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What attracted me to the field of cardiology is the combination of caring for acutely ill patients and then managing their chronic health issues. After receiving an undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Orsini earned his M.D. in 1995 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He went on to complete an internal medicine residency, chief medical residency and his fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Orsini has several areas of expertise ranging from cardiac catheterization to nuclear cardiology. In addition, he is a Level 3 Echocardiographer.

Doing research, teaching at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and then seeing it all come together in the practice of cardiology has been very rewarding. It is always fulfilling when one helps patients improve their quality of life. Dr. Singh did his medical training at the Dr. S. N. Medical College in Jodhpur, India. After receiving his M.D., he completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Cincinnati. He also did residencies and fellowships at St. Johns Episcopal Hospital in New York, at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, and the National Heart and Lung Institute in London, England.

What intrigues me most about cardiology is that the heart is a fascinating organ. Our specialty is very concrete and outcomes arent abstract. Through imaging we look at function and measure outcomes very quickly. Dr. Holloway lists his relationships with patients and their families as the most rewarding aspect of practicing medicine. He earned medical and undergraduate degrees from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. His medical specialty is clinical cardiology, and he was the first fellowship-trained Nuclear Cardiologist in the state when he joined Arkansas Cardiology. Dr. Holloway is board certified in cardiology and internal medicine.

A doctor's office located at 7 Shackleford W Blvd in Little Rock.

A doctor's office located at 7 Shackleford W Blvd in Little Rock.

Dr. Ernesto Ruiz-Rodriguez, MD, FACC is a highly qualified Cardiologist specializing in Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology. With an impressive educational background and extensive training, Dr. Ruiz-Rodriguez is fluent in Spanish and has a passion for complex percutaneous coronary interventions, peripheral endovascular interventions, and advanced transcatheter valve therapies. He is a member of professional societies such as the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, American College of Cardiology, and the American Medical Association.

Coming from a family of doctors, I understand the importance of cultivating and maintaining life-long meaningful relationships with my patients. My practice is driven by a commitment to managing all cardiovascular conditions using advanced minimally- invasive techniques, along with the highest standards of service and technical excellence. I believe in using the latest technological advancements to improve cardiovascular survival and quality of life.

A doctor's office located at 7 Shackleford W Blvd in Little Rock.

A doctor's office located at 1701 S Shackleford Rd in Little Rock.

Honors and Awards Second place FIT Research Poster Presentation. 2015 ACC Meeting WV chapter. ACC Travel Award. ACC 2014 Scientific session Washington DC. ACC Travel Award 2014 ACC Legislative conference Washington DC. Teaching Excellence Award presented by class of 2012- Brody School of MedicineEast Carolina University. Teaching Excellence Award presented by Class of 2011- Brody School of MedicineEast Carolina University. Teaching Excellence Award presented by PGY-1 Class- Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University. Winner Best clinical case vignette 2011 American College of Physicians meeting NC Chapter.

"When a patient chooses to form a partnership with me, it is my intent to help guide them toward a better quality life with reduced burden of cardiovascular disease. My ideal path for treatment would be to optimize primary preventive measures and to achieve a complete heart healthy lifestyle for my patients; however, as disease develops and clinical events occur, I want my patients to know I will be there with them and will do everything I can to work with them to prevent future cardiovascular illness." Dr. Ramey Marshell is married with two children. Outside of medicine, he enjoys exercising of various types including spin, rowing, weight lifting, tennis, and golf.

A native of Little Rock, Dr. Davis earned his MD from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences after completing work on his bachelors degree in biology at Baylor University. His postgraduate work included a residency at UAMS and a fellowship in cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute/St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital, where he was chief cardiology fellow. Dr. Davis special areas of interest are coronary and peripheral vascular diagnostics and interventions and nuclear cardiology.

A doctor located on Kanis Rd in Little Rock.

Allison Shaw, M.D., is an assistant professor in the College of Medicine's Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Shaw has an extensive background at UAMS, where she graduated medical school in 1995 and completed an Internal Medicine residency, including her last year as chief resident, in 1999. She also was a Fellow of Cardiovascular Diseases at UAMS from 1999 to 2002. Dr. Shaw is a board member and former president of the American Heart Association's central Arkansas affiliate and has served as the organization's co-chair of the Go Red for Women drive.

Dr. Edward T. H. Yeh is a cardiologist at Cardiology Clinic at the UAMS Medical Center employed by UAMS Health.

Hakan Paydak, M.D., is professor of medicine and director of cardiac electrophysiology program and laboratory at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, and trained in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Case Western Reserve University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and University of Chicago Hospital in Illinois. Prior to joining UAMS faculty in 2009, Dr. Paydak was on staff at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Paydak is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a member of Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, Ame...

Kalaivani Sivakumar, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the medical director of the Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She specializes in the treatment of end stage heart failure and treats patients in need of advanced therapies like cardiac transplantation and temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support devices like the LVADs ( Left ventricular assist devices). She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine and Advanced Heart failure and Cardiac Transplantation. Her special focus is in the management of cardiogenic shock and the use of temporary and long term support devices, pulmonary...

Dr Yadav is a Clinical and Interventional Cardiologist

Risheek Kaul, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the UAMS. He specializes in treatment of heart rhythm disorders.

Srikanth Vallurupalli MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a staff cardiologist at the Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System(CAVHS). Dr. Vallurupalli attended medical school at the Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical education and Research(JIPMER) in Pondicherry, India. He completed his internal medicine residency and served as a chief medical resident at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He then worked an as Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine at the Southern Illinois University in Springfield, IL before moving to Little Rock to complete his cardiovascular diseases fellowship at UAM...

Dr. Al'Aref's focus includes clinical, educational and research goals. His interests include combining interventional and imaging cardiology, both for clinical and research purposes. He is dedicated to translational research, which takes scientific findings from the lab and "translates" them to have real-world patient impacts. Dr. Al'Aref also researches artificial intelligence and how it could be used within clinical practice. Dr. Al'Aref has published numerous papers and chapters in textbooks. He has also edited two textbooks, the first on 3D Printing for Cardiovascular Applications and the second on Machine Learning in Cardiovascular Medicine. He is also the principal investigator on an NIH-funded multi-center study on the applicat...

Subodh Devabhaktuni, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He specializes in treatment of Heart Rhythm Disorders. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Subodh Devabhaktuni is a board certified Electrophysiologist who specializes in treatment of Heart Rhythm Disorders like Atrial Fibrillation, Supraventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Tachycardia. His focus of interests are novel physiologic pacing techniques like conduction system pacing, leadless pacing...