A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team led by Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., has demonstrated the ability to detect and kill circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood using a noninvasive device called Cytophone that integrates a laser, ultrasound and phone technologies. This device is 1,000 times more sensitive than other methods […]
Department News
Larry Hartzell, M.D., Invested in Waner Endowed Chair at Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Larry Hartzell, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine, was invested in the Benjamin and Milton Waner, M.D., Endowed Chair in Pediatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) on April 24. “It was an honor to recognize Dr. Larry Hartzell as the […]
Course on Advanced Inner Ear Surgeries Attracts International Participation
UAMS hosted otology fellows and faculty from all over the world April 26-28 as part of the fourth annual International Otology Fellows Congress and Advanced Course in Ear and Skull Base Surgery. Twenty-four fellows from 11 countries and 10 faculty participated in the event, which was held in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences […]
John Dornhoffer, M.D., Sees Personal Account on Cochlear Implants Published in JAMA
By Amy Widner John Dornhoffer, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a cochlear implant surgeon who also understands what it is like to receive a cochlear implant. His insights are the topic of an article published today in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Dornhoffer is chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology — […]
Inaugural Otolaryngology Conference a Success with Latest Updates
By Amy Widner The inaugural Otolaryngology Diamond Conference provided a national meeting ground for the exchange of ideas, as invited speakers and UAMS faculty highlighted the latest research, clinical techniques and management practices vital to the practicing ear, nose and throat doctor. The March 8-9 conference attracted attendees from across Arkansas and the United States. […]
First Act After Hearing Loss Surgery: Propose to Fiancée
By Amy Widner “Yes” was the first word Chad King of Redfield wanted to hear when he got his cochlear implant. “On the day my implant was activated, I went home and proposed to her,” King said. “I wanted to be able to hear her say ‘yes’ to me.” King’s girlfriend, Jamie, did, indeed, agree […]
Nasoalveolar Molding Combines ENT, Orthodontics for Cleft Advantage
Pediatric otolaryngologists Larry Hartzell, M.D., and Adam Johnson, M.D., Ph.D., are partnering with pediatric craniofacial orthodontists for a pre-surgical orthopaedic process that can prepare their pediatric cleft lip and palate patients for better surgical results and potential reduction in surgery requirements. The procedure is called nasoalveolar molding (NAM). Hartzell, an associate professor in the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology […]
Stack and Moreno’s New Book, Neck Dissection
Brendan Stack, Jr., M.D., FACS, FACE, and Mauricio Moreno, M.D., have published their new book, Neck Dissection, which provides expert guidance on neck dissection for a wide spectrum of head and neck pathologies. Stack and Moreno, who are both faculty in the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery — introduced the book […]
After Years of ‘No’ Elsewhere, Patient Finds Hope with James Suen, M.D.
By Amy Widner Jan. 7, 2019 | Hailey Dougherty, 17, remembers crying from constant pain she was too young to even understand. She didn’t know it yet, but blood vessels were growing out of control and pressing against her 8-year-old brain. “She would just cry from the time she got up until the time she went […]
Dr. Brendan C. Stack, Jr., Lectured at Harvard
Dr. Brendan C. Stack Jr., a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, was an invited lecturer and panelist at the Harvard Medical School continuing medical education course, “Surgery for the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands,” the preeminent international course in the field, in Boston earlier this month. He presented “A Review of the AHNS/BAETS Revision Parathyroid […]