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Department News

Dean’s Honor Day Award Winners

Congratulations to Dr. Deidre Wyrick for being named the Leonard Tow Humanism Award Winner and to Jennifer York for the Clinical Excellence – Oustanding APP award.

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Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman Named to the List of Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine

Congratulations to Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman for being named to the list of Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine

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ACS Future Trauma Leaders Class

Dr. Benjamin Davis was a member of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Future Trauma Leaders Class. The mission of the Committee on Trauma is to develop and implement programs that support injury prevention and ensure optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care. These programs incorporate advocacy, education, trauma center and trauma system resources, […]

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Trauma Leadership Transition Follows Decade of Successes

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.

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Dr. Henry-Tillman Profiled on THV11

THV11 in Little Rock featured Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman, highlighting not only her work here at UAMS, but around the world.

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UAMS First in State to Use Advanced Liver Transplant Technology

A liver transplant recently performed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was the first in the state to use groundbreaking technology that preserves donor livers and keeps them viable for an extended period of time.

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Lauren M. Story-Hefta, M.D., Joins UAMS Division of Vascular Surgery

Lauren M. Story-Hefta, M.D., recently joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery in the College of Medicine Department of Surgery.

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Connor Shewmake Awarded at National Scientific Assembly

Congratulations to third-year medical student Connor Shewmake on taking second place for her oral presentation at the Southern Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Assembly last weekend. Connor and COM graduates Dr. Olivia Speed (now a UAMS ENT resident) and Dr. Sarah Gammill (now a Surgery resident at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans) collaborated […]

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Dr. Muesse Recognized as College of Medicine MVP

Dr. Jason Muesse was recently recognized as one of the UAMS College of Medicine Most Valuable Players.

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UAMS Invests Ronald D. Robertson, M.D., in the Gilbert S. “Gil” Campbell, M.D., Ph.D., Chair in Surgical Leadership and Innovation

The UAMS College of Medicine invested Ronald D. Robertson, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Surgery, in the Gilbert S. “Gil” Campbell, M.D., Ph.D. Chair in Surgical Leadership and Innovation during an Oct. 5 ceremony.

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