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Arkansas’ Best Doctors®
When you need healthcare, you want the very best, and AY wants to help. Thus we bring you our annual Best Doctors®
in America Arkansas Listing. The list includes the top physicians in numerous fields as selected by their peers, because
who better to know a great doctor but a great doctor? Best Doctors® offers a truly professional, “inside” perspective and
includes respected healthcare providers who possess years of experience, current and historical know-how as well as
new discoveries using state-of-the-art technology and care that it takes to be called the “best.”

These lists are excerpted from The Best Doctors in America 2009® database, (501) 202-2093 Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
which includes over 40,000 doctors in more than 40 medical specialties. Department of Surgical Oncology
Carmelita S. Pablo 4301 W. Markham St.
The Best Doctors in America® database is compiled and maintained by Best University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 72205
Doctors®, Inc. For more information, visit www.bestdoctors.com, or contact Department of Anesthesiology (501) 686-8211
4301 W. Markham St.
Best Doctors by telephone 800-675-1199 or email at research@bestdoctors.com. Little Rock, AR 72205 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Please note that lists of doctors are not available on the Best Doctors web site. (501) 686-6114 Kimberly R. Agee
Best Doctors®, Inc., has used its best efforts in assembling material for this Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks
Phillip Sloan Division of Cardiopulmonary
list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or Western Arkansas Anesthesiology Associates 100 N. College Ave.
accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person 2401 S. 51st Court, Suite A Fayetteville, AR 72703
for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors Fort Smith, AR 72903 (479) 443-4301
(479) 452-1581
or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause.
John B. Cone
Copyright 2009 by Best Doctors®, Inc. All rights reserved. This list, or parts Danny L. Wilkerson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Surgery
Departments of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics 4301 W. Markham St.
use of the information in this list may be made without permission of Best and Gynecology Little Rock, AR 72205
Doctors, Inc. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the 4301 W. Markham St. (501) 686-8000
information in this list without permission. Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-6119 F. Charles Hiller
“Best Doctors,” “The Best Doctors in America” and the Best Doctors logo are University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
registered trademarks of Best Doctors, Inc., and are used under license. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Department of Pulmonary and
Joseph K. Bissett Critical Care Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4301 W. Markham St.
Department of Cardiology Little Rock, AR 72205
ADDICTION MEDICINE John L. Coffman 4301 W. Markham St. (501) 686-8000
Forrest B. Miller Western Arkansas Anesthesiology Associates Little Rock, AR 72205
St. Vincent Family Clinic 2401 S. 51st Court, Suite A (501) 686-8000 Muhammad Jaffar
4202 S. University Ave. Fort Smith, AR 72903 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR 72204 (479) 452-1581 J. Lynn Davis Department of Anesthesiology
(501) 562-4838 Heart Clinic Arkansas 4301 W. Markham St.
Ryan B. Coleman 415 N. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72205
ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Western Arkansas Anesthesiology Associates Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-6114
P. Martin Fiser 2401 S. 51st Court, Suite A (501) 664-6841
Arkansas Allergy and Asthma Clinic Fort Smith, AR 72903 Larry G. Johnson
10310 W. Markham St., Suite 222 (479) 452-1581 James D. Marsh University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR 72205 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Pulmonary and
(501) 227-5210 Susan D. Conley Department of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Anesthesiology Services Outpatient Center, Second Floor 4301 W. Markham St.
Terry O. Harville 3805 McCain Park Drive, Suite 105 4301 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences North Little Rock, AR 72116 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-5525
Department of Pathology (501) 771-4693 (501) 686-8000
4301 W. Markham St. Gary L. Templeton
Little Rock, AR 72205 W. Brooks Gentry Eugene S. Smith III Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic
(501) 526-7511 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3344 N. Futrall Drive
Department of Anesthesiology Department of Cardiology Fayetteville, AR 72703
Stacie M. Jones 4301 W. Markham St. 4301 W. Markham St. (479) 521-8200
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205
Department of Allergy and Immunology (501) 686-6114 (501) 686-8000 DERMATOLOGY
One Children’s Way Renié Edward Bressinck
Little Rock, AR 72202 Katherine Latimer Kirk Stites Dermatology Clinic
(501) 364-4000 National Park Medical Center Cooper Clinic Medical Towers Building, Suite 690
Department of Anesthesiology The Heart Center of Excellence 9601 Lile Drive
Kevin R. Keller 1910 Malvern Ave. 7001 Rogers Ave., Fourth Floor Little Rock, AR 72205
Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic Hot Springs, AR 71901 Fort Smith, AR 72903 (501) 227-8422
Division of Allergy and Immunology (501) 620-2333 (479) 478-3510
3344 N. Futrall Drive Scott M. Dinehart
Fayetteville, AR 72703 Bert Main CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Arkansas Skin Cancer Center
(479) 521-8200 Western Arkansas Anesthesiology Associates Henry C. Farrar III Medical Towers Building One, Suite 860
2401 S. 51st Court, Suite A Arkansas Children’s Hospital 9601 Lile Drive
Amy M. Scurlock Fort Smith, AR 72903 Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology Little Rock, AR 72205
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (479) 452-1581 One Children’s Way (501) 975-7455
Division of Allergy and Immunology Little Rock, AR 72202
One Children’s Way Charles A. Napolitano (501) 364-1418 Gunnar H. Gibson
Little Rock, AR 72202 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Gibson Dermatology
(501) 364-4000 Department of Anesthesiology Laura P. James 4200 N. Rodney Parham Road, Suite 202
4301 W. Markham St. Arkansas Children’s Hospital Little Rock, AR 72212
ANESTHESIOLOGY Little Rock, AR 72205 Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology (501) 227-4323
Indranil Chakraborty (501) 686-6114 One Children’s Way
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 72202 Kevin St. Clair
Division of Neuroanesthesiology Robert L. Overacre (501) 364-1418 Ozark Dermatology Clinic
4301 W. Markham St. Baptist Health Medical Center 152 E. Appleby Road
Little Rock, AR 72205 Department of Anesthesiology COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY Fayetteville, AR 72703
(501) 686-6119 9601 Interstate 630, Exit Seven J. Ralph Broadwater, Jr. (479) 443-5100
Little Rock, AR 72205 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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EATING DISORDERS Steve L. Simpson T. Scott Simmons Lee Curtis Abel
Maria G. Portilla St.Vincent’s Family Clinic University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
Arkansas Children’s Hospital 10000 Rodney Parham Road Reynolds Institute on Aging 10001 Lile Drive
Section of Adolescent Medicine Little Rock, AR 72227 4301 W. Markham, Suite 783 Little Rock, AR 72205
One Children’s Way (501) 221-0888 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 227-8000
Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 526-5747
(501) 364-4000 Steven W. Strode Robert T. Cheek
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System A. Reed Thompson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Internal Medicine
Donald L. Bodenner Department of Family Medicine Department of Geriatrics 4301 W. Markham St.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2200 Fort Roots Drive 4301 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205
Reynolds Institute on Aging North Little Rock, AR 72114 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-8000
4301 W. Markham St. (501) 257-3999 (501) 686-8211
Little Rock, AR 72205 Steven A. Edmondson
(501) 686-8227 Joanna Thomas Lawrence D. Wright Fort Smith Internal Medicine
Northwest Family Medical Center Schmieding Center for Senior Health 708 Lexington Ave.
Lawson Glover 2907 E. Joyce Blvd. and Education Fort Smith, AR 72901
Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic Fayetteville, AR 72703 2422 N. Thompson St., Suite B (479) 782-4470
10001 Lile Drive (479) 521-8260 Springdale, AR 72764
Little Rock, AR 72205 (479) 751-3043 Amy J. Fitzgerald
(501) 227-8000 Robert Stephen Tucker Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
Little Rock Family Practice Clinic HAND SURGERY 10001 Lile Drive
Stavros C. Manolagas 4208 N. Rodney Parham Road Roger N. Bise Little Rock, AR 72205
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 72212 Bise Plastic Surgery Center (501) 227-8000
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (501) 228-7200 2713 S. 74th St., Suite 302
4301 W. Markham St. Fort Smith, AR 72903 William E. Golden
Little Rock, AR 72205 Daniel W. Watson (479) 478-8555 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(501) 686-8000 Autumn Road Family Practice University Private Medical Group Clinic
904 Autumn Road, Suite 200 G. Thomas Frazier, Jr. Department of Internal Medicine
Phillip J. Peters Little Rock, AR 72211 Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics 4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic (501) 227-6363 Arkansas Specialty Hand and Little Rock, AR 72205
10001 Lile Drive Upper Extremity Center (501) 686-8000
Little Rock, AR 72205 GASTROENTEROLOGY 600 S. McKinley St., Suite 200
(501) 227-8000 Helen B. Casteel Little Rock, AR 72205 Lance L. Hamilton
Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates (501) 663-3647 Adult Medicine Specialists
Debra Lynn Simmons 1515 S. Bowman Road, Suite B 2900 Medical Center Pkwy., Suite 240
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 72211 Michael M. Moore Bentonville, AR 72712
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (501) 228-7171 Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics (479) 273-9173
4301 W. Markham St. Arkansas Specialty Hand and
Little Rock, AR 72205 Glenn Raymond Davis Upper Extremity Center Robert Howard Hopkins, Jr.
(501) 686-8000 417 N. University Ave. 600 S. McKinley St., Suite 200 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 University Private Medical Group Clinic
Robert S. Weinstein (501) 666-0249 (501) 663-3647 Department of Internal Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4301 W. Markham St.
Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism D. Dean Kumpuris INFECTIOUS DISEASE Little Rock, AR 72205
4301 W. Markham St. 417 N. University Ave. Robert W. Bradsher (501) 686-8000
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(501) 296-1220 (501) 666-0249 Department of Infectious Diseases Robert Charles Lavender
4301 W. Markham St. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
FAMILY MEDICINE Karl Landberg Little Rock, AR 72205 University Private Medical Group Clinic
Jimmy Acklin 1375 Old Morrilton Highway (501) 686-5585 Department of Internal Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Conway, AR 72032 4301 W. Markham St.
AHEC Family Medical Center (501) 336-9620 John E. Dietrich Little Rock, AR 72205
612 S. 12th St. Infectious Disease Resource Group (501) 686-8000
Fort Smith, AR 72901 Gerald R. Silvoso 9600 Lile Drive, Suite 340
(479) 785-2431 Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic Little Rock, AR 72205 Michael Saccente
10001 Lile Drive (501) 661-0037 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Ronald Brimberry Little Rock, AR 72205 Department of Infectious Diseases
Northwest Family Medical Center (501) 227-8000 Rebecca J. Edge-Martin 4301 W. Markham St.
601 W. Maple Ave., Suite 102 Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Little Rock, AR 72205
Springdale, AR 72764 GERIATRIC MEDICINE John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (501) 686-5585
(479) 750-6585 William J. Carter Department of Medicine
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System 4300 W. Seventh St. J. David Staggs
Ralph Farris Joseph Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center Little Rock, AR 72205 Fort Smith Internal Medicine
St. Vincent Family Clinic Department of Psychiatry (501) 257-1000 708 Lexington Ave.
4202 S. University Ave. 2200 Fort Roots Drive Fort Smith, AR 72901
Little Rock, AR 72204 North Little Rock, AR 72114 Dwight A. Lindley (479) 782-4470
(501) 562-4838 (501) 257-2674 Infectious Disease Resource Group
9600 Lile Drive, Suite 340 Sara Ghori Tariq
Russell Eugene Mayo Pham H. Liem Little Rock, AR 72205 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
AHEC Family Clinic University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (501) 661-0037 University Private Medical Group Clinic
300 E. Sixth St., Second Floor Donald W. Reynolds Senior Health Center Department of Internal Medicine
Texarkana, AR 71854 629 Jack Stephens Drive Thomas P. Monson 4301 W. Markham St.
(870) 779-6000 Little Rock, AR 72205 Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-6219 John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (501) 686-8000
Forrest B. Miller Department of Medicine
St. Vincent Family Clinic David A. Lipschitz 4300 W. Seventh St. Anne R. Trussell
4202 S. University Ave. The Longevity Center at St. Vincent Little Rock, AR 72205 9501 Lile Drive, Suite 940
Little Rock, AR 72204 One St. Vincent Circle, Suite 210 (501) 257-1000 Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 562-4838 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 228-6122
(501) 552-4777 Michael Saccente
David A. Nelsen, Jr. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Sue A. Ulmer
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Gretchen M. Orosz Department of Infectious Diseases Evergreen Internal Medicine
Family Medical Center Sparks Senior Health Center 4301 W. Markham St. 1100 N. University Ave., Suite 125
521 Jack Stephens Drive 1500 Dobson Ave., Suite 125 Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72207
Little Rock, AR 72205 Fort Smith, AR 72901 (501) 686-5585 (501) 664-1540
(501) 686-6560 (479) 573-7960
Mark Lee Stillwell Mitzi Ann Washington
Gordon R. Parham Ann T. Riggs Northwest Arkansas Center for 1407 E. Race St.
Washington Regional Medical Center University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Infectious Disease Searcy, AR 72143
Department of Family Medicine Donald W. Reynolds Senior Health Center 2900 Medical Center Pkwy., Suite 240 (501) 279-0502
3215 N. Northhills Blvd. 629 Jack Stephens Drive Bentonville, AR 72712
Fayetteville, AR 72703 Little Rock, AR 72205 (479) 273-9173 Eric Woodard
(479) 463-1000 (501) 686-6219 525 Hendrix Cove
INTERNAL MEDICINE Conway, AR 72034
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 UAMS RECIEVES $20M
The University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences (UAMS) received a $19.9 million
grant — the Clinical and Translational
Science Award (CTSA) — from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) and became
one of only 60 institutions that will form
a consortium with the “aim of translating
basic science discoveries into speedier
treatments and cures for patients.”
The grant will, in part, establish new
projects and benefit several of UAMS’
ongoing projects, such as telemedicine
and the UAMS Center for Clinical and
Translational Research. Dr. Debra Fiser is
dean of UAMS College of Medicine; she
said the goal of the CTSA is to speed the
application of research.
“Historically, it’s taken a long time to
translate science to medical practice. Our
primary focus is to speed the process
from lab to use, from bench to bedside.”
Their goals include, according to Fiser:
“speeding up the regulatory process;
increasing the training of scientists;
enhancing collaborations and the health of
our community, state and nation through
partnerships; and to encourage T1
research.” T1 research seeks to move basic
discovery into candidate health application.
For more information, log onto
uamshealth.com.

