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2010 Ruth Olive Beall Awards Honorees Announced

Since 2007, ACH has held the Ruth Olive Beall & Betty A. Lowe, MD Awards program which have become a cornerstone of physician recognition here at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. These awards are bestowed upon commendable physicians who strive to continuously honor the service and care standards set by our organization. There were a record number of nominations received this year which made the selection process very challenging for the Nominating Committee. After receiving these nominations we are proud to announce our outstanding 2010 Ruth Olive Beall Award honorees:

Schexnayder Announced Endowed Chair

Investiture Ceremony for Dr. Stephen Schexnayder will be held Wednesday Jan. 6

Robert W. Arrington receives Walmart Endowed Chair

Robert W. Arrington, M.D. became the inaugural recipient and steward of the  Walmart Endowed Chair in Neonatology on November 3, 2009.

Dr. Himesh Vyas to Demonstrate Echocardiogram via Telemedicine

Dr. Himesh Vyas, a pediatric cardiologist at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and assistant professor of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, will demonstrate an echocardiogram, live via the hospital’s telemedicine technology, for physicians attending the international conference “Telemedicon 2009,” held this year in Pune, India.


Schaefer named Future Endowed Chair

ACH to Confer Committee for the Future Endowed Chair in Genetics to Dr. G. Bradley Schaefer

Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will install G. Bradley Schaefer, MD, FAAP, FACMG, as holder of the Committee for the Future Endowed Chair in Genetics. The chair will be conferred in a formal investiture ceremony with remarks from hospital officials, colleagues and mentors of Dr. Schaefer.

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