neurosurgery
January 28, 2019
Diabetic Pain Study at UAMS Enrolling Participants to Test Spinal Cord Stimulation Device
People with chronic painful diabetic neuropathy are being enrolled in a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research study of a spinal cord stimulation device designed to reduce the pain. Led at UAMS by Erika Petersen, M.D., a neurosurgeon and researcher, the study is part of a clinical trial being conducted at sites across…
October 26, 2018
Amputation Pain Study at UAMS Enrolling Participants
People with frequent and recurring pain from an amputated leg are being enrolled in a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research study of a device designed to reduce amputation pain. Led at UAMS by Erika Petersen, M.D., a neurosurgeon and researcher, the study is part of a clinical trial being conducted at sites…
April 24, 2018
Patients, Caregivers, Doctors Unite at Parkinson’s Forum
April 24, 2018 | Nearly 200 people came together at UAMS for the fourth annual Parkinson’s Forum to give the disease a one-two punch. One: Arm yourself with the latest information about the treatment of Parkinson’s. Two: Surround yourself with a community of fellow patients, caregivers and supporters. Knockout! This year, the punching was more…
November 15, 2016
First Time in US: Patient Treated in Trial Using Virus on Brain Tumor
Nov. 15, 2016 | Beth Rogers might have been the first person in the United States to be treated as part of a clinical trial that included the injection of a virus into her brain tumor in combination with immunotherapy treatments – but the Hazen resident said she had no fear. “I’ve got so much…
October 22, 2013
UAMS First in State to Use New Brain Tumor Procedure
LITTLE ROCK – A nationally renowned neurosurgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in the state to use a minimally invasive, breakthrough brain tumor removal procedure using a tube-like tool and sophisticated three-dimensional imagery in two successful surgeries.
June 25, 2013
Gamma Knife Successfully Shrinks Auditory Tumor
June 25, 2013 | Debbie Korte thought something was wrong with the telephone at the school where she works. One day in 2009, she answered it and could barely hear the caller’s voice. As soon as she transferred the receiver to her other ear, Korte could hear the caller clearly, and she knew the source of the problem wasn’t the phone.
August 2, 2012
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Cabot Man
Aug. 2, 2012 | In the neurology clinic at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), W. Steven Metzer, M.D., performs the initial programming of Tommy Rickman’s deep brain stimulator. </s
October 12, 2011
Neurosurgeon Cifarelli Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – Christopher P. Cifarelli, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and is seeing patients at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.
February 12, 2010
Day Named UAMS Neurosurgery Department Chairman
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Internationally known leader in the field of skull base surgery J.D. Day, M.D., has been named chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). </span>
Day Named UAMS Neurosurgery Department Chairman
Feb. 12, 2010 | Internationally known leader in the field of skull base surgery J.D. Day, M.D., has been named chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).