NEW HEART NETWORK

Northwest Health System recently es-
tablished The Heart Hospital Network. The
network will use virtual technology to inte-
grate heart-health services at the system’s
Springdale and Bentonville facilities as well
as the Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital.
Under The Heart Hospital Network,
doctors will use a team approach unifying
the various departments, such as cardiac
catheterization labs, surgery and surgery re-
covery departments and the coronary care
and intensive care units, needed to care
for cardiovascular patients from Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Missouri.
For more information, log onto northwes-
thealth.com or call (479) 751-5711.

HOSPITAL CARES
Arkansas Heart Hospital recently
received the Medical Partners International
2009 C.A.R.E.S. Designation. The acronym
stands for Compassion, Attitude, Respect,
Environment and Service. The hospital is
the only healthcare organization recipient
in Arkansas. The designation takes into
consideration nurse care, doctor care,
dietician care and environmental service
group care. For more information about the
Arkansas Heart Hospital, log onto their Web
site arheart.com or call (501) 219-7000.

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Eric Woodard Oncology Associates Ali F. Krisht (501) 664-3914
525 Hendrix Cove 9500 Lile Drive University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Gary L. Purnell
Conway, AR 72034 Little Rock, AR 72205 Department of Neurosurgery Nuclear Consulting
(501) 450-6400 (501) 219-8777 4301 W. Markham St. 3219 Imperial Valley Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72212
Becky D. Yarborough Sue Tsuda (501) 296-1463 (501) 223-8213
Cooper Clinic Conway Hematology and Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine 2605 College Ave. T. Glenn Pait Kathy Lynn Thomas
6801 Rogers Ave., Fifth Floor Conway, AR 72034 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Fort Smith, AR 72903 (501) 327-2995 Jackson T. Stephens Spine and John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital
(479) 478-3593 Neurosciences Institute Department of Nuclear Medicine
John D. Wells 501 Jack Stephens Drive 4300 W. Seventh St.
Paul William Zelnick Cooper Clinic Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205
Physicians Group Hembree Regional Cancer Center (501) 526-7200 (501) 257-1000
Doctors Building, Suite 615 7301 Rogers Ave., Third Floor
500 S. University Ave. Fort Smith, AR 72903 Michael Standefer David W. Weiss
Little Rock, AR 72205 (479) 484-4700 Northwest Arkansas Neurosurgery Clinic Radiology Consultants of Little Rock
(501) 666-3666 1706 E. Joyce Blvd., Suite Two Medical Towers Building, Suite 1100
Diane D. Wilder Fayetteville, AR 72703 9601 Lile Drive
MEDICAL GENETICS Little Rock Hematology and (479) 521-0900 Little Rock, AR 72205
Kent David McKelvey, Jr. Oncology Associates (501) 227-5240
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 9500 Lile Drive, Suite 200 NEUROLOGY
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Little Rock, AR 72205 Robert Leroy (Lee) Archer OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
4301 W. Markham St. (501) 537-9008 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Nancy R. Andrews Collins
Little Rock, AR 72205 Neurology Clinic Her Health
(501) 526-4239 NEPHROLOGY 4301 W. Markham St. 3215 N. Northhills Blvd., Suite B
Sameh Abul-Ezz Little Rock, AR 72205 Fayetteville, AR 72703
G. Bradley Schaefer University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (501) 686-5838 (479) 463-5500
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Kidney Transplant Clinic
Section of Genetics 4301 W. Markham St. Duane L. Birky Lawrence Curtis Bandy
One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72205 Sparks Neurology Center Arkansas Gyn Oncology
Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 686-6086 408 S. 16th St. 9601 Lile Drive, Suite 850
(501) 364-4000 Fort Smith, AR 72901 Little Rock, AR 72205
Bobbie Dean Fine, Jr. (479) 709-7175 (501) 221-3088
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY Hot Springs Diagnostic Associates
Bart Barlogie 1900 Malvern Ave., Suite 304 Bradley S. Boop Alexander F. Burnett
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hot Springs, AR 71901 Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy (501) 321-9803 10001 Lile Drive Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
4301 W. Markham St., Suite 816 Little Rock, AR 72205 4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205 James T. Henry (501) 227-4750 Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-8230 Sparks Medical Foundation (501) 296-1099
Renal Care Associates Mary Louise Powell Corbitt
Joseph M. Beck II 1500 Dotson Ave. Arkansas Headache Clinic Janet R. Cathey
Doctor’s Building, Suite 512 Fort Smith, AR 72901 2215 Wildwood Ave., Suite 105 Little Rock Gynecology Associates
500 S. University Ave. (479) 709-7480 Sherwood, AR 72120 Medical Towers Building Two, Suite 770
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 833-3833 9501 Lile Drive
(501) 666-7007 Michelle W. Krause Little Rock, AR 72205
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Sami I. Harik (501) 221-9700
Peter D. Emanuel Renal Clinic University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 510 Neurology Clinic Kay H. Chandler
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Little Rock, AR 72204 4301 W. Markham St. Cornerstone Clinic for Women
Department of Hematology and Oncology (501) 661-7910 Little Rock, AR 72205 Department of Obsterics and Gynecology
4301 W. Markham St. (501) 686-5838 One Lile Court, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72205 Robert F. McCrary, Jr. Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-8530 Hot Springs Diagnostic Associates John L. Kareus (501) 224-5500
1900 Malvern Ave., Suite 304 Cooper Clinic
Tony A. Flippin Hot Springs, AR 71901 Department of Neurology Stephen M. Chatelain
Hembree Regional Cancer Center (501) 321-9803 6801 Rogers Ave., Second Floor Arkansas Perinatal Services
7301 Rogers Ave., Third Floor Fort Smith, AR 72903 Medical Towers Building Two, Suite 810
Fort Smith, AR 72903 Dana P. Rabideau (479) 478-3610 9501 Lile Drive
(479) 484-4700 Sparks Medical Foundation Little Rock, AR 72205
Renal Care Associates W. Steven Metzer (501) 217-8467
Mariann Harrington 1500 Dodson Ave., Suite 280 Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Little Rock Hematology and Fort Smith, AR 72901 John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital Andrew A. Cole
Oncology Associates (479) 709-7480 Department of Neurology Conway Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic
9600 Lile Drive, Suite 330 4300 W. Seventh St. 2519 College Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72205 Robert L. Safirstein Little Rock, AR 72205 Conway, AR 72034
(501) 537-9009 Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (501) 257-6053 (501) 327-6547
John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital
Laura Fulper Hutchins Department of Medicine Stacy A. Rudnicki Cindy A. Hubach
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4300 W. Seventh St. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Baptist Health Medical Center
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Little Rock, AR 72205 Neurology Clinic Central Clinic for Women
Department of Hematology and Oncology (501) 257-5866 4301 W. Markham St. Medical Tower One, Suite 500
4301 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205 9601 Lile Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205 John Wayne Smith (501) 686-5838 Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-8530 Hot Springs Diagnostic Associates (501) 227-5885
1900 Malvern Ave., Suite 304 James W. Schmidley
AnneMarie Maddox Hot Springs, AR 71901 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Karen Jean Kozlowski
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (501) 321-9803 Neurology Clinic Little Rock Gynecology Associates
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute 4301 W. Markham St. Medical Towers Building Two, Suite 770
Department of Hematology and Oncology NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY Little Rock, AR 72205 9501 Lile Drive
4301 W. Markham St. Ossama Al-Mefty (501) 686-5838 Little Rock, AR 72205
Little Rock, AR 72205 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (501) 221-9700
(501) 686-8530 Division of Neurosurgery Margaret F. Tremwel
4301 W. Markham St. Sparks Neurology Center Curtis L. Lowery, Jr.
Isaam Makhoul Little Rock, AR 72205 408 S. 16th St. University Women’s Health Center
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (501) 686-8757 Fort Smith, AR 72901 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 7-400
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute (479) 709-7175 Little Rock, AR 72204
Department of Hematology and Oncology Steven L. Cathey (501) 686-5847
