The 2018 graduating class of the UAMS College of Medicine has elected John Pagteilan, M.D., a second-year resident in the Department of Surgery, as Resident of the Year. The students vote for this designation out of all the residents from each College of Medicine department. The presentation of the award will be made during the college’s Honors […]

Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine celebrated the investiture of Brian Reemtsen, M.D., professor in the Department of Surgery and Director of the Heart Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, as the recipient and steward of the Arkansas Log A Load For Kids Endowed Chair in Pediatric […]

Uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death from trauma. It only takes four to seven minutes to bleed to death from a serious injury — a short timeframe that often doesn’t give first responders enough time to get to the scene, much less get the injured person to a hospital. Q: So […]

Ron Robertson, M.D., has received the Arkansas Business Physician of the Year award. Read more at the Arkansas Business website.

Kent C. Westbrook, M.D., Distinguished Professor in the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at UAMS, has received the Arkansas Business Healthcare Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award. Get more information in the article on the Arkansas Business website.

You are cordially invited to attend the formal investiture of Brian Reemtsen, M.D. as the recipient and steward of the Log a Load for Kids of Arkansas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery a program of Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Wednesday, April 4, 2018 4:00 […]

In the summer of 2016, Stuttgart native Blake Pond, 36, moved back to his home state after living in Dallas for 16 years. He, his wife, Ann, with their infant daughter, Caroline, wanted to be closer to family. So Pond accepted a position as chief of staff at the UAMS Myeloma Institute. On Oct. 5, […]

Bleeding Emergency? Know what to do? Up to 20% of trauma deaths could be prevented each year with effective bleeding control. Learn how to save a life by attending the UAMS Stop the Bleed Awareness Day Thursday, March 29, 2018 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Hands on demonstrations Information on Stop the Bleed Certification Tourniquet […]

Congratulations to our 2018 General Surgery Resident Match Class! Categorical Preliminary

The UAMS Foundation Fund Board recognized four honorees Feb. 1 at UAMS’ annual All Boards Luncheon with lifetime achievement awards in gratitude for their decades of service and philanthropy to UAMS. Kent Westbrook, M.D., distinguished professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery, was named by the Foundation Fund Board as […]