James Suen
June 20, 2018
UAMS Establishes Pamela Rakhshan Chair in Otolaryngology with $1 Million Gift from Chris Rakhshan
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…
April 17, 2018
Baileys Give $150,000 to Create Distinguished Otology Lectureship
April 17, 2018 | Sharon and H.A. Ted Bailey, M.D., members of the Society of the Double Helix, have been steadfast supporters of UAMS for decades, particularly when it comes to education. So it’s only fitting that the Baileys chose to continue that tradition by establishing a distinguished otology lectureship with a gift of $150,000….
August 31, 2017
UAMS Graduates Reunite, Some Decades Apart, at Alumni Weekend 2017
Aug. 31, 2017 | Amid all the handshakes, hugs, smiles and laughter, UAMS alumni reminisced and caught up on their divergent paths, delighted to be together again – some who hadn’t seen each other since graduation, decades ago. The 2017 Alumni Weekend held Aug. 18-20 welcomed back more than 200 graduates from all colleges with…
September 23, 2016
Inaugural Friends of UAMS – Northwest Arkansas Event Held at Hunt Tower
Sept. 23, 2016 | Approximately 200 business and community leaders from across northwest Arkansas gathered Sept. 14 at the invitation of Johnelle Hunt to launch the inaugural chapter of Friends of UAMS – Northwest Arkansas. Held on the spacious 10th floor of the recently opened Hunt Tower in Rogers, guests enjoyed an evening of food…
August 26, 2016
2016 UAMS Alumni Weekend Reunites Classmates, Friends
Aug. 26, 2016 | Although he’d traveled from Anchorage, Alaska, to Little Rock for the weekend, Tim Coalwell, M.D., felt a little guilty about winning a prize for the longest drive. “That’s because I didn’t drive,” quipped Coalwell, a 1991 UAMS College of Medicine graduate. Held Aug. 19-21 at the University of Arkansas for Medical…
April 23, 2014
College of Medicine Holds Dean’s Honor Day
The UAMS College of Medicine paid tribute to internationally known otolaryngology leader James Y. Suen, M.D., for his 40 years of service and celebrated the accomplishments of many other faculty, staff and alumni at its fourth annual Dean’s Honor Day on April 15.
September 9, 2013
UAMS Alumnus Gives $500,000 to Honor Surgeon
Citing his long admiration for James Y. Suen, M.D., retired Little Rock otolaryngologist J. Floyd Kyser, M.D., is funding a $500,000 professorship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to honor the surgeon who trained with him as a resident and went on to become an international leader in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.