4301 W. Markham St. Central Arkansas Neurosurgery Clinic NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Little Rock, AR 72205 3500 Springhill Drive, Suite 201 James E. McDonald Stephen Ray Marks
(501) 686-8530 North Little Rock, AR 72117 Radiology Associates (RAPA) 3343 Springhill Drive, Suite 1005
(501) 771-2000 Doctors Building, Suite 101 North Little Rock, AR 72117
Lawrence A. Mendelsohn 500 S. University Ave. (501) 758-9251
Little Rock Hematology and Little Rock, AR 72205
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Heather Owens C. Lowry Barnes 10201 Kanis Road Aubrey Hough, Jr.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics Little Rock, AR 72205 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University Women’s Health Center Arkansas Specialty Hand and Upper (501) 227-5050 Department of Pathology
Freeway Medical Tower, Suite 707 Extremity Center 4301 W. Markham St.
5800 W. 10th St. 600 S. McKinley St., Suite 102 John Roddey Edwards Dickins Little Rock, AR 72205
Little Rock, AR 72204 Little Rock, AR 72205 Arkansas Otolaryngology Center (501) 686-7000
(501) 296-1800 (501) 663-3647 10201 Kanis Road
Little Rock, AR 72205 Laura W. Lamps
Charles E. Phillips Wayne Bruffett (501) 227-5050 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Baptist Health Medical Center Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics Department of Pathology
Central Clinic for Women Doctors Building, Suite 815 John L. Dornhoffer Shorey Building, Room 4S-09
Medical Tower One, Suite 500 500 S. University Ave. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4301 W. Markham St.
9601 Lile Drive Little Rock, AR 72205 501 Jack Stephens Drive, ENT Clinic Little Rock, AR 72205
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 663-8900 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 603-1963
(501) 227-5885 (501) 686-5878
Johannes Michael Gruenwald Robert Lorsbach
Rosey Seguin-Calderone University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences J. Michael Key University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Arkansas Women’s Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Arkansas Children’s Hospital Department of Pathology
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 200 4301 W. Markham St. Facial Plastic and Reconstructive 4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 Surgery Program Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 224-6699 (501) 686-6067 One Children’s Way (501) 686-5170
Little Rock, AR 72205
Michael Selby S. Ashfaq Hasan (501) 364-1225 Bruce Robert Smoller
500 S. University Ave., Suite 212 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR 72205 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Barbara K. Morris Department of Pathology
(501) 664-8003 4301 W. Markham St., Suite 531 Arkansas Otolaryngology Center Shorey Building, Fourth Floor, Room 4A-17A
Little Rock, AR 72205 10201 Kanis Road 4301 W. Markham St.
James A. Tanner (501) 686-5590 Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205
Arkansas Women’s Center (501) 227-5050 (501) 686-5170
12921 Cantrell Road, Suite 300 Greg T. Jones
Little Rock, AR 72223 River Valley Musculoskeletal Center Brendan C. Stack, Jr. PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
(501) 907-6699 3501 W. E. Knight Drive, Suite C University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences D. Melissa Graham
Fort Smith, AR 72903 Department of Otolaryngology Arkansas Allergy and Asthma Clinic
Kenneth M. Taylor (479) 709-6700 4301 W. Markham St. 10310 W. Markham St., Suite 222
The Woman’s Clinic Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205
Doctors Building, Suite 414 James Walter Long (501) 686-8224 (501) 227-5210
500 S. University Ave. River Valley Musculoskeletal Center
Little Rock, AR 72205 3501 W. E. Knight Drive, Suite A Scott J. Stern Jim M. Ingram
(501) 664-4131 Fort Smith, AR 72903 Arkansas Otolaryngology Center Little Rock Allergy and Asthma Clinic
(479) 709-7000 10201 Kanis Road 18 Corporate Hill Drive, Suite 110
Julia M. Watkins Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205
Arkansas Women’s Center Kenneth A. Martin (501) 227-5050 (501) 224-1156
12921 Cantrell Road, Suite 300 8907 Kanis Road, Suite 330
Little Rock, AR 72223 Little Rock, AR 72205 James Y. Suen Stacie M. Jones
(501) 907-6699 (501) 227-9994 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Otolaryngology Department of Allergy and Immunology
Paul J. Wendel Richard W. Nicholas, Jr. 4301 W. Markham St. One Children’s Way
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72202
University Women’s Health Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (501) 686-8224 (501) 364-4000
Freeway Medical Tower, Suite 707 4301 W. Markham St.
5800 W. 10th St. Little Rock, AR 72205 Paul I. Wills Tamara T. Perry
Little Rock, AR 72204 (501) 686-8000 Cooper Clinic Arkansas Children’s Hospital
(501) 296-1800 Ear, Nose and Throat Department Section of Allergy and Immunology
Richard A. Nix 6801 Rogers Ave., Fourth Floor One Children’s Way
OPHTHALMOLOGY OrthoArkansas Fort Smith, AR 72903 Little Rock, AR 72202
Carol W. Chappell 10301 Kanis Road (479) 478-3540 (501) 364-1060
Five St. Vincent Circle, Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72205
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 604-6900 PAIN MEDICINE Amy M. Scurlock
(501) 661-1123 Robert Leroy (Lee) Archer Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Richard D. Peek University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Division of Allergy and Immunology
Richard A. Harper Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics Neurology Clinic One Children’s Way
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Doctors Building, Suite 815 4301 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72202
Jones Eye Institute 500 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 364-4000
4301 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-5838
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 663-8900 Karen Jean Kozlowski
(501) 686-5822 Ahmed H. Ghaleb Little Rock Gynecology Associates
David W. Sudbrink University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Towers Building Two, Suite 770
James H. Landers River Valley Musculoskeletal Center Department of Interventional Pain Medicine 9501 Lile Drive
Retina Associates 3501 W. E. Knight Drive 4301 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205
9800 Lile Drive, Suite 200 Fort Smith, AR 72903 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 221-9700
Little Rock, AR 72205 (479) 709-6750 (501) 686-8818
(501) 219-0900 PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY
Ruth L. Thomas Sarkis M. Nazarian James Grady Crosland
Mike S. McFarland University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Arkansas Children’s Hospital
McFarland Eye Centers Department of Orthopaedic Surgery John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital Department of Anesthesiology
3805 W. 28th Ave. 4301 W. Markham St. Department of Neurology One Children’s Way
Pine Bluff, AR 71603 Little Rock, AR 72205 4300 W. Seventh St. Little Rock, AR 72202
(870) 536-4100 (501) 686-6067 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 364-2933
(501) 257-6050
Christopher T. Westfall John L. Vander Schilden Timothy W. Martin
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Michael L. Schmitz Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Jones Eye Institute Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Arkansas Children’s Hospital Department of Anesthesiology
4301 W. Markham St. 4301 W. Markham St. Department of Anesthesiology One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 686-5822 (501) 686-7823 Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 364-1329
(501) 364-5857
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY OTOLARYNGOLOGY Anna-Maria Onisei
James D. Allen Jeffrey L. Barber PATHOLOGY Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Medical Park Orthopaedics Arkansas Otolaryngology Center Neriman Gokden Department of Anesthesiology
and Sports Medicine 10201 Kanis Road University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences One Children’s Way
501 Virginia Drive, Suite C Little Rock, AR 72205 Department of Pathology Little Rock, AR 72202
Batesville, AR 72501 (501) 227-5050 4301 W. Markham St. (501) 364-1329
(870) 793-2371 Little Rock, AR 72205
Joe B. Colclasure (501) 686-5170 Michael L. Schmitz
Arkansas Otolaryngology Center Arkansas Children’s Hospital
3 6 . A U GUST 2009
 AROVCC RALLYS
This year, 15,280 women in the United
States will die from ovarian cancer. To bring
attention to ovarian cancer and the need
for more research, The Arkansas Ovarian
Cancer Coalition (AROVCC) will host a rally
at the Arkansas State Capitol on Aug. 31.
The rally will be followed by a luncheon at
the Governor’s Mansion; tickets are just
$20 each.
For more information, log onto Arkansa-
sovariancancer.com.

