By Linda Satter The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ kidney and liver transplant programs received high national rankings in biannual data released Jan. 5 by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. The SRTR evaluates the status of the nation’s solid organ transplant system and publicly releases the data every December/January and June/July at the […]

Congratulations to residents Dr. Megan White and Dr. John Pagteilan, who have received the UAMS College of Medicine Outstanding Teaching Award. Traditionally, this award has gone only to faculty, but this year, the college expanded it to include residents. Faculty and residents win this award through a nomination process from medical students and housestaff.

The Department of Surgery, UAMS College of Medicine and Arkansas Children’s congratulate Sam Smith, M.D., on his retirement after 28 years of service as Chief of Pediatric General Surgery. The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Sidney Dassinger, M.D., as Chief of Pediatric General Surgery. Our thanks to Professor Todd Maxson, […]

Emmanouil Giorgakis, M.D. and Lyle Burdine, M.D., Ph.D., along with colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix and King’s College Hospital in London, authored “Comparable Graft Survival is Achievable with the Usage of Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Grafts from Donors at or above 70 Years of Age: A long‐term UK National Analysis,” which was published in […]

Please join us in welcoming these recent additions to the Department of Surgery faculty.

Robotic surgery is emerging as the future of general surgery, which means UAMS general surgery residents are eager to master those skills today.

COVID-19 patients who underwent surgery were more likely to develop lung complications or die compared to those without COVID-19 in an international study that included the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a collaborating partner.

Congratulations to fourth-year General Surgery Resident Dr. John Pagteilan, who was awarded the inaugural UAMS College of Medicine MVP Award. This award shines a spotlight on individuals who stand out and who contribute to the teamwork that keeps our department running. Dr. Pagteilan always goes above and beyond. “He will show up early with a […]

By Amy Widner Jay K. Bhama, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a heart surgeon, professor and chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery. He will lead the cardiovascular program at UAMS by working alongside Paul Mounsey, M.D., director of the Division of Cardiovascular […]

After 34 years of service to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, our beloved Mary Appleby is retiring October 31, 2019. We want to wish Mary much happiness and prosperity in her retirement. We want to give Mary a very special “Thank You” and wish her all the best. She will be greatly missed. […]