UAMS Orthopaedics

09/25/2025

Congratulations to Katherine Montoya, M.D., PGY-4 Resident who won FIRST PLACE in the 2025 Orthopaedic Research Society Midwest Region Resident Research Symposium for her presentation titled, "Ten Years of a Novel Telemedicine System for Management of Statewide Hand Trauma in Arkansas - A Decade in Review! Awesome!

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09/22/2025

Orthopaedic surgeon R. Dale Blasier, MD, and chief resident Bryce Wall, MD, had the opportunity to visit with Congress members and advocate for policy issues at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) held September 14-17 in Washington D.C.

09/20/2025

Welcoming Sports Medicine Fellows, Dr. Michael Gilbert and Dr. Alex Robertson to UAMS Northwest Regional Campus - Fayetteville UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences!

09/17/2025

Congratulations and a huge shout-out to Jeff Stambough, M.D. who was recently elected to the prestigious Knee Society!

The academic, invitation-only national organization represents the world’s most influential surgeons and researchers in knee replacement with limit to no more than 105 Active members and 20 International members. What an incredible honor!

He joins fellow joint replacement surgeons, C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., and Simon Mears, M.D., Ph.D., as the only active members in Arkansas.

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09/16/2025

The 5th Annual Arkansas Hand Therapy Forum was hands-down one of the best!

From lectures to labs, the expert hand specialists and therapists at UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shared their knowledge and experience of helping thousands of people recover from hand and wrist conditions so they can get back to the things they love.

09/12/2025

Shout-out to these faculty all-stars recognized today for their excellence in resident education!
David Bumpass, M.D., Ryan Hill, M.D., and Brant Sachleben, M.D. are this year's recipients of the R. Dale Blasier, M.D. Resident Education Award, which recognizes a faculty member(s) with exemplary performance on overall evaluation scores by residents.
Congratulations!

09/12/2025

Fantastic research presentations by our PGY-4 Residents today during the 41st Annual Arkansas Orthopaedic Forum! Congratulations to this year's winner, Jack Nolte, M.D., who received the top score from our judges in the annual competition!

09/11/2025

Shout-out to Tera Scott, M2 in the UAMS College of Medicine who presented her research findings at the Clinical Orthopaedic Society annual meeting in Amelia Island, FL! With mentorship from UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shoulder surgeon Dr. Ryan Hill, her project focused on postoperative complications following total shoulder arthroplasty in multiple myeloma patients with prior bone marrow transplantation. Congrats Tera!

09/08/2025

We are thrilled to welcome orthopaedic spine surgeon, Mark Feger, M.D., Ph.D., and sports medicine physician, Hamilton Newhart, M.D. to UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences!

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed orthopaedic spine surgeon Mark Feger, M.D., Ph.D., and sports medicine physician Hamilton Newhart, M.D.

09/06/2025

One week away from the Annual Arkansas Orthopaedic Forum! Shout out to our PGY-4 orthopaedic surgery residents, who will contend for the top score as they take the stage to present their research in the annual James Aronson, M.D. Resident Research Competition at UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
To register: https://ortho.uams.edu/forum41/

09/02/2025

Don't forget to register! In addition to guest faculty speaker, Dr. Raymond Wright, Jr from the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, we also have an exciting lineup of Panel presentations and Ortho Trauma Case Discussions during the Annual Arkansas Orthopaedic Forum at UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences!
To Register: https://ortho.uams.edu/forum41/

08/29/2025

As the official orthopaedics & sports medicine provider for Razorback Athletics, UAMS Health provides daily medical coverage for all 19 Arkansas Razorback sports programs. Our UAMS providers —including former Razorback pitcher, Dr. Jacob Smith —work with Arkansas Razorbacks Athletics’ sports medicine staff to provide exceptional care for the university’s elite student-athletes.