The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of a new neurology clinic — this one focused on multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and headache patients — in the Doctors Building at 500 S. University Ave in Little Rock.
The UAMS Health Neurology Clinic occupies 9,459 square feet on the building’s second floor.
“The goal of the clinic is ‘one appointment, one location, one team’ for all the patient’s MS care needs,” said Rohit Dhall, MD, chair of the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Neurology. “With our physicians, APRNs, pharmacists, nurses, and infusion facilities all in the same location, we can better coordinate our patients’ care, making their journey with MS easier.”
Three physicians specializing in MS and neuroimmunology will practice at the new location, with a fourth scheduled to arrive in September. he infusion center in the new space is equipped with four chairs. Two neurologists specializing in headaches will also practice at the new location.
The move was prompted by growth in the departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, both of which occupied limited space in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute on the main campus.
Other services for neurology patients will remain at the main campus. These include general neurology services and those for stroke patients and patients with movement disorders, epilepsy, and neuromuscular conditions.