July 16, 2018

Urologist Bruno Lopes Cancado Machado, MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a fellowship-trained specialist in urinary system surgeries and minimally invasive endoscopic techniques.

Machado sees patients in the Urology Clinic and is an assistant professor in the College of Medicine Department of Urology.

July 15, 2018

Educators from across Arkansas are invited to attend Teaching with Technology, a free symposium to be held July 26-27 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and designed to provide new tools and ideas for teaching in the classroom or online.

This year, for the first time, the symposium is offered at no charge to the public. It is for educators and trainers at all levels and in all disciplines. To read the full program agenda and to RSVP online, go to www.twtsymposium.com.

July 15, 2018

Sarah Robertson, MD, family medicine, joined the hospitalist staff of Conway Regional Health System on July 13.

Robertson is a resident of Conway and practiced for six years in Russellville prior to joining Conway Regional.

July 15, 2018

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Mitchell R. McGill, PhD, has received the 2018 Pinnacle Research Award from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Foundation, the largest private supporter of liver disease research in the United States.

July 15, 2018

Researchers with the Myeloma Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have connected clinical outcomes for patients with types of so-called focal lesions, which are solid, elevated areas of plasma cell accumulations within the bone present in most myeloma patients.

The focal lesions are important contributors to the progression of the disease and are found through radiology imaging techniques.