UAMS Health - Benjamin L. Davis, M.D. - Surgery Clinic at the UAMS Medical Center

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...

Mary Katherine "Katie" Kimbrough, M.D., is a physician and associate professor in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at UAMS. She is an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certified Course Director and Instructor, and she specializes in the care of critically ill and/or injured patients.

Melissa Kost, M.D., joined the Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, September 1, 2019. She received her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida in 2012. She completed her General Surgery Internship and Residency at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky in 2017 and a Fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at the University of Miami/Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, Florida in 2019. Her practice focuses on General Surgery, Acute Care and Trauma Surgery as well as Surgical Critical Care.

A surgery clinic located at the UAMS Medical Center on Outpatient Circle in Little Rock.

Dr. Ronald D. Robertson is a physician and Professor in the Department of Surgery at UAMS Medical Center. Dr. Robertson received his bachelor's degree at the University of Arkansas and his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). His postgraduate education included a fellowship in the Trauma & Critical Care unit at UAMS Medical Center. He is currently the medical director of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course sponsored by the UAMS Department of Surgery and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Robertson is board-eligible for the American College of Surgeons and was the recipient of the Robert M. Bransford, M.D., Memorial Award for Outstanding Chief Resident in General Surgery in 1995 ...

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.

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...