The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Surgery on Nov. 18 held its first Gratitude Grand Rounds to reconnect medical staff with the people they saved.

Katie McClanahan, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two young children from midtown Little Rock, says she wouldn’t be alive to share her story without the extraordinary efforts of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Trauma Team, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) and the Little Rock Fire Department.

Arkansas native Chad E. Cragle, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a surgical oncologist specializing in the treatment of cancers of the liver, pancreatic and biliary system.

Our Department of Surgery faculty authored over 100 research publications for the 2024-2025 academic year. Students, residents, and fellows also contributed as co-authors for these important research works. See the full list of publications.

The fourth annual Surgical Research Symposium was held on Tuesday, March 18, drawing over 100 faculty, students, and residents to the tenth floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

Sunlight streamed through full-length glass windows into the sixth-floor reception area of the new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Plastic Surgery Clinic in the Freeway Medical Tower, adding an element of warmth on an otherwise cold day.

It was Feb. 13, the perfect day for a three-hour Open House that provided members of the public and UAMS employees with an up-close look at the newly refurbished, light-filled space.

Dr. Lawrence Greiten was featured in this THV11 story about Isla, a 16-month-old toddler from Waldron who is hoping to receive a heart transplant. Watch the story on the THV11 website.

Congratulations to Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman, Professor and Executive Vice-Chair of the Department of Surgery, on her election as First Vice President of the Southern Surgical Association (SSA).

Andre Ramdon, M.D., a fellowship-trained, board-certified vascular surgeon, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an associate professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery.

The UAMS Trauma Program has flourished under the leadership of Ron Robertson, M.D., FACS, for the past decade. With an eye toward many more years of outstanding trauma care for Arkansans, Robertson, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery, has turned over the program’s reins to Kyle Kalkwarf, M.D., FACS, assistant professor of surgery.