UAMS Pediatrics

• Assistant Professor, College of Public Health, Department of Health Policy & Management
• Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Sections

• General Pediatrics

Specialties

• General Pediatrics

Contact Information

• Email:	OchoaEduardoR@uams.edu
  Phone:	501-364-4361
  Fax:	501-364-3404
  Address:	Arkansas Children's Hospital
  	1 Children's Way
  	Little Rock, AR 72202

Education

• A.B., Princeton University, 1990
• M.D., Texas Tech University, 1996
• Preceptorship in Medically Underserved Communities, American Medical Student Association , 1993

Training

• Internship and Residency, Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/ Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1996-1999

Licensure and Board Certification

• American Board of Medical Specialties, Pediatrics, Pediatrics

Recent Honors

• Alpha Omega Alpha, Arkansas Chapter, 2007
• Best Doctors in America (2007-2008), 2007
• Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service, UAMS College of Public Health, 2007
• Mejor de lo Mejor (Best of the Best) Physicians, Selected by readers of El Latino, Central Arkansas Spanish weekly newspapaer, 2008
• High Profile, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 2007
• Best Doctors in America (2008-2009), Best Doctors, 2008
• Paul Harris Fellow, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International , 2009
• Special Achievement Award - Latino Clinic, League of United Latin American Citizens Council 750, Little Rock, 2009
• Leadership Award, National Hispanic Medical Association Washington, DC, 2010
• Best Doctors in America (2009-2010), Best Doctors in America, Inc., 2009
• Humanitarian of the Year, Just Communities of Arkansas, 2012
• Best Doctors in America (2010-2011), Best Doctors in America, Inc., 2010

Recent Publications

• Journal Article, Haytham Safi., J. Gary Wheeler., Gordon R. Reeve., Eduardo Ochoa., Jose R. Romero., Robert Hopkins., Kevin W. Ryan., Richard F. Jacobs. Vaccine Policy and Arkansas Childhood Immunization Exemptions-A Multi-Year Review. Am J Prev Med 2012 June; 42:602-605.
• Journal Article, Ochoa E., Nash, C. Community Engagement and its Impact on Child Health Disparities: Building Blocks, Examples, and Resources. Pediatrics 2009 November; 124(3):S237-S245.
• Journal Article, Wheeler, JG., Taylor, JL., Schulz, E., Ochoa E. Children' behavioral and mental health: Addressing the workforce issues. 2009 The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society; 105(June):280-281.
• Journal Article, Gonzalez-Espada WJ, Ochoa ER, Ibarra M, Vargas PA. Perceptions of differential treatment from the viewpoints of attending physicians, residents and Hispanic parents in Arkansas. Hispanic Health Care International 2006; 4(3):159-169.
• Journal Article, Gonzalez-Espada WJ, Ibarra MJ, Ochoa ER, Vargas PA. Multicultural Medical Encounters: The Experience at a Pediatric Clinic. J Ark Med Soc 2006; 8::227-229.
• Journal Article, Schulz EG, Buchanan G. How do I judge the "medical homeness" of my practice?. Clinical Pediatrics 2004 June; 43(5):431-435.