ST. JOE’S IS HONORED

St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center
recently received three awards from The
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
(AFMC). The center was one of three
Arkansas hospitals to receive three awards.
St. Joseph’s Mercy Health received the
Best Achievement Award for the “highest
appropriate core measures”; the Most
Improved Award; and The Innovator
Award. The latter was awarded for the
hospital’s “Hands Across Hot Springs,” a
program held as a part of the World Health
Organization’s “Five Moments for Hand
Hygiene” campaign.
Log onto saintjosephs.com for more
information about St. Joseph’s Mercy Health
Center.

ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

Have a blast, and help the more than
14,000 Arkansans who will be diagnosed
with cancer this year. Join the Arkansas
American Cancer Society for their second
annual Vintage Affair.
“This year’s ‘A Vintage Affair,’ like last
year’s, is a themed event. This year, our
theme is The Fabulous ‘50s. However, the
overall concept is that we are working to
make cancer history,” said Jodie Spears,
Communication and Marketing Director.
The American Cancer Society’s goal is
to “eliminate cancer as a major health prob-
lem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and
diminishing suffering from cancer, through
research, education, advocacy and ser-
vice.” Serving All of Arkansas
The evening’s activities include costume
contests and a hula hoop contest as well as
additional competition and a silent auction.
The band, B Flats, which is comprised of
medical professionals, will play ‘50s music
and take special requests for a minimal fee.
For more information, to purchase Vinyl & Ornamental Fencing
& Railing • Gates & Access Systems
tickets or to view auction items, log onto
littlerockacsgala.org. Period-appropriate LICENSED CONTRACTOR
clothing is encouraged. Tickets are $100
Toll Free 866-327-2969
each, and tables of 10 are available for 1100 McNutt Dr • Conway, AR 72034
$1,000. www.legacyfencing.com

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Department of Anesthesiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-5857
M. Saif Siddiqui
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1329
J. Michael Vollers
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-2933
PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY
Michiaki Imamura
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Robert Jaquiss
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
Thomas H. Best
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Renee Adams Bornemeier
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Umesh Dyamenahalli
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Brian K. Eble
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Eudice E. Fontenot
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Elizabeth A. Frazier
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
W. Robert Morrow
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
M. Michele Moss
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Ritu Sachdeva
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
3 8 . A U GUST 2009
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Paul Michael Seib
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Volkan Tuzcu
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE
Adnan Tariq Bhutta
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Richard Thomas Fiser
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Critical Care Medicine
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1845
Xiomara Garcia-Casal
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Departments of Cardiology and
Critical Care Medicine
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Jerril W. Green
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Critical Care Medicine
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1845
Mark J. Heulitt
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Critical Care Medicine
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1845
M. Michele Moss
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Cardiology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Parthak Prodhan
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Departments of Cardiology and
Critical Care Medicine
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1479
Ronald Sanders
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Critical Care Medicine
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1845
Stephen M. Schexnayder
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Critical Care Medicine
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1845
PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Jay M. Kincannon
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Circle of Friends Clinic
Department of Dermatology
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-4000
PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
Patrick H. Casey
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Section of Endocrinology
Department of Pediatrics One Children’s Way
One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72202
Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 364-1430
(501) 364-3300
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
Eldon Gerald Schulz Juliana C. Frem
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arkansas Children’s Hospital
James L. Dennis Developmental Center Section of Gastroenterology,
Department of Pediatrics Hepatology and Nutrition
1301 Wolfe St. One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1830 (501) 364-1004
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE George J. Fuchs III
Rhonda M. Dick Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Section of Gastroenterology,
Section of Emergency Medicine Hepatology and Nutrition
One Children’s Way One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1050 (501) 364-1004
Mary Huckabee Troy E. Gibbons
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Emergency Medicine Section of Gastroenterology,
One Children’s Way Hepatology and Nutrition
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-1050 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-4000
Laura P. James
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Judith Ann O’Connor
Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Department of Gastroenterology
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-1418 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-4000
David J. McLario
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Maryelle G. Vonlanthen
Section of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates
One Children’s Way 1515 S. Bowman Road, Suite B
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72211
(501) 364-1598 (501) 228-7171
Rebecca A. Schexnayder PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY
Arkansas Children’s Hospital David L. Becton
Section of Emergency Medicine Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Section of Hematology and Oncology
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-1050 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-4150
Steven W. Shirm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Carolyn Suzanne Saccente
Section of Emergency Medicine Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Department of Hematology and Oncology
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-1050 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1494
Kendall Lane Stanford
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Robert L. Saylors III
Section of Emergency Medicine Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Department of Hematology and Oncology
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-1050 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1494
Elizabeth Anne Storm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Kimo C. Stine
Section of Emergency Medicine Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Department of Hematology and Oncology
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-1050 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1494
Tonya Marie Thompson
Arkansas Children’s Hospital PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Section of Emergency Medicine Nada S. Harik
One Children’s Way Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR 72202 Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
(501) 364-1050 One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY (501) 364-1416
John L. Fowlkes
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Richard F. Jacobs
Section of Endocrinology Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-1430 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1442
Stephen Frank Kemp
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Jose R. Romero
Section of Endocrinology Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-1430 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1416
Alba E. Morales
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Stephanie H. Stovall
 MAMMOGRAMS TO GO
St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro,
Ark., has been reaching out to women in
surrounding communities since the initiation
of their mobile mammography program
in 1998. The program is one of only two
mobile units in the state that offers women
the choice of digital mammography, which
is considered superior to traditional film
mammography in many ways.
“The digital mammogram is more
sophisticated, much like comparing
the images of a digital camera with a
film camera. The digital images can be
manipulated, and dark areas can be
zoomed in on for closer inspection,” said
Marti Whitehead, RN and service nurse
educator at St. Bernards.
The mobile unit serves 17 counties in
northeast Arkansas and travels to sites as
close as a 10-minute drive and as far as
two hours. “We mostly visit industrial sites,
rural physician’s offices and community
screenings,” Whitehead said. “Many of our
patients would never get a mammogram
screening if it wasn’t for us. I think we
do the most good at industrial sites. The
women don’t have to take time off from
their job — they just step off the line to get
the screening. Most of them don’t get a lot
of vacation time or don’t have a means to
travel to a doctor’s office."
The mobile mammography unit’s primary
function is mammograms, but they offer
osteoporosis screenings and a heart
advantage program as well. The mobile
unit’s team performs approximately 1,200
mammograms each year and travels two to
three days a week.

