UAMS - David A. Nelsen Jr., M.D.

Dr. Gary W. Barone is a surgeon at Surgery Clinic at the UAMS Medical Center employed by UAMS Health.

Dr. Gregory "Tyler" Rives is an Arkansas native who recently returned home as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. A board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in minimally invasive, bariatric, and foregut surgery, Dr. Rives completed his residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and his fellowship at Tulane University in New Orleans. His dedication to surgical education was recognized early in his career when he received the Resident Teaching Award, and he continues this commitment as a full-time faculty member performing surgery while mentoring the next generation of physicians. Dr. Rives' passion for treating obesity stems from personal expe...

Lexie H. Vaughn is a surgeon at Surgery Clinic at the UAMS Medical Center employed by UAMS Health.

Tsukasa Nakamura is a surgeon at Kidney Transplant Clinic at the UAMS Medical Center employed by UAMS Health.

Tsukasa Nakamura is a surgeon at Liver Transplant Clinic at the UAMS Medical Center employed by UAMS Health.

Anna M. Privratsky, D.O., is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery. Dr. Privratsky received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth. She completed her general surgery internship and residency as well as her surgical critical care fellowship at UAMS. Dr. Privratsky is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. Her clinical practice focuses on general surgery, acute surgery and trauma surgery as well as surgical critical care. She also sees patients in the Surgery Clinic.

Benjamin Davis, M.D., is a physician and Assistant Professor in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at UAMS Medical Center. Dr. Davis received his bachelor's degree at Hendrix College, Conway Arkansas and his medical degree and residency at The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. Dr. Davis is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certified Instructor.

Kyle J. Kalkwarf, M.D., is a physician and Assistant Professor in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at UAMS Medical Center. Dr. Kalkwarf received his bachelor's degree at the United States Military Academy; West Point, NY and his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at The University of Texas Health Science Center Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas. Upon completion of his fellowship training, Dr. Kalkwarf worked as a Clinical Specialist of Critical Care & Respiratory Care at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston...