UAMS Health Aortic Center Team

Mohammed Moursi , M . D .

Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery , Vascular Surgeon

Kyla Shelton , M . D .

Aortic Center Director , Vascular Surgeon

Kalenda Kasangana , M . D .

Christian Simmons , M . D ., Ph . D .

Jay Bhama , M . D .

Aortic Center

24 / 7 Emergency Response

Just one call to the Physician ’ s Call Center , 501-686-6080 , will enable referring doctors to speak to a vascular surgeon and arrange an immediate transfer via an “ aortic pathway ” designation .

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The new Aortic Center at UAMS Health brings together comprehensive , multidisciplinary treatment of the full range of aortic diseases and conditions for patients of any age .

Located on the Little Rock campus , the center includes an expanded team of board-certified surgeons and offers the most advanced vascular surgical options in the state . The center offers early and complete diagnosis , appropriate medical and / or surgical management , and long-term follow up . We care for critical conditions such as aortic dissections and ruptures requiring emergency care as well as elective procedures .

In addition to four vascular surgeons , the center ’ s specialists include cardio-thoracic surgeons , medical geneticists , cardiovascular anesthesiologists in the operating room , board-certified critical care surgeons in the ICU as well as multidisciplinary post-surgical care in the ICU and on regular floors .

The UAMS Health Aortic Center provides state-of-theart complex open and endovascular surgery . UAMS is the state leader in endovascular , minimally-invasive procedures and our vascular surgeons are the only ones in the state performing fenestrated endovascular aortic operations used to treat patients with complex aneurysms .

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