April 4, 2019
New Treatment for Parkinson’s Patients Improves Drug’s Effectiveness
By Katrina Dupins He no longer feels comfortable climbing ladders, but Mark Avra says there is plenty of work to be done on the ground. Avra is a builder and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2008. “I had two houses going at once and had to have extra help to finish them,” Avra said. “I…
April 3, 2019
Physician Living with Parkinson’s: No One Should Go Through It Alone
By Katrina Dupins Every year in America, health care professionals diagnose 50,000 to 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s disease. In 2007, Glenn Davis, M.D., was one of those patients, though he’d experienced symptoms a few years prior. He says he’s slower than he used to be and has to be careful sometimes carrying things. The…
January 29, 2019
Sisira Yadala, M.D., Joins Faculty
Sisira Yadala, M.D., has joined the Department of Neurology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Yadala graduated from Osmania Medical College in Koti, Hyderabad, India, in 2007. She completed a preliminary internal medicine residency at West Lake Hospital/Resurrection Health Systems in Melrose Park, Illinois, followed by a neurology residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. She…
January 17, 2019
Dr. Archer Honored by Pulaski County Medical Society
By Amy Widner Robert L. “Lee” Archer, M.D., chairman of the College of Medicine Department of Neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Pulaski County Medical Society. Society President Amir Qureshi, M.D., presented Archer with the President’s Award for a Lifetime of Outstanding Contributions to Medicine during…
October 16, 2018
Family Finds Faith an Anchor During Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury
Watch the KATV video about this story on their website. By Katrina Dupins On the afternoon of November 10, 2017, the temperature hovered just below 60 degrees. A few clouds passed through the sky as a light breeze moved through leaves rich with fall foliage. Joshua Moody, 22, and his father, David, decided they would…
October 15, 2018
THV11 Features UAMS Telemedicine Program for Faster Stroke Treatment
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in Arkansas. A pilot program that launched at UAMS allows doctors to begin evaluating some of the state’s stroke patients before they reach the emergency room. Sanjeeva Onteddu, M.D., and C. Renee Joiner, R.N., B.S.N., are featured. Watch the story on the THV11 website.
July 31, 2018
Kelly-Ann Patrice, M.D., Joins UAMS as Stroke Specialist
Kelly-Ann Patrice, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a neurologist specializing in stroke care. Patrice treats emergency stroke patients in the UAMS Medical Center and provides post-stroke recovery care in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute’s Neurology Clinic. Patrice also treats patients with cerebral blood vessel abnormalities…
July 13, 2018
UAMS Medical Center Certified as First and Only Comprehensive Stroke Center in Arkansas
UAMS Medical Center has become the first and only health care provider in Arkansas to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. “Achieving the standard of care…
June 26, 2018
Dr. Archer Inducted as Arkansas Medical Society President
Department Chair Robert Lee Archer, M.D., was inducted as the president of the Arkansas Medical Society for 2018-2019 during their 142nd annual meeting in May. Read more in the Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society:
May 23, 2018
UAMS Adds Huntington’s Clinic to Movement Disorders Care
The Movement Disorders Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a monthly clinic for Huntington’s disease, featuring a multidisciplinary approach to care that aims to be a one-stop shop for patients. The clinic’s multidisciplinary team includes movement disorder neurologists, nurses and nurse practitioners with expertise in Huntington disease, social workers,…