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 […]
Dr. Ron Robertson Awarded Arkansas Business Physician of the Year
Ron Robertson, M.D., has received the Arkansas Business Physician of the Year award. Read more at the Arkansas Business website.
Dr. Kent Westbrook Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
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.
Investiture of Brian Reemtsen, M.D.
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 […]
Invasive Colon Cancer Caught Following Primary Care Visit
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, […]
Stop the Bleed Awareness Day
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 […]
New General Surgery Residents
Congratulations to our 2018 General Surgery Resident Match Class! Categorical Preliminary
Dr. Westbrook Receives Visionary Award
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 […]
UAMS Trauma System Saves Lives and Taxpayers’ Money
Arkansas Medical News featured the UAMS Trauma System and Ronald Robertson, M.D., professor and chief of the Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery. Read the article for more information.
Breast Surgeon Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D., Named to Kohn Chair in Breast Surgical Oncology
https://uamshealth.com/news/2017/11/30/uams-breast-surgeon-ronda-henry-tillman-m-d-named-to-kohn-chair-in-breast-surgical-oncology/