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About Us Program Description One in every ten children is born with a congenital vascular lesion and between fifty and sixty percent of them will require some form of treatment, whether it be medical, surgical or laser photocoagulation. At Arkansas Children’s Hospital, a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary Vascular Anomalies Center has been developed to diagnose and treat children and adults with congenital vascular anomalies. This program has become recognized as a leading facility and serves patients from all over the United States as well as from other parts of the world. The Vascular Anomalies Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital provides state of the art care and has pioneered many of the diagnostic and treatment techniques available today. The program features:
The services of the Vascular Anomalies Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) are delivered through two different clinics at the hospital, the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic located on the 1st floor of the main hospital and clinic #1 located on the first floor of the Sturgis Building (next to the main hospital).Office hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, and the center may be contacted by telephone at 501-364-7546 or email via the internet at vascularanom@uams.edu. Our mailing address is: Vascular Anomalies Center Arkansas Children’s Hospital 800 Marshall Street, Mail slot 836 Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3591 Meet the Team
The Vascular Anomalies Center at ACH is staffed by a closely integrated multidisciplinary team of physician specialists and related support staff representing the disciplines of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Pathology, Radiology, Dermatology, Pediatrics, and Orthopedic Surgery. Clinical team members work together to provide the needed care appropriate for each patient. The academic focus of Arkansas Children’s Hospital is supported by vascular anomalies team members at many levels, from teaching of medical students and residents about vascular anomalies and other subjects in our various disciplines to specialized training of practicing physicians from all over the United States and abroad regarding technical aspects of vascular anomaly diagnosis and treatment. Research is also an important element of our program, again utilizing the strength of the multidisciplinary team approach. With the goal of not only continually advancing treatment options, but also discovering fundamental mechanisms of the underlying disease processes, team members have made a number of significant advances in the field. Review the biographies of the team members. Please contact us using this web site's email form. |
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