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Office of Surgical Education

The UAMS Department of Surgery Office of Surgical Education consists of the following programs:

Student Clerkship Program

Clerkship Director: Anna Privratsky, D.O.
Email: APrivratsky@uams.edu

Clerkship Coordinator: Corinna Robertson
Phone: 501-686-6757
Email: CRobertson2@uams.edu

General Surgery Residency Program

Program Director: Melissa Kost, M.D.
Office: S7/05B in the Shorey Building.
Phone: 501-686-6627
Email: MRKost@uams.edu

Residency Coordinator: Carol Ann Crowley
Office: S7/05A in the Shorey Building.
Phone: 501-686-6627
Email: CrowleyCarolA@uams.edu

Vascular Surgery Residency Program

Program Director: Venkat Kalapatapu, M.D.
Office: S2/06 in the Shorey Building.
Email: VKalapatapu@uams.edu

Residency Coordinator: Carol Ann Crowley
Office: S7/05A in the Shorey Building.
Phone: 501-686-6627
Email: CrowleyCarolA@uams.edu

Diseases of the Breast Fellowship Program

Program Director: Daniela Ochoa, M.D.
Office: 255 in the Cancer Institute.
Phone: 501-686-6504
Email: DOchoa@uams.edu

Residency Coordinator: Jamila Ford
Office: 255 in the Cancer Institute.
Phone: 501-686-6504
Email: JFord2@uams.edu

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program

Program Director: Deidre Wyrick, M.D., FACS
Office: Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Third Floor, Sturgis Building, Rm. 3430
Phone: 501-364-3962
Email: dlwyrick2@uams.edu

Associate Program Director: Lindsey Wolf, M.D.
Office: Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Third Floor, Sturgis Building, Rm. 3430
Phone: 501-364-3962
Email:  llwolf@uams.edu

Fellowship Coordinator: Jill Hare
Phone: 501-364-3962
Email: jmhare@uams.edu

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Phone: (501) 686-7000
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