FINGER ON THE PULSE

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has
long been a forerunner among the state’s
medical facilities, and programs, such as
their PULSE Center, illustrate why.
The PULSE Center — Pediatric
Understanding and Learning through
Simulation Education — offers state-of-the-
art training for medical professionals with
the use of life-like figures. There are several
manikins including SimBaby, SimNewbie
and SimTeen; the simulators “perform” a
number of human-like actions, such as
breathing and heart sounds and can receive
fluids via IV, be intubated, shocked with
defibrillators and much more.
Doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists
and others receive instruction for situations
including coding, scenarios such as drug
and allergic reactions and other medical
circumstances. For more information about
ACH, log onto archildrens.org; for more
information about the PULSE Center, click
on “Medical Services,” and scroll down and
click on “The PULSE Center.”
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Restore a more youthful
look to your appearance.
Liz Clouse, R.N., C.P.S.N.
Edward J. Love, M.D.
One Lile Court, Suite 100 • Little Rock, AR
501-907-7543
4 0 . A U GUST 2009
ARKANSAS SAVES
According to statistics from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,
Arkansas ranks a jaw-dropping third highest
among all states in stroke deaths, with
61 per 100,000 residents. Through the
newly-established Arkansas SAVES (Stroke
Assistance Through Virtual Emergency
Support) program, which was made
possible by partnerships between the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(UAMS) Center for Distance Health; the
state Department of Human Services
Division of Medical Services; and Sparks
Health System in Fort Smith, physicians
hope to see our stroke statistics take a turn
for the better.
The SAVES program, which is
administered by the UAMS Center for
Distance Health, began in November 2008,
and currently links nine rural hospitals to
stroke specialists at UAMS and Sparks
Health System.
Stroke specialists are able to connect
with a patient via two-way, real-time video.
They confer with physicians, examine the
patients through the nurses on hand and
can examine CT scans before rendering an
opinion.
The biggest asset for a patient to
participate in the Arkansas SAVES program
is that they have the possibility of being
in-touch with a stroke specialist who can
prescribe the use of the powerful clot-
busting drug T-PA.
T-PA must be administered within the first
three hours of a stroke. “T-PA makes a huge
difference in the outcome of a patient; there
is a 20 to 25 percent chance the patient will
greatly improve after taking the drug. T-PA
can melt away the blood clot so irreversible
damage may not happen; however, there
are very powerful side effects, such as brain
hemorrhaging, that can occur in a small
percentage so many physicians are very
reluctant to use it,” said Salah Keyrouz,
M.D., stroke neurologist at UAMS.
“Statistically, patients are more likely to
do well with the drug, and I want to be able
to give it to more patients.”
Nine hospitals currently participate in
the SAVES program including: Baptist
Health Medical Center – Arkadelphia;
White River Medical Center in Batesville;
Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain
Home; Booneville Community Hospital;
DeWitt Hospital; Johnson Regional Medical
Center in Clarksville; McGehee-Desha
County Hospital; Helena Regional Medical
Center; and Mena Regional Health System.
Program administrators hope to add nine
more by June 2010.
For more information log onto
uamshealth.com.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Circle of Friends Clinic Charles Michael Bower
1617 W. 13th St. Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR 72202 Department of Otolaryngology
(501) 364-1416 One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
J. Gary Wheeler (501) 364-4000
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Lisa M. Buckmiller
One Children’s Way Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR 72202 Department of Otolaryngology
(501) 364-1416 One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
PEDIATRIC MEDICAL GENETICS (501) 364-7546
Stephen G. Kahler
Arkansas Children’s Hospital PEDIATRIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
Division of Clinical Genetics and Metabolism Michael L. Schmitz
One Children’s Way Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR 72202 Department of Anesthesiology
(501) 364-2966 One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
G. Bradley Schaefer (501) 364-5857
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Genetics PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY
One Children’s Way Douglas P. Blackall
Little Rock, AR 72202 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
(501) 364-4000 Department of Pathology
One Children’s Way
PEDIATRIC MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY Little Rock, AR 72202
Laura P. James (501) 364-1316
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHAB
One Children’s Way Vikki A. Stefans
Little Rock, AR 72202 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
(501) 364-1418 Department of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY One Children’s Way
Richard T. Blaszak Little Rock, AR 72202
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (501) 364-3728
Section of Nephrology
One Children’s Way PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
Little Rock, AR 72202 Martin L. Bauer
(501) 364-1847 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Pulmonary Medicine
Eileen N. Ellis One Children’s Way
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Little Rock, AR 72202
Section of Nephrology (501) 364-4000
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 Ariel Berlinski
(501) 364-1847 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Pulmonary Medicine
Karen L. McNiece One Children’s Way
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Little Rock, AR 72202
Section of Nephrology (501) 364-1006
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 John Lee Carroll
(501) 364-1847 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Thomas G. Wells One Children’s Way
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Little Rock, AR 72202
Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology (501) 364-4000
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 Gulnur Com
(501) 364-1847 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Section of Pulmonary Medicine
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY One Children’s Way
George T. (Tim) Burson Little Rock, AR 72202
Neurosurgery Arkansas (501) 364-4000
Medical Towers Building One, Suite 310
9601 Lile Drive Supriya K. Jambhekar
Little Rock, AR 72205 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
(501) 224-0200 Section of Pulmonary Medicine
One Children’s Way
PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Little Rock, AR 72202
James Aronson (501) 364-4000
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Orthopaedics Louay K. Nassri
One Children’s Way Sparks Pediatrics
Little Rock, AR 72202 1501 S. Waldron Road
(501) 364-4000 Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 709-7337
Robert Dale Blasier
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Robert H. Warren
Department of Orthopaedics Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Section of Pulmonary Medicine
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-4000 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-4000
Richard E. McCarthy
Arkansas Children’s Hospital PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY
Department of Orthopaedics Charles Albert James
One Children’s Way Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR 72202 Department of Radiology
(501) 364-4000 One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1175 4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY (501) 526-1548
Jason A. Dare
Arkansas Children’s Hospital R. Whit Hall
Department of Rheumatology University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
One Children’s Way Section of Neonatology
Little Rock, AR 72202 4301 W. Markham St.
(501) 364-3686 Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 296-1397
Paula K. Morris
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Jeffrey R. Kaiser
Department of Rheumatology Arkansas Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Way Department of Neonatology
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way
(501) 364-4000 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-4000
PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE
John Lee Carroll Robert E. Lyle
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Pulmonary Medicine Division of Neonatology
One Children’s Way One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-4000 (501) 364-1028
May Louyse Griebel Ashley S. Ross III
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Pediatric Sleep Disorders Department of Neonatology
One Children’s Way One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1893 (501) 364-4000
PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST/ABUSED CHILDREN Joanne S. Szabo
Karen J. Farst Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s House Section of Neonatology
1600 Maryland St. One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-2680 (501) 364-2984
Jerry G. Jones Bonnie J. Taylor
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Center for Children at Risk Department of Neonatology
One Children’s Way One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1031 (501) 364-4000
PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST/ADOLESCENT AND Billy Ray Thomas
