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Dr. Thea Rosenbaum is an anesthesiologist at UAMS Medical Center employed by UAMS Health.

Dr. Esamelden S. Abdelnaem is an anesthesiologist at UAMS Medical Center employed by UAMS Health.

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Dr. Jennings Boyette is one of only a handful of fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeons in Arkansas. He is double board-certified in both facial plastic surgery and head and neck surgery. He specializes in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, head and neck. Dr. Boyette is experienced in rebuilding all parts of the face. This includes treating patients with traumatic injuries, cancer deformities and birth deformities. Dr. Boyette is striving to expand what is possible surgically and non-surgically to reverse facial deformities and to reverse the effects of aging on our faces. He has published scientific papers and continues to conduct research in order to help his patients. His most recent investigations involve the us...

Joseph Henske, M.D., is the director of the diabetes program at UAMS Health. Before joining UAMS in 2019, he worked in full-time clinical practice and served as the department chair of endocrinology for DuPage Medical Group in Chicago, IL. He is involved in the teaching and training of resident physicians and endocrinology fellows at UAMS, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Henske has been an active fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Henske has a number of areas of expertise within the Endocrinology field. These include type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, Diabetes management with exercise, insulin pumps, closed-look insulin pump systems, and continuous glucose monitoring systems. Diagnosed with type 1 ...

Katie L. Brown, O.D., is an optometric physician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Brown graduated from Southern College of Optometry Magna cum laude. She performs comprehensive eye exams and contact lens fittings. She also treats eye conditions such as corneal abrasions, conjunctivitis (pink eye), corneal ulcers and dry eye syndrome. She has additional contact lens training at Alcon Academy for Eye Care Excellence in Fort Worth, Texas, and at the Vistakon Vision Care Institute in Jacksonville, Fla. She has completed internships at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and The Eye Center in Memphis, Tenn. She is certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and the Arkansas State Bo...

Lakshmi Menon, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, in the Division of Endocrinology. She received her medical degree from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in 2013. Dr. Menon came to UAMS for her residency in internal medicine in 2014-2017, followed by a fellowship in endocrinology.

Dr. Lindsey Sward, a native of Conway, Arkansas, completed her medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2009. There she received the Roberts Key award given the graduating senior with the highest scholastic grade point average. She was also named to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. Dr. Sward went on to complete her residency in obstetrics and gynecology, also at UAMS. Dr. Sward joined the UAMS Obstetrics and Gynecology staff in 2015. She served as the medical student clerkship director from 2017 to 2022, winning numerous education awards including five Golden Apple Awards and numerous Red and Gold Sash teaching awards. She was appointed to the role of Assistant Dean for Clinical Education in the...