Sharon and H.A. Ted Bailey, M.D., members of the Society of the Double Helix, have been steadfast supporters of UAMS for decades, particularly when it comes to education. So it’s only fitting that the Baileys chose to continue that tradition by establishing a distinguished otology lectureship with a gift of $150,000. The Sharon and Dr. […]
Department News
Department Hosts Residents’ Sinus Course
The UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s Rhinology division hosted another successful resident Dissection Sinus Course under the direction of Alissa Kanaan, M.D., on April 6 and April 7. Dr. Kanaan is an assistant professor and the director of the department’s Rhinology and Allergy Division. The invited guest speaker was Adam Zanation, […]
UAMS Otolaryngologist, Nurse Provide Humanitarian Cleft Work in Ecuador
Two UAMS/Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) cleft palate team members are playing an active role in humanitarian work in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with the nonprofit organization Global Smile Foundation (GSF). Adam Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.– otolaryngologist, cleft surgeon and ACH Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI) Clinic director – and Lucia Wesley, R.N., otolaryngology specialty nurse and cleft team coordinator, have […]
UAMS Co-hosts Prosper Ménière Society Symposium in Austria
The 18th International Symposium and Workshops on Inner Ear Medicine and Surgery – hosted by the Prosper Ménière Society, along with the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery – attracted 60 attendees, including 28 speakers and representation from 18 countries. It was one of the most well-attended in the symposium’s history. “Over a […]
King Joins Department of Otolaryngology as Director of Clinical Research
Deanne L. King, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as director of clinical research for the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine. King will facilitate collaborations on otolaryngology topics between researchers on campus, assist residents and medical students with publishing their research, increase the […]
18th International Symposium on Inner Ear Medicine and Surgery
The Prosper Ménière Society along with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’(UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery will host the 18th International Symposium and Workshops on Inner Ear Medicine and Surgery on March 17-24, 2018, at the Hotel Theresa in Zell im Zillertal, Austria. John Dornhoffer, M.D., Executive Director of the Prosper Ménière Society […]
UAMS to host Otology Fellows Congress and Advanced Course
The third annual Otology Fellows Congress and Advanced Course in Ear & Skull Base Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock will be a unique and outstanding opportunity for 24 otology/neurotology fellows-in-training to focus on advanced surgical techniques that are well beyond the scope of a typical temporal bone course while […]
Surgeons Team Up to Remove Pituitary Gland
Carolyn Pry says members of her church congregation were surprised to see her in Sunday worship just days after she’d had brain surgery. The 69-year-old retired school teacher from Emerson no longer has headaches or feels dizzy after two UAMS surgeons removed a tumor using a multidisciplinary, non-invasive approach. Pry’s problems began when her local primary […]
Brendan C. Stack, Jr., M.D., spearheads transatlantic collaboration with British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons.
Brendan C. Stack, Jr., M.D., professor with the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, shepherded a seminal position paper to completion in a first-ever combined transatlantic effort with the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons. This comprehensive state-of-the-art update on the management of patients suffering from persistent hyperparathyroidism provides useful guidelines […]
Juliana Bonilla-Velez, M.D., receives Exemplary Senior Trainee Award.
Juliana Bonilla-Velez, M.D., was awarded the Exemplary Senior Trainee Award, by the Women in Otolaryngology section of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the recent annual conference. The award is recognition of a senior resident physician or fellow in otolaryngology among all training programs in the United States, and is nominated by […]