The Arkansas Children’s Food Allergy Program, under the leadership of Dr. Stacie Jones, Professor of Pediatrics, has been a major contributor to advancing therapies for food allergy patients for almost 20 years.
Department News
DOP Research Featured in Cancer Journal
Ellen van der Plas, Ph.D. and researchers at the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute took part in a nationwide, multi-center trial to examine the risk factors for neurocognitive impairment, emotional distress and poor quality of life in survivors of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma. Read about their findings here. Read the findings on PubMed.
Clinical Informatics Faculty Publish In Applied Clinical Informatics
The DOP is excited to announce the publication of Dr. Obeid Shafi’s article titled “Defining Electronic Health Record Standards for Child Health: A State-of-the-Art Review” in Applied Clinical Informatics.
Alpha Omega Alpha Adds DOP Alums, Faculty, Residents, Students
The Arkansas Chapter of the national medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha, inducted six new members from the Department of Pediatrics this year. Congratulations to residents Dr. Devin Cook and Dr. Katie Stahler, faculty members Dr. Rebecca Cantu (Hospital Medicine), Dr. Brendan Crawford (Nephrology) and Dr. Megha Sharma (Neonatology). Dr. Angela Chandler (Neonatology) was inducted […]
Sanders Elected to National Appointments
Ronald Sanders Jr., M.D. has been named Executive Vice Chair for the NutriNet subgroup of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) network.
Sanders Named Critical Care Chief
Ronald C. Sanders, Jr., M.D., has been named as the Department’s new Chief of Pediatric Critical Care. Dr. Sanders has worked closely with Dr. Steinbach in developing new and innovative strategies and ideas for the section, including new dedicated roles in neurocritical care, surgical critical care, quality and research. Dr. Sanders is taking over from […]
DOP Faculty Awarded Promotion, Tenure
Eighteen faculty members were granted either promotion or promotion with tenure at the annual Dean’s Day event this spring. Faculty members must prove that they have made substantial and outstanding contributions to the institution to be considered for promotion. Faculty members are assessed on a variety of factors— teaching and mentoring students and trainees, providing […]
Farrar Selected to Head DOP Office of Alumni Affairs
We are excited to announce that Hank Farrar, M.D. has accepted the invitation to serve as our department’s inaugural Director of Alumni Affairs and Outreach starting July 1, 2023.
Leadership Day at Chicot Elementary
The Section of Community Pediatrics works tirelessly to improve and enrich the lives of children in Arkansas. Its motto, “Caring for Children Where They Are,” guides the section’s efforts in and out of the clinic. One of the section’s outstanding programs is the school-based health clinics outreach that provides care to multiple schools in Little […]
UAMS Department of Pediatrics, Arkansas Children’s Celebrate Fellows Research Day
All UAMS fellowship programs based at Arkansas Children’s Hospital met for the annual Fellow’s Research Day on May 18th. The UAMS Pediatric Hematology–Oncology section hosted this year’s event.