Cardiologist

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Kapil Yadav, M.D., Joins UAMS to Lead Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Program

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By Linda Satter

LITTLE ROCK — Kapil Yadav, M.D., an established interventional cardiologist in central Arkansas, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to lead its Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Program.

An associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine, Yadav will treat patients at the UAMS Neighborhood Clinic in Maumelle and at the Outpatient Center on the UAMS campus.

“I am delighted that Dr. Kapil Yadav has chosen to move his practice to UAMS,” said Paul Mounsey, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UAMS Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. “A prominent local cardiologist with wide clinical interests, Dr. Yadav will strengthen both our noninvasive cardiology services, particularly nuclear cardiology, and our interventional cardiology group.”

Kapil Yadav, M.D., Joins UAMS to Lead Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Program

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Michael Luna, M.D., Nationally Recognized Leader in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease, Joins UAMS

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By Linda Satter

LITTLE ROCK — Board-certified and triple-fellowship-trained cardiologist Michael Luna, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, as a professor.

Luna came to UAMS from the Dallas VA Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he was an associate professor of cardiology.

“We were very fortunate to attract Dr. Luna from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,” said J. Paul Mounsey, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UAMS Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. “He is a nationally recognized leader in structural heart disease, both in adults and children, and will be dividing his time between UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Under his expert guidance, we anticipate early access to cutting-edge, catheter-based technologies for our patients, and we are confident that we will see a major expansion of the structural heart disease service.”

Michael Luna, M.D., Nationally Recognized Leader in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease, Joins UAMS

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Interventional Cardiologist and Structural Heart Specialist Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., Joins UAMS

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By Linda Satter

LITTLE ROCK — Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., an interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology.

 He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, hypertension, adult echocardiography, critical care echocardiography, critical care medicine and internal medicine.

“We were delighted to recruit Dr. Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain to the cardiology group at UAMS,” said J. Paul Mounsey, M.D., professor and chair of the cardiology division in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine. “He brings a wealth of experience in interventional cardiology, including transcatheter heart valve surgeries as well as treatment of coronary artery disease. Given his experience in intensive care, we will also look to him to make an impact in our cardiac intensive care.”

Interventional Cardiologist and Structural Heart Specialist Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., Joins UAMS

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UAMS College of Medicine Receives $100,000 To Establish Scholarship in Retired Cardiologist’s Name

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By Linda Satter

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $100,000 gift from Rosanne Murphy of Hot Springs to establish an endowed scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine.

Murphy’s late husband, Marvin L. Murphy, M.D., was a cardiologist at UAMS for 33 years, from 1963 until his retirement in 1996. He was a professor emeritus thereafter and died on Feb. 17, 2002, at age 71.

In 1991, Murphy received the College of Medicine’s Distinguished Faculty Award, which was established in 1973 to honor exemplary faculty members who helped shape the institution.

https://news.uams.edu/2022/04/07/uams-college-of-medicine-receives-100000-to-establish-scholarship-in-retired-cardiologists-name/