HJAR Nov/Dec 2022

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS I  NOV / DEC 2022 35 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalAR.com UTSW in 2010 and then went on to complete an abdominal transplant surgical fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Yoo practiced for several years as a transplant surgeon, actively caring for patients with liver and kidney failure. In 2020, Yoo decided to pursue a practice in breast surgical oncology, which has allowed her to have a patient-focused multidisciplinary prac- tice. She completed a Breast Surgery Fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where she trained in techniques such as hema- toma-directed ultrasound-guided (HUG) intra- operative localization as an alternative to nee- dle-localization, oncoplastic surgical techniques, and axillary reverse mapping (ARM) to prevent lymphedema. Yoo is a board-certified general surgeon and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American Society of Breast Sur- geons, and Society of Surgical Oncology. Moeezullah Beg, MD, Joins Baptist Health Interventional Pulmonology and Critical Care Clinic Baptist Health Interventional Pulmonology and Critical Care Clinic recently added Moeezullah Beg, MD, to its team of specialists in pulmonary and sleep medicine. Beg will serve as an interventional pulmonolo- gist providing services such as bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, rigid bronchoscopy, air- way stenting and lung cancer screening, staging and diagnosis. In addition, he will also perform duties as a board-certified critical care physician. Beg, a native of Hunza, Pakistan, earned a med- ical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, and received resi- dency training at Allegheny Health Network Med- ical Education Consortium in Pittsburgh. He has had fellowships in pulmonary and critical care at UT Health San Antonio and in interventional pul- monology at the University of Florida. “My goal is to provide personalized and com- passionate care to patients and their families with advanced diseases such as COPD, lung cancer and acutely life threatening conditions requiring intensive care,” says Beg. Beg is board certified in critical care medicine, internal medicine and pulmonary disease by the American Board Of Internal Medicine. In his spare time, Beg likes to stay fit and enjoys running. He also spends time outdoors and goes fishing whenever he gets the opportunity. To learn more about the services that Beg pro- vides at Baptist Health Interventional Pulmonol- ogy and Critical Care Clinic in Little Rock, visit baptist-health.com or call 1-888-BAPTIST. Mandy Rice, MD, Joins CHI St. Vincent Surgery Clinic in Hot Springs CHI St. Vincent announced that Mandy Rice, MD, has joined the team of surgeons at the CHI St. Vincent Surgery Clinic in Hot Springs provid- ing care to patients in Garland County and from across Southwest Arkansas. The clinic is located at 1 Mercy Lane, Suite 201. Upon completing medical school at the Uni- versity of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Rice completed a general surgery residency and a trauma critical care fellowship at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the Association of Women Surgeons. The surgeons at CHI St. Vincent Surgery Clinic - Hot Springs offer patients access to the latest surgical procedures, including minimally invasive and laparoscopic techniques. UAMS Breaks Ground on Child Development Center The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground on a nearly $10 million Child Development Center on a four-acre prop- erty in Little Rock. The approximately 20,000-square-foot Child Development Center will be built at the inter- section of 11th and Monroe streets, just south of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and across Interstate 630 from the UAMS campus. The facility is expected to open spring 2024. The center will have the capacity to provide ser- vices for about 200 children, from infancy through prekindergarten, of UAMS employees and stu- dents. Of those, 10% of the slots will be reserved for the children of employees who live in the sur- rounding community, and another 10% will go to workers or students who qualify for Child Care and Development Fund vouchers through the Arkansas Department of Human Services. The project will be financed through the federal New Markets Tax Credit program with additional money coming from gifts from UAMS employees and supporters. n Min C. Yoo, MD, FACS Mandy Rice, MD Moeezullah Beg, MD