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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 — […]

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. […]