YOUNG ADULT MEDICINE University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Elton R. Cleveland Section of Neonatology
Arkansas Children’s Hospital 4301 W. Markham St.
Section of Adolescent Medicine Little Rock, AR 72205
One Children’s Way (501) 296-1397
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-4000 Donnal C. Walter
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Brian H. Hardin Section of Neonatolgy
Arkansas Children’s Hospital One Children’s Way
Section of Adolescent Medicine Little Rock, AR 72202
One Children’s Way (501) 364-2984
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 364-4000 PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST/NEUROLOGY, GENERAL
Bassem H. El-Nabbout
J. Darrell Nesmith Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Section of Neurology
Section of Adolescent Medicine One Children’s Way
One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72202
Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 364-4416
(501) 364-4000
Bernadette M. Lange
Maria G. Portilla Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Section of Neurology
Section of Adolescent Medicine One Children’s Way
One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72202
Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 364-2036
(501) 364-4000
Gregory B. Sharp
Jennifer L. Woods Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Section of Neurology
Section of Adolescent Medicine One Children’s Way
One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72202
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 364-2036
(501) 364-8336
Rolla M. Shbarou
PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST/ Arkansas Children’s Hospital
NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE Section of Neurology
Robert W. Arrington One Children’s Way
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Little Rock, AR 72202
Department of Neonatology (501) 364-1850
One Children’s Way
Little Rock, AR 72202 PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST/PEDIATRIC
(501) 364-4000 METABOLIC DISEASES
Stephen G. Kahler
Bryan L. Burke, Jr. Arkansas Children’s Hospital
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Division of Clinical Genetics and Metabolism
Section of Neonatology One Children’s Way
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Little Rock, AR 72202 General Pediatrics Clinic 2710 College Ave. 9500 Kanis Road, Suite 502
(501) 364-2966 One Children’s Way Conway, AR 72032 Little Rock, AR 72205
Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 329-1800 (501) 219-8388
PEDIATRIC SURGERY (501) 364-4000
Samuel D. Smith James S. Magee Gary E. Talbert
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Rosana Diokno Arkansas Children’s Hospital Arkansas Plastic Surgery
Department of Pediatric Surgery Arkansas Children’s Hospital General Pediatrics Clinic 9500 Kanis Road, Suite 502
One Children’s Way Department of Pediatrics One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72205
Little Rock, AR 72202 One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 219-8388
(501) 364-1446 Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 364-4000
(501) 364-4366 James C. Yuen
PEDIATRICS/GENERAL Laura R. McLeane University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Richard R. Aclin Joseph M. Elser Arkansas Children’s Hospital Department of Plastic and
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arkansas Children’s Hospital General Pediatrics Clinic Reconstructive Surgery
AHEC Family Medical Center General Pediatrics Clinic One Children’s Way 4301 W. Markham St.
612 S. 12th St. One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72205
Fort Smith, AR 72901 Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 364-4000 (501) 686-8711
(479) 785-2431 (501) 364-4000
Eduardo R. Ochoa, Jr. PSYCHIATRY
Mary E. Aitken Charles Robert Feild Arkansas Children’s Hospital James A. Clardy
Arkansas Children’s Hospital University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences General Pediatrics Clinic University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Department of Pediatrics James L. Dennis Developmental Center One Children’s Way Psychiatric Research Institute
One Children’s Way Department of Pediatrics Little Rock, AR 72202 4301 W. Markham St., Slot #554
Little Rock, AR 72202 1301 Wolfe St. (501) 364-2858 Little Rock, AR 72205-7199
(501) 364-3300 Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 526-8200
(501) 364-1830 William C. Patton
Ronald L. Baldwin East Arkansas Children’s Clinic Jeffrey L. Clothier
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Diane Freeman 901 Holiday Drive University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
General Pediatrics Clinic Arkansas Pediatric Clinic Forrest City, AR 72335 Psychiatric Research Institute
One Children’s Way Doctors Building, Suite 200 (870) 633-0880 4301 W. Markham St., Slot #554
Little Rock, AR 72202 500 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72205-7199
(501) 364-4000 Little Rock, AR 72205 Terry S. Payton (501) 526-8100
(501) 664-4117 Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Clinic
Shelly L. Baldwin 3380 N. Futrall Drive, Suite One JoAnn E. Kirchner
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Horace L. Green Fayetteville, AR 72703 Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
General Pediatrics Clinic The Children’s Clinic (479) 442-7322 Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center
One Children’s Way 1420 W. 43rd Ave. Building 58
Little Rock, AR 72202 Pine Bluff, AR 71603 Joe T. Robinson 2200 Fort Roots Drive
(501) 364-4000 (870) 534-6210 Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Clinic North Little Rock, AR 72114
3380 N. Futrall Drive, Suite One (501) 257-3180
Charles S. Ball Jon R. Hendrickson Fayetteville, AR 72703
Northwestern Arkansas Pediatric Clinic Pediatric Partners (479) 442-7322 Irving Kuo
3380 N. Futrall Drive, Suite One 7303 Rogers Ave., Suite 201 Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Fayetteville, AR 72703 Fort Smith, AR 72903 A. Larry Simmons Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center
(479) 442-7322 (479) 478-7200 Arkansas Children’s Hospital Department of Psychiatry
General Pediatrics Clinic 2200 Fort Roots Drive
Lanessa D. Bass R. Wayne Herbert One Children’s Way North Little Rock, AR 72114
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Little Rock Children’s Clinic Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 257-3131
General Pediatrics Clinic Doctors Park Building, Suite 360 (501) 364-1202
One Children’s Way 9600 Lile Drive Lawrence A. Labbate
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72205 Warren A. Skaug University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(501) 364-4000 (501) 227-6727 The Children’s Clinic Psychiatric Research Institute
800 S. Church St., Suite 400 4301 W. Markham St.
Debra D. Becton Charlotte A. Hobbs Jonesboro, AR 72401 Little Rock, AR 72205
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Arkansas Center for Birth Defects (870) 935-6012 (501) 526-8200
General Pediatrics Clinic Research and Prevention
One Children’s Way 13 Children’s Way Christopher E. Smith Jeffrey M. Pyne
Little Rock, AR 72202 Little Rock, AR 72202 Arkansas Children’s Hospital Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
(501) 364-4000 (501) 364-5001 General Pediatrics Clinic Center for Mental Healthcare and
One Children’s Way Outcomes Research
Hannah Beene-Lowder Charles David Jackson Little Rock, AR 72202 2200 Fort Roots Drive
Cooper Clinic Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Clinic (501) 364-2858 North Little Rock, AR 72114
Department of Pediatrics 3380 N. Futrall Drive, Suite One (501) 257-1084
6801 Rogers Ave., Third Floor Fayetteville, AR 72703 PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Fort Smith, AR 72903 (479) 442-7322 Kevin J. Collins G. Richard Smith
(479) 478-3630 Rehabilitation Medicine Consultants University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Anthony Dale Johnson of Arkansas Psychiatric Research Institute
Carrie M. Brown Arkansas Pediatric Clinic Springhill Medical Plaza 4301 W. Markham St.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Doctors Building, Suite 200 3401 Springhill Drive, Suite 460 Little Rock, AR 72205
General Pediatrics Clinic 500 S. University Ave. North Little Rock, AR 72117 (501) 526-8140
One Children’s Way Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 945-1888
Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 664-4117 John Spollen
(501) 364-4000 Kevin M. Means Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Susan A. Keathley University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center
Bryan L. Burke, Jr. Little Rock Children’s Clinic Department of Physical Medicine Department of Psychiatry
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Doctors Park Building, Suite 360 and Rehabilitation 2200 Fort Roots Drive
Section of Neonatology 9600 Lile Drive 4301 W. Markham St. North Little Rock, AR 72114
4301 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 257-3131
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 227-6727 (501) 221-1311
(501) 526-1548 PULMONARY MEDICINE
Carl Wesley Kluck, Jr. PLASTIC SURGERY Kimberly R. Agee
Vincent Calderon, Jr. Arkadelphia Clinic for Children R. Cole Goodman, Jr. Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks
St. Vincent Family Clinic and Young Adults Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery Division of Cardiopulmonary
4202 S. University Ave. 410 Ouachita St. 2717 S. 74th St. 1100 N. College Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204 Arkadelphia, AR 71998 Fort Smith, AR 72903 Fayetteville, AR 72703
(501) 562-4838 (870) 245-5244 (479) 452-9080 (479) 443-4301

