HJAR Jan/Feb 2020

24 JAN / FEB 2020  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS   Healthcare Briefs Baptist Health Orthopedic Clinic in Little RockWelcomes David Sokolow, MD Baptist Health Orthopedic Clinic-Little Rock recently welcomed David Sokolow, MD, to its team of orthopedic surgeons. Sokolow, who has practiced medicine for more than two decades, previously served as an ortho- pedic surgeon at Fredericksburg Orthopaedic Associates in Fredericksburg, Virg. Sokolow received a medical degree in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He was a resident in orthopaedic sur- gery at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York, and a fellow of sports medicine, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, and reconstruction at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition to medical practice, Sokolow is also a member of the American Academy of Ortho- paedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Trauma Associa- tion and AOTrauma. J. Paul Mounsey, MD, PhD, Joins UAMS as Director of Cardiovascular Program J. Paul Mounsey, MD, PhD, a nationally recog- nized leader in the treatment of heart rhythm dis- turbances (cardiac electrophysiology), has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as director of its cardiovascular program. Mounsey is also director of the Division of Car- diovascular Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine. He previously served as professor of medi- cine and director of cardiac electrophysiology and pacing in the Department of Cardiovascu- lar Sciences at East Carolina University and the East Carolina Heart Institute in Greenville, North Carolina. Mounsey received a doctorate in physiology, with an emphasis in cardiac muscle biophysics, from St. Thomas Hospital Medical School in Lon- don, U.K., in 1983 and a medical degree from the University of Oxford Medical School in 1987. He completed an internship and residency in med- icine at Oxford. Mounsey continued his training with a cardiology fellowship at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the U.K. and a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at the University of Virginia. Plastic Surgeon Joins Mercy in Fort Smith Dr. Aniket Sakharpe – the son of a mechanical engineer – was fascinated by machines as a child and considered following in his father’s footsteps until the death of his grandfather to cancer. “Losing my grandfather had a profound effect on me and inspired me to join the medical field,” said Sakharpe, a plastic surgeon who recently joined Mercy Clinic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Fort Smith. “My job is to provide guidance and answer my patients’ questions so they are informed about all their options, including surgery,” said Sakharpe. “I want patients to know we are partners in their journey.” Sakharpe and the team specialize in a broad range of surgeries and treatments. They can help patients restore function and form after a cancer surgery or trauma. They can perform aesthetic surgeries to improve a patient’s appearance and self-esteem. “It gives me immense satisfaction and joy to help people feel whole again after a disfiguring event or to boost their self-confidence through surgery,” he said. Sakharpe completed his medical training at Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India. He earned a master’s degree in epidemiol- ogy from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston. He completed his general sur- gery residency at Easton Hospital in Easton, Pa., and a fellowship in plastic and reconstructive sur- gery at Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Fla. Research into Baby Biomechanics Shows Issues with Infant Inclined Sleepers Groundbreaking research on inclined sleep products for infants by Erin Mannen, PhD, a baby biomechanics expert and mechanical engineer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was made public as part of a U.S. Con- sumer Product Safety Commission investigation into their safety and related rulemaking. “Over the course of a year-long study, we found evidence that babies age two to six months on average who were placed in inclined sleep prod- ucts were at higher risk of suffocation in these products compared to a flat crib mattress,” Man- nen said. “We found evidence that some of the deaths linked to these products occurred when babies who were placed on their backs to sleep rolled over —many for the first time — and were found dead on their stomachs.” Mannen and a team of researchers from UAMS concluded that none of the inclined sleep prod- ucts they examined as part of the study were safe for infant sleep. They further recommended that this category of products be removed from the market or that the industry rules outlining the standards for these product be significantly revised. In detail, Mannen and her team suggested the angle of the incline on such products be no more than 10 degrees and that the lying surface be flat and rigid (rather than soft and plush-like). Inclined sleepers are relatively new. The Con- sumer Product Safety Commission only began J. Paul Mounsey, MD, PhD David Sokolow, MD

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