Department of Otolaryngology


July 17, 2018

Expert in Cochlear Implants, Business of Medicine to Launch Distinguished Lectureship Aug. 24

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Portrait of Dr. McKinnon

July 17, 2018 | Brian J. McKinnon, M.D., MBA, M.P.H., a national expert in cochlear implants and the business of medicine, will be the inaugural speaker Aug. 24 at the Sharon and Dr. Ted Bailey Distinguished Lectureship in Otology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The public is invited to the free lecture,…


June 20, 2018

UAMS Establishes Pamela Rakhshan Chair in Otolaryngology with $1 Million Gift from Chris Rakhshan

Benjamin Waldrum

June 20, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Pamela Rakhshan Chair in Otolaryngology thanks to a $1 million gift from her father, Chris Rakhshan, in gratitude to the physician who saved her life. UAMS will name a professor to the Rakhshan Chair at a later time. Rakhshan, of…


May 3, 2018

Otology Fellows From 10 Countries Learn Techniques at UAMS

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Professor instructing fellow

May 3, 2018 | Twenty-four otology fellows from 10 countries recently learned advanced techniques in otologic surgery from international experts at an annual fellows course hosted by the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. The Otology Fellows Congress and Advanced Course in Ear & Skull Base Surgery was held April 27-29 in…


April 26, 2018

UAMS Co-hosts Prosper Ménière Society Symposium in Austria

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Group listening to speaker

April 26, 2018 | The 18th International Symposium and Workshops on Inner Ear Medicine and Surgery – hosted by the Prosper Ménière Society, along with the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery – attracted 60 attendees, including 28 speakers and representation from 18 countries. The March 17-24 event was one of the…


June 23, 2014

UAMS Researcher Develops Way to Track Single Circulating Tumor Cells

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Researchers from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have developed a new technological approach for tracking individual circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream, helping researchers identify the pathways of single cancer cells inside the body and that holds the promise to prevent cancer from spreading.