Federico C. de Miranda Sean M. Livingston Thomas R. Moffett F. Charles Hiller

Waldron Place Pediatric Clinic Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Clinic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Associates University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1501 S. Waldron Road, Suite 202 3380 N. Futrall Drive, Suite One 11300 N. Rodney Parham Road, Suite 210 Department of Pulmonary and
Fort Smith, AR 72903 Fayetteville, AR 72703 Little Rock, AR 72212 Critical Care Medicine
(479) 452-8311 (479) 442-7322 (501) 663-4100 4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
Dale W. Dildy, Jr. R. Alan Lucas Kristopher B. Shewmake (501) 686-8000
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Arkansas Pediatrics of Conway Arkansas Plastic Surgery
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RADIATION ONCOLOGY Eren Erdem (501) 664-3914 Little Rock, AR 72205
Cynthia S. Ross University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (501) 686-8000
CARTI Baptist Division of Neuroradiology Hemendra R. Shah
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 150 4301 W. Markham St. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences James W. Logan
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 Department of Radiology St. Joseph’s Mercy Clinic
(501) 312-1733 (501) 686-5750 4301 W. Markham St. Department of Rheumatology
Little Rock, AR 72205 100 McGowan Court
Michael L. Talbert Jonathan F. Fravel (501) 686-5750 Hot Springs, AR 71913
CARTI Baptist Radiology Associates (RAPA) (501) 627-1800
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 150 Doctors Building Kathleen M. Sitarik
Little Rock, AR 72205 500 S. University Ave. Radiology Associates (RAPA) Cummins Lue
(501) 312-1733 Little Rock, AR 72205 500 S. University Ave. Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
(501) 664-3914 Little Rock, AR 72205 10001 Lile Drive
RADIOLOGY (501) 664-3914 Little Rock, AR 72205
Albert S. Alexander Jerome J. Gehl (501) 227-8000
Radiology Associates (RAPA) Radiology Associates (RAPA) David E. Tamas
Doctors Building, Suite 101 500 S. University Ave., Suite 114 Radiology Associates (RAPA) Robert A. Ortmann
500 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72205 500 S. University Ave. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-9766 Little Rock, AR 72205 Section of Rheumatology
(501) 664-3914 (501) 686-2614 4301 W. Markham St.
Steven E. Harms Little Rock, AR 72205
Edgardo J. Chua Angtuaco Breast Center of Northwest Arkansas Shannon R. Turner (501) 686-6770
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 55 W. Sunbridge Drive Radiology Associates (RAPA)
Department of Radiology Fayetteville, AR 72703 500 S. University Ave. Laura B. Trigg
4301 W. Markham St. (479) 442-6266 Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 664-3914 10001 Lile Drive
(501) 686-5750 Charles Albert James Little Rock, AR 72205
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Sanjaya Viswamitra (501) 227-8000
Teresita L. Angtuaco Department of Radiology University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences One Children’s Way Department of Radiology SLEEP MEDICINE
Department of Radiology Little Rock, AR 72202 4301 W. Markham St. John Lee Carroll
4301 W. Markham St., Suite 556 (501) 364-1175 Little Rock, AR 72205 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-6909 Department of Pulmonary Medicine
(501) 686-6652 Aaron L. Janos One Children’s Way
Radiology Associates (RAPA) RHEUMATOLOGY Little Rock, AR 72202
Jodi M. Barboza Doctors Building, Suite 101 James Howard Abraham III (501) 364-4000
Radiology Associates (RAPA) 500 S. University Ave. Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
500 S. University Ave., Suite 108 Little Rock, AR 72205 10001 Lile Drive David George Davila
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-2681 Little Rock, AR 72205 Baptist Health Medical Center
(501) 664-3914 (501) 227-8000 Sleep Disorders Clinic
Charles W. Jeffery 9500 Kanis Road
Benjamin Joseph Bartnicke Radiology Associates (RAPA) Robert M. Brewer Little Rock, AR 72205
Radiology Associates (RAPA) Doctors Building, Suite 101 Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic (501) 202-1902
500 S. University Ave., Suite 108 500 S. University Ave. 10001 Lile Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 May Louyse Griebel
(501) 664-3914 (501) 664-3914 (501) 227-8000 Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Department of Pediatric Sleep Disorders
F. Keith Bell Philip J. Kenney James Deneke One Children’s Way
Radiology Associates (RAPA) University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Cooper Clinic Little Rock, AR 72202
Doctors Building, Suite 101 Department of Radiology Department of Rheumatology (501) 364-1893
500 S. University Ave. 4301 W. Markham St. 6801 Rogers Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 Fort Smith, AR 72903 Gregory S. Krulin
(501) 664-3914 (501) 686-5750 (479) 478-3650 Arkansas Sleep Institute
One St. Vincent’s Circle, Suite 340
Michael Fred Berry Don Kusenberger Thomas R. Dykman Little Rock, AR 72205
Mercy Medical Center Radiology Associates (RAPA) Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic (501) 664-1400
Pinnacle Radiology 500 S. University Ave. 3344 N. Futrall Drive
2710 Rife Medical Lane Little Rock, AR 72205 Fayetteville, AR 72703 SURGERY
Rogers, AR 72758 (501) 664-3914 (479) 521-8200 Gary W. Barone
(479) 338-2766 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Robert W. Laakman Stephen DaCosta Holt Department of Surgery
Neil E. Crow, Jr. Doctors Building, Suite 101 Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic 4301 W. Markham St.
Sparks Regional Medical Center 500 S. University Ave. 10001 Lile Drive Little Rock, AR 72205
Department of Radiology Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-6645
1001 Towson Ave. (501) 664-3914 (501) 227-8000
Fort Smith, AR 72901 Hugh F. Burnett
(479) 494-0500 W. Jean Matchett Richard W. Houk The Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas
Radiology Associates (RAPA) Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic 9500 Kanis Road, Suite 501
William C. Culp 500 S. University Ave. 10001 Lile Drive Little Rock, AR 72205
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 227-9080
Department of Radiology (501) 686-2681 (501) 227-8000
4301 W. Markham St. Chris M. Cate
Little Rock, AR 72205 Laura G. Moore-Farrell S. Michael Jones The Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas
(501) 686-6910 St. Edward Mercy Medical Center Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic 9500 Kanis Road, Suite 501
Department of Radiology 10001 Lile Drive Little Rock, AR 72205
C. William Deaton 7301 Rogers Ave. Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 227-9080
Radiology Associates (RAPA) Fort Smith, AR 72903 (501) 227-8000
Doctors Building, Suite 101 (479) 314-6200 John B. Cone
500 S. University Ave. Geetha Komatireddy University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR 72205 George A. Norton 704 W. Grove St., Suite Three Department of Surgery
(501) 664-3914 Radiology Associates (RAPA) El Dorado, AR 71730 4301 W. Markham St.
500 S. University Ave. (870) 864-4189 Little Rock, AR 72205
Leo F. Drolshagen III Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-8000
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center (501) 664-3914 Thomas M. Kovaleski
Department of Radiology Physicians Group Darryl W. Eckes
7301 Rogers Ave. Christie B. Phelan Doctors Building, Suite 615 Cooper Clinic
Fort Smith, AR 72903 Radiology Associates (RAPA) 500 S. University Ave. 7001 Rogers Ave., Suite 501
(479) 314-6200 500 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72205 Fort Smith, AR 72903
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 666-3666 (479) 484-4770
Steve A. Dunnagan (501) 664-3914
Radiology Associates (RAPA) Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer Jerri Suzanne Fant
Doctors Building, Suite 101 Rajesh Sethi University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Breast Health Clinics of Arkansas
500 S. University Ave. Radiology Associates (RAPA) Division of Rheumatology and Doctor’s Building, Suite 319
Little Rock, AR 72205 500 S. University Ave. Clinical Immunology 500 S. University Ave.
(501) 664-3914 Little Rock, AR 72205 4301 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205
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(501) 955-9466 V. Suzanne Klimberg
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM GETS THE GO
James E. Hagans III Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
The Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas Women’s Oncology Clinic Arkansas is preparing to enter a new arena in healthcare after
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 501 4301 W. Markham St., Second Floor
Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72205 legislation passed in early July to allow budgeting for a statewide
(501) 227-8166 (501) 686-5669 trauma system. The trauma system will be funded by state revenue
Wayne A. Hudec T. Michael Stanton from an approved increase in tobacco tax. The system, which is
Ozark Surgical Associates Surgical Associates of Conway much overdue — Arkansas was one of only three states in the
3017 Bob Younkin Drive, Suite 101 525 Western Ave., Suite 203
Fayetteville, AR 72703 Conway, AR 72034 country without a trauma system when the legislation passed — will
(479) 521-1484 (501) 327-4828 include not only the funding to implement trauma centers in hospitals
David W. Hunton Kent C. Westbrook
throughout the state and surrounding states that treat Arkansans,
Cooper Clinic University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences but many other necessary components as well.
Surgery Center of Excellence Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute “The trauma system has many pieces besides the trauma cen-
7001 Rogers Ave., Suite 501 Department of Surgical Oncology
Fort Smith, AR 72903 4301 W. Markham St. ters such as a call center for routing, support for Emergency Medical
(479) 484-4770 Little Rock, AR 72205 Services to be more efficient and a trauma registry to develop the
(501) 686-8211
John C. Jones quality and track improvements,” said Donnie Smith, director of the
The Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas THORACIC SURGERY Arkansas Department of Health Center for Health Protection.
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 501 Frank Michael Bauer III
Little Rock, AR 72205 Cardiovascular Surgeons Thus far, 68 hospitals have submitted applications for trauma
(501) 227-9080 Five Saint Vincent Circle center funding. Trauma centers range in capability on a scale of level
Little Rock, AR 72205
Ronald Robertson (501) 666-2894
1 through 4, level 1 providing the highest level of care and abiding
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences by the strictest requirements.
Department of Surgery Hugh F. Burnett The purpose of a trauma center is to provide immediate care
4301 W. Markham St. The Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas
Little Rock, AR 72205 9500 Kanis Road, Suite 501 after an incident such as a gunshot wound, car accident or other
(501) 686-8000 Little Rock, AR 72205 highly traumatic injury.
(501) 227-9080
Stephen J. Seffense “National studies show that when severe injuries are treated in a
Cooper Clinic Robert C. Jaggers trauma center, survival rates increase by 25 percent,” Smith said.
7001 Rogers Ave., Suite 501 Western Arkansas Heart, Lung and Vascular
Fort Smith, AR 72903 Associates He hopes each hospital that stated a desire for a trauma center will
(479) 484-4770 Mercy Tower, Suite 104 receive funding to attain a status appropriate to their size and loca-
2713 S. 74th St. tion. “The legislation for this only passed in July. We are still hoping
Emilio Tirado Fort Smith, AR 72903
500 S. University Ave., Suite 808 (479) 478-7059 to get in more applications and will begin to work on putting the dif-
Little Rock, AR 72205 ferent pieces for a trauma system in order. We hope that within two
(501) 664-2174 H. Gareth Tobler
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to three years, we will have a mature system in place.”
William Everett Tucker Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery For the complete list of trauma centers log on to aymag.com.
The Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas 4301 W. Markham St.
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 501 Little Rock, AR 72205
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 686-7884
(501) 227-9080
Rowland P. Vernon, Jr.
LICENSED TO CURE
John W. Webb Cooper Clinic Spruce up your ride while supporting a great cause. The
St. Joseph Mercy Clinic The Heart Center of Excellence
Department of Surgery 7001 Rogers Ave., Suite 401 Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration offers a Susan
Medical Office Building, Suite 201 Fort Smith, AR 72903 G. Komen Breast Cancer License Plate, which is available to
One Mercy Lane (479) 452-2077
Hot Springs, AR 71913 any motor vehicle owner and can be personalized with up to four
(501) 609-2229 UROLOGY characters. The Breast Cancer License Plate costs an additional
D. Keith Mooney
Youmin Wu Arkansas Urology Associates plate fee of $35 plus a personalization fee of $20. For every license
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1300 Centerview Drive plate sold, The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute on the
Department of Surgery Little Rock, AR 72211
4301 W. Markham St. (501) 664-4364
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus receives $25
Little Rock, AR 72205 for the purpose of breast cancer education, outreach and research.
(501) 686-6177 Pat D. O’Donnell For more information, contact The Arkansas Department of Finance
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Department of Urology and Administration at (501) 682-4692 or arkansas.gov/dfa.
J. Ralph Broadwater, Jr. 4301 W. Markham St.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 72205
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute (501) 686-5690
Department of Surgical Oncology BAPTIST, UAMS REVAMP WEB SITES
4301 W. Markham St. VASCULAR SURGERY
Little Rock, AR 72205 Gary W. Barone
(501) 686-8211 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Baptist Health » baptist-health.com
Department of Surgery The Web site has a new look as well as new capabilities.
James E. Hagans III 4301 W. Markham St.
The Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas Little Rock, AR 72205
Visitors can now send photographs and e-cards to patients (staff
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 501 (501) 686-6645 members print and deliver the personalized messages); schedule
Little Rock, AR 72205 appointments and make payments. Also, visit their Facebook page
(501) 227-8166 John F. Eidt
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at facebook.com/baptisthealth.
Ronda S. Henry-Tillman Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4301 W. Markham St.
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Little Rock, AR 72205 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences » uamshealth.com
Women’s Oncology Clinic (501) 686-8444 This “patient care” Web site includes breaking UAMS news;
4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205 Mohammed M. Moursi information about volunteer opportunities; UAMS doctors, hospitals
(501) 686-5669 Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System and clinics; and much more. Users may schedule appointments,
John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital
John C. Jones Department of Vascular Surgery
refill prescriptions, send patients e-mails and submit questions to
The Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas 4300 W. Seventh St. medical professionals. Also, visit their Facebook page at facebook.
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 501 Little Rock, AR 72205 com/UAMShealth.
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 257-5665
(501) 227-9080

