Fellowship-trained surgeon Jumin Sunde, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as part of the Head and Neck Surgery team, which treats head and neck cancers, benign tumors, traumatic injuries and other conditions. Sunde sees patients in the Head and Neck Cancer Clinic in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. He […]
ENT, Audiology Partner to Offer Best of Hearing and Balance Care
The Hearing and Balance program at UAMS brings together the best of audiology and ear, nose and throat care for a truly interdisciplinary approach that best suits patient needs. Hearing and balance issues are common, especially in older adults. About one in three people between the ages of 65 and 74 has hearing loss. That […]
Second Otolaryngology Diamond Conference Postponed
Practicing otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, and affiliated partners are encouraged to save the date for the second annual Otolaryngology Diamond Conference, with confirmed speakers from the Mayo Clinic, M.D. Anderson, and Harvard Medical School. The conference originally set for May 1-2, 2020 will be held in the spring of 2021. It is presented by […]
Fellows Course on Advanced Inner Ear Surgeries
UAMS will host otology fellows and faculty on June 5-7, 2020 as part of the fifth annual International Otology Fellows Congress and Advanced Course in Ear and Skull Base Surgery. Twenty-four otology fellows are invited to participate in the event, which will be held in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute and its […]
The Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Welcomes New Faculty, Fellows, and Residents
David Walker, M.D., has joined the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery as an otologist/neurotologist specializing in disorders of the middle and inner ear and treating hearing loss, including cochlear implantation. He will see patients in the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic in UAMS’ Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute and the […]
U.S. News & World Report Ranks UAMS ENT in Top 50 Nationwide
U.S. News & World Report has named the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery among the top 50 ear, nose and throat programs nationwide. “Credit needs to be given to our talented faculty and dedicated nursing staff, as well as our excellent cadre of residents and support staff,” said Professor and Chair John […]
Case Study: Squamous cell carcinoma removal with carotid involvement
Initial Contact A 86-year-old male patient presented to UAMS with a neck mass that had been growing rapidly for two months near his right ear. One year previously, the patient had been treated at a different facility for a skin cancer in the same area. His squamous cell carcinoma was removed and the wound was […]
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 14. Albert Merati, M.D., professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine […]
UAMS-Developed Cytophone Detects Melanoma in Earliest Stages
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 […]
Larry Hartzell, M.D., Invested in Waner Endowed Chair at Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Larry Hartzell, M.D., (seated) Arkansas Children’s President and CEO Marcy Doderer, FACHE, and UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA 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 […]