Board-certified gynecologic oncologist Monique Spillman, MD, PhD, has joined the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology.
She is also co-director of cancer services and a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
For patients who qualify, Mercy Northwest Arkansas and Mercy Fort Smith now offer the Inspire sleep apnea treatment, an alternative to CPAP that uses an implanted device to provide stimulation that helps open the airway during sleep.
Bassam “Sammy” Shukrallah, MD, is now seeing patients at Baptist Health Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic. Shukrallah specializes in thoracic surgery/transplants.
CARTI has welcomed John Paul Brizzolara, MD, to its team. Brizzolara will see patients at the provider’s campus in Little Rock and the CARTI Cancer Center in Pine Bluff.
The Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Auxiliary donated $1.4 million to ACH to support programs and research initiatives for the hospital, marking the 13th consecutive year the ACH Auxiliary has raised more than $1 million in support of the hospital’s mission.
