Assistant Professor
Director, Comprehensive Neuromuscular Program
Medical Director, Headache Clinic
Division of Pediatric Neurology
Department of Pediatrics
ACH/UAMS
“Implementation of evidence based practice to improve care for children with headaches”
Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, MD
Elizabeth Riley, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNE
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
UAMS
“Implementation of Standardized Bedside Interprofessional Rounds in Neonatal Intensive Care”
Riley Lipschitz, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of General Internal Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine
UAMS
“TelePrEP – Utilizing Technology to Prevent HIV and Improve Health Equity among Vulnerable Arkansans”
Laura Jean Hobart-Porter, DO
Assistant Professor
Developmental Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division (ACH), and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (UAMS)
Medical Director, Spinal Cord Disorders Program, Concussion Clinic, and Children’s Rehabilitation Center (Easter Seals of Arkansas)
Department of Pediatrics
ACH/UAMS
“Prevention of Sleep-Associated Mortality Through Implementation of ‘Guidelines for the Care of People with Spina Bifida’”
Kyle J. Kalkwarf, MD
Assistant Professor
Acute Care Surgery Division
Department of General Surgery and Critical Care
UAMS
“Implementation of Combined Strategies to Reduce Opioid Consumption for Acute Pain in the Surgical ICU at UAMS”
Spyridoula Maraka, MD, MS
Staff Endocrinologist, CAVHS
Assistant Professor
Program Director of Endocrinology Fellowship
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
UAMS College of Medicine
“Implementation of combined strategies to minimize levothyroxine overuse”
Holly D. Maples, PharmD
Associate Professor, Dept of Pharmacy Practice
UAMS College of Pharmacy
Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
“Reducing the variations in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric UTI’s in Arkansas”
Shipra Bansal, MD
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
“Implementing standardized bone health care guidelines in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”
Amit Agarwal, MBBS, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director Chronic Ventilator Program
Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Arkansas Children’s Hospital/UAMS College of Medicine
“Implementation of standardized tracheostomy care method by multidisciplinary team model (MDT) and incorporating high-fidelity simulation to train caregivers of children requiring long-term mechanical ventilation”