Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Oriaku Kas-Osoka is the Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at UAMS and practices Adolescent Medicine at Arkansas Children's Hospital and Arkansas Children's Northwest. Dr. Kas-Osoka earned her medical degree from the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science/University of California, Los Angeles, (CDU/UCLA) Joint Medical Education Program before completing her pediatric internship and residency at Children's Hospital & Research Center in Oakland, California. Dr. Kas completed her Adolescent Medicine Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Kas-Osoka is passionate about helping adolescents and young adults through acceptance, encouragement and continued support along their journey. She truly embodies the mentorship needed in a residency director. Her passions include positively impacting her trainees, patients and colleagues, and is often heard sharing her motto, "Do Better, Be Better, Deserve and Expect Better."
Professor, Nephrology
Dr. Blaszak received his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine followed by a pediatric residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. Before joining the medical staff of Arkansas Children’s Hospital in 1999, he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He currently serves as the Division Chief for Pediatric Nephrology. Dr. Blaszak enjoys teaching and mentoring residents and junior faculty and currently oversees the Pediatric Resident Advisor and Faculty Interviewer Programs. He has four children and four beautiful grandchildren. When not at work he enjoys traveling, off-grid camping, and maintaining a 17-acre homestead.
Dr. Clawson is an associate program director for the Pediatric Residency Program at UAMS and practices Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She has done all her training at UAMS/ACH, including her medical degree, pediatric residency, and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship. As such, she has a passion for the continual betterment of this program and its residents. In her free time, Dr. Clawson loves to spend time with her husband and two children, travel, play board and card games, and read books.
Dr. Drake is an Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Residency Program at UAMS and practices Child Neurology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. He earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and subsequently completed his residency in Child Neurology from UAMS as well. He is the director of the headache clinic and also has a special interest in concussion management,Neuro-critical care and functional neurological disorders.
Dr. Drake is a native of Little Rock and a graduate at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is married to his wife Courtney and has four children, Charlie, Cameron, Cash and Chloe. If you catch him outside of the hospital, you will probably witness him cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs or the Arkansas Razorbacks.
His experience during residency at Arkansas Children’s Hospital inspired him to have a passion for resident education, joining the Housestaff Office in January 2024. He is dedicated to growing the residency program to achieve new heights each year!
Dr. Millner is an associate program director for the Pediatric Residency Program at UAMS and practices Pediatric Nephrology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She earned her medical degree at UAMS, completed pediatric residency at University of Vermont, and her nephrology fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH. In Nephrology she has an interest in management of chronic kidney disease associated with congenital anomalies of the urinary tract. She serves as the medical director of the Urology-Nephrology clinic and the Kidney Stone Clinic at ACH. Dr. Millner has a passion for sharing her knowledge and her enthusiasm for nephrology through teaching. In her educational pursuits, she is focused on redefining the culture of feedback and evaluation to help shape strong, well-rounded pediatricians. She loves serving as a coach, advisor, and mentor the residents in this program.
In her free time Dr. Millner loves to cook with her family, read very weird books, and hike.
Medical Student Clerkship
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Brown is an Arkansas native. As a little girl growing up in the rural town of Wynne, she dreamed of one day becoming a pediatrician. That dream came true at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s, where she joined the faculty after completing medical school, residency, and a year as a pediatric chief resident. She is a general pediatrician in the neonatology section and practices in the newborn nursery and neonatal intensive care unit at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s. She is passionate about babies and medical student and residency education. She serves as the director of the pediatric clerkship and a College of Medicine academic house advisor. She was named 2022 Department of Pediatrics Educator of the Year. She received the College of Medicine outstanding teaching award for the 2020-2021 academic year and was selected by the classes of 2021 and 2022 as a Red Sash recipient. Dr. Brown enjoys spending time with her fabulous daughter, family, and friends, traveling, eating delicious food, and riding her Peloton. She loves that Little Rock offers the amenities of a bigger city while maintaining a small-town feel.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Filipek is an Arkansas native who lives in Little Rock, Arkansas with his wonderfully supportive wife, Victoria, and their fun-loving son, Will. He is a medical school graduate of UAMS and completed his pediatric residency at UAMS/ACH. He is a general pediatrician in the section of hospital medicine at ACH. He is passionate about providing high-quality care to the children of Arkansas and helping with the education of medical students and residents. He enjoys QI with a focus on medical access as well as education with a focus on curriculum integration. He is humbled and honored to be a Red Sash recipient as well as Faculty Teacher of the Year for the Pediatric Clerkship. Dr. Filipek loves to spend time with his wonderful family and friends, the LR food scene (The Pantry Crest and Local Lime are particular favorites), hunting, fishing, the Arkansas Razorbacks (WPS!!!), and chasing Dr. Carla Brown on the Peloton leaderboard.