department of Otolaryngology
Graham Strub, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery as a pediatric otolaryngologist with a special interest in head and neck masses, cochlear implantation and vascular anomalies. Strub is an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine. The bulk of his clinical work takes place at Arkansas […]
Otolaryngology Department Hosts Annual Resident Research and Alumni Conference
The UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery celebrated the end of another successful academic year with a guest lecture, presentations and awards at the annual Resident Research and Alumni Conference, June 15- 16. Jeffrey N. Myers, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University […]
Expert in Cochlear Implants, Business of Medicine to Launch Distinguished Lectureship Aug. 24
LITTLE ROCK — Brian J. McKinnon, M.D., MBA, M.P.H., a national expert in cochlear implants and the business of medicine, will be the inaugural speaker Aug. 24 at the Sharon and Dr. Ted Bailey Distinguished Lectureship in Otology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The public is invited to the free lecture, […]
Little Rock Musician: Surgery ‘Changed My Whole Life’
As a musician, 37-year-old Paul Campbell generally keeps a busy schedule. If he’s not playing live music with a band, he’s producing in a studio, instructing students as an adjunct professor at Arkansas Baptist College or serving as a career coach at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech. Campbell even took his talents to Africa […]