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, […]
Department News
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/
Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D., Named Chief of Breast Oncology at UAMS
https://uamshealth.com/news/2017/10/24/ronda-henry-tillman-m-d-named-chief-of-breast-oncology-at-uams/
Doctor Credits His Life to the Trauma System He Helped Create
He still has a long road to recovery, but Professor of Surgery Todd Maxson, M.D., said he likely wouldn’t be alive or in as good of shape is he’s in now if it weren’t for the state’s trauma system he helped establish. Read the full story on KATV’s website: http://katv.com/news/local/doctor-credits-his-life-to-trauma-system-he-helped-create
UAMS Scientists Believe Enzyme Could Help Avoid Transplant Rejection
https://uamshealth.com/news/2017/09/06/uams-scientists-believe-enzyme-could-help-avoid-transplant-rejection/
A New Champion for Children
Brian Reemtsen, M.D., to Lead Heart Institute at Arkansas Children’s and UAMS July 24, 2017 | There’s a new Champion for Children in Arkansas. Nationally renowned pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon Brian Reemtsen, M.D., of Mattel Children’s Hospital and the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, has been named director of the Heart Institute at Arkansas Children’s […]