Section Chief
Jon D. Oden, M.D.
Chief of Endocrinology
James H. Hamlin II Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology
Professor of Pediatrics
James H. Hamlin II Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: JDOden@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Faculty Members
Shipra Bansal, M.D.
Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of the Arkansas Children’s Pediatric Thyroid Nodule and Cancer
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of the Arkansas Children’s Pediatric Thyroid Nodule and Cancer
Email: SBansal2@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Emily R. Crain, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Section Education Champion
Section Education Champion
Email: ECrain@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Heba El Ayash, M.D.
Jurhee E. Freese, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of the Diabetes Program
Medical Director of the Diabetes Program
Email: JFreese@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Daniel Mak, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of the Center for Obesity and its Consequences in Health Clinic (C.O.A.C.H)
Medical Director of the Center for Obesity and its Consequences in Health Clinic (C.O.A.C.H)
Email: DMak@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Hamza Nasir, M.D.
Whitney N. Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Endocrine Medical Director of the Metabolic Bone Clinic
Endocrine Medical Director of the Metabolic Bone Clinic
Email: WSmith2@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Endocrinology Advance Practice Providers
Summer N. Brackett, MNSc, APRN, CPNP-PC
APRN
Email: SNbrackett@uams.edu
Mindy Dahl, P.A.
Physician Assistant
Email: mdahl@uams.edu
Kayla Freeman, APRN
APRN
Email: KFreeman@uams.edu
Samuel Middleton, MNSC, APRN, CPNP-AC, CPN
APRN
Email: smiddleton@uams.edu
Shannon Staggs, CNP, APRN
APRN
Email: SStaggs@uams.edu
Katrin Wooley, MNSc., APRN, CPNP-AC
APRN
Email: kwooley@uams.edu
Melissa Young, MNSc, APRN, CPNP-PC
APRN
Email: mstevener@uams.edu
Contact Us
Tru L. Lee, B.A.Sc.
Office Manager
Email: ALee3@uams.edu