Gastroenterology and GI Surgery Outcomes
Arkansas Children’s GASTROENTEROLOGY provides a full range of pediatric services, including the region’s only aerodigestive clinic, complex endoscopy team, and neurogastroenterology and motility services. Our team coordinates care with specialists in other departments and area pediatricians to deliver the most advanced testing and treatments available.
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Gastroenterology Service Chief
“I feel genuinely proud to lead pediatric gastroenterology here. Our vision is to be a premier institution for pediatric GI care by providing state-of the-art care for children and adolescents with GI conditions in the country, by delivering the highest quality care, increasing value in care delivery, improving access to care, being multidisciplinary team driven and building knowledge through high-quality improvement and research. It is truly an exciting time to be at Arkansas Children’s — there is a palpable energy for growth and innovation, and I am thrilled to be a part of this incredible team.”
Jennifer L. Dotson, M.D., M.P.H.
- Pediatric gastroenterologist and chief of gastroenterology at Arkansas Children’s - Professor of pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
BY THE
Numbers
“By the Numbers” data for CY23, in line with the latest USNWR Survey, unless otherwise noted.
0.1%
Patients receiving endoscopic procedures with severe complications
30+
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures
430+
Patients treated for eosinophilic esophagitis
35+
Esophageal dilations
95%
Patients treated for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experiencing prednisone-free remission at the most recent visit
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
Megan Williston Butler, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Surgery
Jeffrey Michael Burford, M.D.
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Little Rock
Gastroenterology (GI)
Sulaiman Bharwani, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
Travis Dowling Ayers, M.D.
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Springdale, Little Rock
Gastroenterology (GI)
John B. Alberty, M.D.
Clinical Leadership
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
Hamza Hassan Khan, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Surgery
Richard Jackson, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
AbdelHai Hammo, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
Jennifer L. Dotson, M.D., M.P.H.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Surgery
M. Sid Dassinger III., M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Surgery
Lindsey Loreen Wolf, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
Prateek Dhar Wali, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Critical Care Medicine
Robert Julian Vandewalle, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
John M. Rosen, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
Alejandro Ramirez, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Critical Care Medicine
Deidre L. Wyrick, M.D.
Neurogastroenterology and Motility: Expanding Pediatric GI Care at Arkansas Children’s
Adding an NGM sub-specialist allows our GI team to treat patients with retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction and cyclic vomiting syndrome.
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Transnasal Endoscopy Added to Advanced Endoscopies Available at Arkansas Children’s
Transnasal endoscopies let patients go back to their normal activities right away. This improves care for people with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, like eosinophilic esophagitis.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Hematology / Oncology, Hospitalist
Cristyn Nicole Branstetter, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
General Pediatrics, Hematology / Oncology
Kevin J. Bielamowicz, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
Hematology / Oncology
David L. Becton, M.D.
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Little Rock
Emergency Medicine, Hematology / Oncology
Lauren Elizabeth Appell, M.D
Little Rock, Springdale
General Pediatrics, Hematology / Oncology
Tucker S. Blackledge, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
Hematology / Oncology
Michael William Bishop, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
Hematology / Oncology, Hospitalist
Cristyn Nicole Branstetter, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
General Pediatrics, Hematology / Oncology
Tucker S. Blackledge, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
Hematology / Oncology
Michael William Bishop, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
Hematology / Oncology,
Jason Eli Farrar, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
General Pediatrics, Hematology / Oncology
David P. Douglass, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
Hematology / Oncology
Shelley Elaine Crary, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
Hematology / Oncology,
Arunkumar J. Modi, M.D.
Little Rock, Springdale
Emergency Medicine, Hematology / Oncology
Joana M. Mack, M.D.
Little Rock
Hematology / Oncology
Medhavi Honhar, M.D.
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100
Five-year cancer survival rate for patients 18 months or older at diagnosis with Stage L1 or COG stages I-II Neuroblastoma
100
Five-year cancer survival rate for patients (ages 2 to 9 at diagnosis) with acute lymphocytic leukemia
95
Brain tumors/central nervous system surgeries in the last year
58
Brain tumors/central nervous system surgeries in the last year
58
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Little Rock, Springdale
General Surgery
Todd Maxson, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Surgery
Lindsey Loreen Wolf, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
Gastroenterology (GI)
Prateek Dhar Wali, M.D.
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Little Rock, Springdale
General
Mikki Kollisch-Singule, M.D.