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When Pres. Obama took office this January, one of the first hurdles he faced was healthcare reform. According to statistics from U.S. Census
Bureau, 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. While most Americans agree, in principle, that every child and adult should have
health care, debate ensues when one considers how to provide the care and how to pay for it. Reports in July that the American Hospital As-
sociation agreed to forego $155 billion in Medicaid and Medicare payments to help offset the cost of an administration-backed plan along with
reports of the Democratic and Republican parties being split led us to ask several state leaders their opinion of what has taken place thus far.

PHIL E. MATTHEWS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AR- could undermine real reform and significantly partment and be so complex and expensive to
KANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION: The American change coverage options. At Arkansas Blue operate, that it could be done without causing
Hospital Association's agreement to forego Cross, we strongly support meaningful health delays in medical treatment, without losing
the $155 billion in payments is between the care reform. To be effective, reform must re- money, and sacrificing quality of care. The last
Federation of American Hospitals, the Cath- duce the cost of coverage for all Americans. thing this country needs is a European style
olic Health Association and the American We believe that is best achieved by building health care system where medical delays are
Hospital Association [which includes the Ar- on the current system and providing a safety common and expensive.
kansas Hospital Association].  net for those Americans who are unable to I only hope that during the ongoing discus-
The impact on Arkansas hospitals should, provide for themselves. It is important that sions in Washington and Congress that the
in the long run, be positive. The bill as it is our leaders in Washington recognize that they good of the public will be the deciding factor
should provide about 95 percent of the popu- cannot solve the access issue without first re- in any program that is approved, and not just
lation with medical coverage, which we des- solving the cost issues. Our focus must be on what’s good for the respective parties.
perately need because the current system of eliminating waste, paying only for health care
the number of uninsured patients is not sus- that is proven effective, revamping how (not TODD TURNER, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC
tainable.  how much) we reimburse healthcare provid- PARTY OF ARKANSAS: Too many people in our
And IF there is a public option in the Sen- ers, improving how the health care system state and nation can’t get the health care they
ate Finance Committee bill, the public option operates through technology and encouraging need because they can’t afford it. Even more
would not pay Medicaid and Medicare rates. healthy lifestyles. As an organization, we are families must choose between basic necessities
The Arkansas Hospital Association does not prepared to make whatever changes are neces- and the skyrocketing costs of health care cov-
want a public option that pays these rates; they sary to our business model in support of these erage. When people without insurance have
are not sufficient; but we can live with the ne- types of initiatives because we believe them to to be treated in an emergency room, everyone
gotiated rate.  be in the best interest of all Americans. else ends up paying for it. It is a vicious and
[On July 15,] another bill came out of the As the debate in the Senate is being waged expensive cycle. This isn’t a problem that de-
Senate, so understand that what we see today along party lines, we asked Arkansas’ party lead- veloped overnight, and it’s not going to be easy
may be not the final product … we are a long ers to voice their opinions. to fix. The recent decision by hospitals to fore-
way from getting where we want to be.  go future Medicare and Medicaid payments
In regards to your question, was the agree- DOYLE WEBB, CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN illustrates their belief, as major stakeholders
ment to forego the payments an attempt to PARTY OF ARKANSAS: The healthcare reform in the health care industry, that we are in dire
avoid additional and/or wide-sweeping reduc- bill is certainly a complicated and emotional need of reform and now is the time to begin. 
tions? The answer is yes, absolutely. That’s the topic that everyone agrees needs to be ad- To be successful, major health care reform
way legislation is. If the number of insured dressed. As you would assume, both sides of must lower costs, preserve patient choice and
individuals continues to grow, rates will keep the isle have their own ideals how to make this expand access to quality, affordable care to all
going up and companies will drop insurance government-run insurance option feasible. Americans. It should be a deficit neutral plan
coverage and this exacerbates the number of The main concern with Republicans is how to that may include a public insurance option and
insured.  fund this kind of program without raising tax- the creation of a health insurance exchange. 
Private health insurers also have a stake in es and without increasing the federal deficit. To preserve what’s best about our system, we
this issue, thus we asked our state’s largest insurer, The Obama administration and Democratic have to fix what’s broken and build on what
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield to weigh in on majority in Congress have proposed funding works. In some cases, there’s broad agreement
the issue. the program a number of ways, but it primar- — most people agree that we should use elec-
ily involves a $550 billion tax hike, and cutting tronic medical records to reduce errors, save
P. MARK WHITE, CEO ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS Medicare payments to medical providers. lives, save money, while still ensuring privacy,
BLUE SHIELD: Certainly we could have a gov- I personally fear a centralized government and we should invest in prevention and well-
ernment plan that exists alongside private program that has too much control over medi- ness programs. I doubt these reforms would
plans. We have those today. We hope that cal decisions will lead to even more red tape be paid for by taxing benefits workers receive
any government plan under consideration in and inefficiencies within the system. I find it from their employers. I believe it is very un-
Washington will have to meet the same re- difficult to comprehend a program that would likely at this point to be part of the final re-
quirements as private plans. Anything less require the creation of yet another federal de- form package. 
 
4 6 . A U GUST 2009
 A Unique Approach
to cosmetic surgery
" … never forget the fact that we
are partners in this venture."

“I do not envision my patient relationship as a single experience. I want

to take time to fully understand their needs, so that I can provide the
highest level of safety, discretion, and care. Cosmetic surgery involves a
lifetime of personal attention. I largely focus on the prevention of aging
and, when time, the restoration of beauty and form in a natural manner.
Your decision to have surgery is an important one and should
be tailored to your individual goals and needs. From the initial
consult to the last postoperative visit and beyond, I want you to feel
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