September 1, 2018

People with sickle cell disease, their families, healthcare professionals, and the public are invited to the 2018 annual Sickle Cell Symposium at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The symposium is free.

The topic of the symposium is “Sickle Cell: Mind, Body, and Soul.”

Meeting on the 12th floor of the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Sickle Cell Symposium is presented by Future Builders Inc. and Arkansas Black Nurses Association in collaboration with the UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program.

September 1, 2018

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs announced that Nathan Littlejohn, MD, has joined the CHI St. Vincent Urology Clinic-Hot Springs and is welcoming new patients.

Littlejohn, a urologist, specializes in urological care and treatment of such conditions as bladder disease, kidney stones, bladder cancer, urinary disorders, and urinary incontinence.

September 1, 2018

Emmanouil Giorgakis, MD, MSc, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant surgeon.

September 1, 2018

Clark Trapp, MD, is the newest physician at CHI St. Vincent Primary Care – Morrilton. Trapp is welcoming new patients at the clinic, located at 1711 E. Harding St. in Morrilton.

As a primary care physician, Trapp treats adults and children, provides wellness checkups and preventive care, helps manage chronic conditions, and coordinates care between specialists.

August 27, 2018

A registry that matches people’s health interests with research studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now has more than 5,000 Arkansans signed up.

The milestone was reached just two years after the registry was created to help address the critical need for research study volunteers.