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32 JAN / FEB 2024  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS   Healthcare Briefs Medical Sciences with a Master of Science in nurs- ing in 2019. Her nursing background is in wom- en’s health, high-risk labor and delivery, and high- risk antepartum. Williams began her nursing education journey in 2018 as an adjunct clinical instructor, after which she became a full-time nursing instructor at UA Little Rock. She holds an NLN Certified Nurse Educator credential and teaches mental health and obstetrical nursing at UA Little Rock, as well as working heavily in the Center for Simulation Innovation. Williams also serves as the chair of the School of Nursing Curriculum Committee and as the secretary of the College of Business, Health, and Human Services. CARTI UrologyWelcomes Two NewUrologists CARTI Urology is expanding its team to include Ron Kuhn, MD, and Taylor Moore, MD. The department’s providers now include five expert urologists and two nurse practitioners. Kuhn will see patients at CARTI Urology in North Little Rock. Moore will be based at the CARTI Cancer Centers in Little Rock and Pine Bluff. Kuhn brings nearly 30 years of urologic experi- ence to CARTI, specializing in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. He received a medical degree from the University of Arkan- sas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he also completed a residency in urology. He is a gradu- ate of Rhodes College and certified by the Amer- ican Board of Urology. Moore has practiced in Arkansas for nearly a decade, during which he’s spearheaded numer- ous urology-focused clinical trials. A graduate of UAMS, he completed a residency in urology and an internship in general surgery. He holds a bach- elor’s degree from Lyon College and is certified by the American Board of Urology. CARTI’s urologic specialists treat stones of the ureter, kidney, and genitourinary; prostate, impo- tence, and erectile dysfunction; Peyronie’s Dis- ease; epididymitis; orchitis; female-related uro- logical issues; and cancer-related conditions of the bladder, testicles, kidney, and prostate, including through surgery. Delta Dental of Arkansas Board Approves Grant to Improve Oral Health The Delta Dental of Arkansas Board of Direc- tors has approved a $35,000 Grant to Conway Regional Interfaith Dental Clinic to improve oral health access and awareness. The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation seeks to expand access to oral healthcare in under- served areas. According to the foundation, recipi- ents were selected based on the proposed proj- ect’s innovativeness and potential impact on Arkansans’ oral health. The Conway Regional Interfaith Dental Clinic provides high-quality, low-cost dental care to those who may not have dental insurance. Patients can receive dental services, including bridges, cleanings, crowns, extractions, fillings, selective root canals, and X-rays. Each patient receives an individual plan that includes the cost of their dental care. The dental clinic moved this past March to a new, more centrally located site at 810 Locust in Conway. More information about the Conway Regional Interfaith Dental Clinic can be found at https://crhs.healthcare/interfaithdental or by call- ing (501) 932-0559. Interventional Cardiologist and Structural Heart Specialist Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, MD, Joins UAMS Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, MD, an interven- tional cardiologist and structural heart specialist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, hypertension, adult echocar- diography, critical care echocardiography, critical care medicine, and internal medicine. Zulqarnain is also the associate director for the UAMS interventional cardiology fellowship program. He earned a medical degree from Shifa College of Medicine, Bahria University, in Islamabad, Pak- istan, then completed an internal medicine res- idency at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine in Canton, Ohio, where he received awards for excellence in research and critical care. He subsequently completed four fellowships: one in critical care at the University of Kentucky in Lexington; one in cardiovascular disease at Summa Health, Northeast Ohio University Col- lege of Medicine in Akron; one in interventional cardiology at Borgess Heart Institute at Michigan State University in Kalamazoo; and one in struc- tural heart disease at Main Line Health Lanke- nau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He specializes in innovative percutaneous treat- ments for structural heart conditions including Watchman, MitraClip, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), valve-in-valve transcath- eter mitral valve replacement, patent foramen ovale (PFO), and atrial septal defect (ASD) clo- sures. He also specializes in high-risk procedures using alternate access like transcaval and trans- axillary approach for TAVR procedures. In addi- tion to this, he has a special interest in high-risk coronary interventions and mechanical circulatory support with additional training in critical care. Zulqarnain is seeing patients in the cardiology clinic on the first floor of the UAMS outpatient building at 4110 Outpatient Circle, across from Parking Deck 3. n Anna Williams Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, MD