As the premiere orthopaedic program for the state’s only health sciences university, our faculty are firmly committed to educating the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons, sharing with them the skills and knowledge needed to advance the field of orthopaedic medicine.
The excellence of our Orthopaedic Surgery Residency training program reflects the dedication of our thirty-seven academic faculty members who nurture the scholarly activity of the Department. Led by R. Dale Blasier, M.D., Residency Program Director, Corey Montgomery, M.D., Associate Director, and Steven Cherney, M.D., Associate Director, our training program benefits from a faculty that is committed to sharing their accrued knowledge and expertise to the next generation of eminently qualified orthopaedic surgeons.
C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Chair of the Department and UAMS Orthopaedic Surgery Alumni, currently serves as president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).
Highly skilled and highly specialized, our UAMS Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty members are recognized nationally and internationally for their advanced treatment techniques and exceptional outcomes that exemplify the quality of specialty expertise and innovative care. Our faculty is engaged in collaborative research that is designed to expand the body of scientific knowledge needed to address the complexity of musculoskeletal conditions and injuries and develop better solutions that improve healing, speed rehabilitation, and enhance patient outcomes. They serve on the boards of the nation’s premier orthopaedic organizations and publish articles in many of the world’s leading orthopaedic journals.
The training of residents is one of our most important missions—and we are very proud that our graduates have gone on to become leaders at major hospitals, academic institutions, and practices throughout our field.
We invite you to learn more about the fellowship-trained faculty in the UAMS Department of Orthopaedics in the links below.
Faculty
- All
- Foot & Ankle
- Hand & Upper Extremity
- Hip and Knee
- Orthopaedic Oncology
- Orthopaedic Trauma
- Pediatric
- Shoulder & Elbow
- Spine
- Sports Medicine
- VA
C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.
Chair, Professor
Adult Reconstruction
David Bumpass, M.D.
Associate Professor
Adult and Pediatric Spine
Shahryar Ahmadi, M.D.
Associate Professor
Shoulder and Elbow
Larry Balle II, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine
Physician
R. Dale Blasier, M.D.
Professor
Residency Program Director
Pediatrics
John Bracey, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Adult and Pediatric Hand & Upper Extremity
P. Shea Brannan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hand & Upper Extremity
Tyler CarlLee, M.D.
Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine
Shoulder & Elbow
Michael Cassat, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine
Steven Cherney, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Trauma
Wesley Cox, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Shoulder & Elbow
Sports Medicine
G. Thomas Frazier, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Hand and Upper Extremity
Robert Garrison, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Trauma
Vivek Jagadale, M.D.
Associate Professor
Hip and Knee Reconstruction - VA
Navin Kilambi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine
Richard E. McCarthy, M.D.
Professor
Adult and Pediatric Spine
Simon Mears, M.D.
Professor
Hip and Knee Reconstruction
Corey Montgomery, M.D.
Associate Professor
Adult & Pediatric Orthopaedic Oncology
R. Brad Reeves, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine
Sean Morell, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Hand & Upper Extremity
Richard Nicholas, M.D.
Professor
Adult and Pediatric Orthopaedic Oncology
Kathryn Nance, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine
Lawrence O’Malley, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine, Shoulder and Elbow
Charles Pearce, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine, Specializing in Shoulder Arthroscopy
Brien Rabenhorst, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Regis Renard, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Trauma
Brant Sachleben, M.D.
Associate Professor
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Chad Songy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Shoulder & Elbow
Jeff Stambough, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Hip and Knee Reconstruction
Benjamin Stronach, M.D.
Associate Professor
Adult Reconstruction
Mark Tait, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Adult and Pediatric Hand & Upper Extremity
John Vander Schilden, M.D.
Theresa Wyrick-Glover, M.D.
Vice Chair, Associate Professor
Adult and Pediatric Hand & Upper Extremity
Ramon Ylanan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine
Physician
