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UAMS College of Medicine Gains 2 New Chairs (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Jonathan Laryea and Dr. Matthew Steliga have been invested in the Nolie and Norma Mumey Endowed Chair in Surgery and the Kent C. Westbrook M.D. Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology, respectively. read more >
Sellars, Snowden Recognized by Children’s, UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Elizabeth Sellars and Dr. Jessica Snowden have been invested by Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Knight, Branscum Accept Roles at Baxter Regional (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Bethany Knight and Kristie Branscum have joined Baxter Regional Health System Hometown Clinic at Calico Rock. read more >
Parks, Neumeier Promoted at Baptist Health, Practice Plus (Movers & Shakers)
Callie Parks and John Neumeier have new positions at Baptist Health and Practice Plus in Little Rock. read more >
Rogers Mercy Clinic Adds Trio of Specialists (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Bruno Pereira, Dr. Christopher Miller and Dr. Pardha Devaki have joined Mercy Clinic in Rogers as specialists. read more >
Xayasane Takes Over CFO Role at Medical Center of South Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)
Vince Xayasane has been hired as the new chief financial officer for the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. read more >
Castellvi, Stephens Join Neurosurgery Team at Mercy (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Alejandro Castellvi and Paula Stephens have joined Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery in Rogers. read more >
OB-GYN Epstein Moves to Baptist in NLR (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Dina Epstein recently joined Baptist Health Women’s Clinic in North Little Rock as an obstetrician-gynecologist. read more >
Mercy Makes Moves Across Northwest Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)
Drs. Kiran Kurichety and Daniel S. Paul will join Mercy Clinic Cardiology-Springdale when it opens Sept. 18. Dr. David Benson has joined Mercy Clinic Pain Management in Bentonville. read more >
Mercy Promotes Director, VP (Movers & Shakers)
Will Tommey has been promoted to director of operations at Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in northwest Arkansas. Vanessa Harper was promoted to vice president of operations at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. read more >
Kelli Huntley Named Finance VP at Mercy (Movers & Shakers)
Kelli Huntley has been promoted to vice president of finance for Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in Rogers . read more >
New Hires at Mercy Include OB/GYN Physicians, Cardiologist (Mercy Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Lisa Skinner Newton and Dr. Brock Dupree Wilson have joined Mercy Clinic OB/GYN in Fort Smith. read more >
Mercy Shifts Staff; Dollerschell Advances at Garver (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Sharon Little of Barling and Kelly Hokit of Fort Smith are among five people to begin new jobs with Mercy. Joe Dollerschell has been promoted to Arkansas water team leader for Garver in Fayetteville. read more >
Mercy Clinic Adds Strickland, Sees Phillips Appointed to State Board (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Natalie Strickland has been hired as a pain management doctor for Mercy Clinic Interventional Pain Management in Fort Smith. Don Phillips has been appointed to the Arkansas State Medical Board. read more >
Mercy Clinic, Cooper Clinic Announce Merger
Cooper Clinic and Mercy Clinic in Fort Smith announced Wednesday that they have merged. The organizations' boards of directors approved the agreement last month. read more >
Mercy Opens Clinic in Pea Ridge
About 100 people attended a blessing of and ribbon cutting for the new Mercy Clinic Primary Care - Pea Ridge on Wednesday. read more >
Surgeon Mark McCoy Joins Mercy Clinic (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Mark McCoy has joined Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery in Fort Smith as a cardiovascular surgeon. read more >
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